Starting my career as a cardiologist during COVID-19COVID-19early careerreflectionsdoi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.010Joel P. GiblettJACC Case Reports
Cardiologists are trained to provide comprehensive care for patients with a wide range of cardiovascular disorders, from common conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure) and coronary artery disease to more complex conditions such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and congenital heart defects. ...
Editor's Note: Given the popularity of psychiatrist Dr Nassir Ghaemi's letter to medical students onchoosing a specialty, we asked two cardiologists what advice they would give to anyone contemplating a career in cardiology. Read the companion piece by Melissa Walton-Shirley, MD: "To Be or No...
A gig as an entry-level ecologist can be stressful, sorry to say. There'll likely be long and odd hours, and probably a sizeable portion of weekend work. And if you're out in the field, that work can be pretty grueling. Expect to spend plenty of time outdoors on your hands and kne...
I visited a medical clinic where the doctor available was an English-speaking cardiologist. She examined my heart, which was working fine, and suggested seeing a pulmonologist when I returned to the US. Panic and a Pulmonary Embolism I considered speeding up my plans to return to the US but...
As such, the need for competent and passionate cardiologists cannot be overstated. The human heart is an intricate organ that requires extensive knowledge and expertise to diagnose and treat, and this is what draws me to the field of cardiology. Being a cardiologist is... Career ChoiceDoctor ...
Medical doctors have a plethora of essential roles that are specific to their specialization. As an MD, you can work as a dermatologist, ophthalmologist, cardiologist, and in over 130 other capacities. Though each specification consists of unique roles, they still feature common duties that are ba...
Cardiologists and radiologists both are among the most highly paid physician specialties. Radiologists earned an average income of $439,384 in 2011, according to a Modern Healthcare survey. Invasive cardiologists, who perform procedures such as cardiac catheterization, tend to make more than noninvas...
ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina. Gynecologists are trained to provide preventative care, perform diagnostic tests, and offer treatments for a range of issues such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), menstrual problems, infertility, menopause, and cancers of the reproductive system....
24% of doctors practising as cardiologists several years after qualification had given cardiology as their sole first choice in year one. The doctors??? ???domestic circumstances??? were a relatively unimportant influence on specialty choice for aspiring cardiologists, while ???enthusiasm/commitment...