Internal Medicine Specialist

Education & Licensure

Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry. Specialty residency training. Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities.

Work Setting

Private practice in an urban area, various locations.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders.
• Conduct medical research on human disorders, illnesses, preventive or curative methods.
• Refer patients for surgery.
• Treat diseases and physiological disorders.
• Study the nature, cause and development of diseases and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases.
• Act as a consultant to other physicians.
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments.
• Order laboratory tests, X‑rays and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment.
• Examine patients' health condition to identify diseases and injuries.

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