Neurologists

Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.

What you’d do

Interview patients to obtain information, such as complaints, symptoms, medical histories, and family histories.
Examine patients to obtain information about functional status of areas, such as vision, physical strength, coordination, reflexes, sensations, language skills, cognitive abilities, and mental status.
Perform or interpret the outcomes of procedures or diagnostic tests, such as lumbar punctures, electroencephalography, electromyography, and nerve conduction velocity tests.
Order or interpret results of laboratory analyses of patients' blood or cerebrospinal fluid.
Diagnose neurological conditions based on interpretation of examination findings, histories, or test results.
Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
Identify and treat major neurological system diseases and disorders, such as central nervous system infection, cranio spinal trauma, dementia, and stroke.
Develop treatment plans based on diagnoses and on evaluation of factors, such as age and general health, or procedural risks and costs.

Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher

Pediatric Surgeons
Diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn…
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
Cardiologists
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system.
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and prevent rheumatic and other diseases in the musculoskeletal system.
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems.
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
Pediatricians, General
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment…
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher
Psychiatrists
- Bright Outlook
- Rapid Growth
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.
Extensive preparation: most need graduate school, such as a master's degree or higher