FAMILY AND GENERAL PRACTITIONER

OVERVIEW

• A family and general practitioner treats a wide range of conditions and helps people try to stay healthy. They are responsible for many people.

GENERAL WORK ACTIVITIES

• Document and record information
• Get information needed to do the job
• Make decisions and solve problems
• Assist and care for others
• Analyze data or information

HELPFUL HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

• Anatomy and physiology
• Child development

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Speak clearly so listeners can understand. We need this skill because our patients need to be able to hear what we are saying to them and understand what were saying.
• Understand spoken information. We need this skill because we need to be able to hear what our patients are saying to us so we don't have to ask them to repeat themselves multiple times.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Sit for long periods of time
• Understand the speech of another person

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Are greatly responsible for the health and safety of others
• Usually work more than 40 hours a week

PREPARATION

• You need to have a bachelors degree and graduate from medical school
• On–job training and military training are the special trainings you need

SALARY RANGE

• Minnesota range is 188,410 on average.
• United states range is 190,490

WHY IS THIS INTERESTING?

• This career is interesting because I think it would be a fun job and I want to be able to help others.