Plastic Surgeon
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Central Aspects
- Providing medical care and treatment to people
- Being interested in human biology
- Doing small and needing tasks; need careful handling
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Job Aspects
- Hospitals and Clinics
- Self-employed
- Offices, Hospital Rooms
- Operating Rooms
- May work more than 60hrs/wk
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Job Aspects
- Consultations
- Can be either simple or traumatic
- Weekend work is common
- Occasionally travel for their job
- Some have private practices
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Job Duties
- Alter or restore person's appearance
- Can Help all body parts function better
- Surgery performed for injuries, disease, etc.
- Cosmetic Surgery to alter appearance
- May specialize in one or many areas of the body
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Job Duties
- Work with nearly every tissue in the body
- Use advanced technology
- Reconstructive Surgery: surgery for abnormal conditions
- Cosmetic Surgery: surgery performed for aesthetic reason
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Education/Training
- 4-Year Bachelor's Degree
- Recommended: Masters Degree
- MCAT: Medical College Admission Test
- 4-year Doctor of Medicine (DM)
- 5-6 Residency Period; general and plastic surgery
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EDUCATION/TRAINING
- Must obtain license to practice state
- Certyfying exams administered by
- American Board of Plastic Surgery
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