Oncologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Oncologists are physicians and surgeons who evaluate and treat patients suffering from cancer. Their responsibility includes talking with patients about symptoms and examining signs of the disease. They also analyze test results, and discuss treatments options and monitor patient’s progress during therapy.

Salary: $184,820

Education:

                You need a Bachelor’s degree, and it must include course work in biological and chemical sciences. You also need to get in to a good school which requires you to pass a MCAT. This is a program that takes four years to complete, and includes classroom studies, lab work, and supervised clinical or hospital rotations. You also need a 3-8 years of internship and residence. Last you need to be licensed.

 

Reflection:

 I would not like to be an oncologist because I wouldn’t like to be telling people that their son/or daughter has cancer. I would find it devastating. Like I find it sad dealing with people that are sick that in a matter of time they end up dying. I would not like to be an oncologist.