Allergists and Immunologists
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
What you’d do
- Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.
- Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.
- Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
- Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
- Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Document patients' medical histories.
- Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences, clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies.
- Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy or immunoglobin therapy, to treat immune conditions.
Skills that matter
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Active Learning
How to get there
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
Also called
- Allergist
- Immunologist
- MD (Medical Doctor)
- Physician
- Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner
- Allergy and Immunology Physician
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