Becoming A General Practitioner

Becoming a General Practitioner
Being a general practitioner is a career that I am really interested in. A general practitioner is a doctor who examines people; listens to the patients describe their health problems, and performs tests to determine what is wrong with the patient. They also describe the medicine and/or treatment required to improve their health. I consider this choice for my career because I plan on going into the medical field when I enroll into college. When beginning my research I was pondering on which career to choose; becoming a general practitioner or a general surgeon. I decided that becoming a general practitioner was much better for me than becoming a general surgeon which would be different. I would like to research
However, they also provide care in hospitals, nursing homes, health centers, and emergency departments. A medical office is run somewhat like a small business. There is usually a front office with a staff composed of trained medical assistants and someone to manage billing and patients’ files. Although some general practitioners have medical offices, they are prepared to work in rural and international situations. General practitioners spend the majority of their work hours caring for patients and evaluating their health. They often spend more time on patient-related activities that any other activity. Patients visit a general practitioner when they have a new symptom, need care for any condition, are injured or are seeking preventive care. Many physicians are also able to provide prenatal care and deliver babies, especial in rural or and international areas. Regardless of the reason for the patient’s visit, a general practitioner will ask many questions in order to evaluate the overall health of the patient. The practitioner may then create what is called a genogram in order to collect information of all of the factors that contribute to a patient’s condition. The practitioner will then be able to come to a correct diagnosis of the patient’s condition, even when the symptoms are common. Many time a practitioner will follow a patient from infancy through adulthood. The practitioner then usually treats other family
Many years are spent in college preparing for a long career. In the end, after a lot of hard work, a general practitioner gets the satisfaction of saving lives or helping people maintain their good health. Those are the reasons why I consider being a general practitioner better than being a general surgeon. After researching what this career entails, I am sure that I want this to be my future career. This is something that I would like to dedicate the rest of my life to. It is truly something that fulfills all of the things I look for in a job.

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