Dermatologists

Responsibilities and Duties:  Dermatologists provide medical and surgical treatments to people with problems such as bacterial infections, aging,acne,allergic reactions, etc. They provide dermatology consultation to other health professionals. They also recommend diagnostic tests based on patent's history and physical  examination findings. One of their duties is to conduct clinical or basic research and to perform skin surgery to approve appearance, make early diagnosis, or control skin diseases such as skin cancer. They have lots of other duties they are responsible of.

Salary: ( $300,000 or more)

Education: Becoming a dermatologist requires many years of education. They must do the following:

1. Students must complete any college with a bachelor’s degree.
2. Students must complete medical school in becoming a medical doctor or a osteopathic doctor.
3. They must have 1 year of an internship.
4. Must attend to Dermatology residency program for at least 3 years and graduate.

Demand or need for this profession: There are very few of dermatologists , so we demand more for this profession. In sunny California,people have risks of getting skin cancer if they are too much in the sun.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be one,because the profession doesn’t seem interesting. I would not enjoy performing a surgery.