The Neurosurgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: A neurosurgeon is a medical specialist who treats diseases and a variety of conditions that affects the nervous system. Neurosurgeons provides “nonoperative” and surgical treatment to patients of all ages. They have an abundant of duties. They are required to study the medical history of their patients  which includes the reports compiled by other physicians. One of their duties is to meet with the patients and their families to discuss the surgical procedures and more information based on that. Starting from there, it is down to the surgeon to decide which surgical; procedure will be the best to perform. Then they are required to meet up with the patient  and their relatives after the procedure to recommend  some methods of care which could be like rehabilitation, nutritional advice, or just general care information. Their biggest responsibility is to do any type of surgery successfully.

Salary: a median salary of $395,00

Education: To be a neurosurgeon, you have to go through the education requirements. The first step of the education that is required is earning a bachelor’s degree from a university. It will take about 3-4 years to fulfill the degree. You might consider a pre-med  or a related major to biology or chemistry. You then will take the Medical College Admission Test and apply to medical school. The medical school education will last four years  and will train you. During the final two years, you will have the opportunity to work with doctors and patients in real life situations. After medical school, you will have to enter a residency program in neurology surgeon. It typically lasts for 7-8 years.

Demand or Need for this profession:  The employment for physicians and surgeons is said to grow 14 percent from the year 2014 to 2024 which is much faster than the average for all occupations. According to bls.gov, it states that the job growth is projected due to increased demand for healthcare services by the growing and the aging population.

Reflection: I don’t think I would want to be a neurosurgeon, because I am not interest in the profession. This profession includes of performing surgeries and I don’t think I am the person to perform this. However, I do like the fact that the surgeons help the patients to feel better and healthier.