Math In My Dream job

WHAT THEY DO

• Treat conditions that happen in everyday life
• Can treat broken bones or respiratory conditions
• Usually have long term patients
• Sometimes send patients to a specialist if they have serious conditions

HOW THEY USE MATH

• How much weight a baby loses and gains
• Compare blood pressure and temperature to normal
• Estimate how much medicine to take to be healthy

Education

• Four years of a university
• Four years of medical school
• Three years of training
• ASU tuition for four years is $43,272
• Medical School tuition for four years is $64,000

What Math They Need

• Mutiplication
• Division
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Addition

What MATH They Need

• Subtraction
• Order of Operations
• Exponents
• Odds

Handling Patients

• Common problem is cold
• Common problem is muscle pain
• Let them know you're in charge
• Take phone calls when off
• Don't get called into the office

Working Schedule

• Work 10 -11 hours a day
• See 18 - 20 people a day
• May have to work weekends

Salary

• Make $241,000 a year
• Never make by the hour
• Make a set amount
• No matter how long they work

CAREER CLUSTER SURVEY REFLECTION

My Sites

• http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca/es_view_profile-eng.do?prof_id=65〈=eng
• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physicians-and-surgeons.htm#tab-2
• http://healthcareers.about.com/od/compensationinformation/tp/Doctor-Salarie...
• acad_year=2014&residency=RES&acad_career=GRAD&campus=DTPHX&acad_prog=GRNU&program_fee
• https://students.asu.edu/tuition/results?acad_year=2014&residency=RES&acad_...