Cardiologist

Duties and responsibilities

Cardiologist responsibilities begin with examining the patient and running the test needed to determine the exact cause of the problems the patient is experiencing. Some of the test the cardiologist will be responsible for running and knowing how to read accurately include the ECG or EKG, chest X-rays, ultrasound imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. They will also need to know which blood test to order to check for certain types of heart diseases

Salary

It will depend on whether he provides non-invasive procedures or invasive ones but the annual median salary can easily exceed $300,000 for an experienced invasive cardiologist.

Education

Cardiologist must have a bachelor's degree in order to get into medical school. The most logical pre-med bachelor degrees include courses in chemistry, mathematics, engineering or psychology. Then one must gain a passing score on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test).The four years in medical school covers standard medical terminology, medical judgment and clinical standard procedures. Potential cardiologists who complete the ten years of educational preparation must then pass an exam administered by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Reflection

   No i would not like to be a cardiologist because im like scared when i see blood. It scares me and thats what they usually do, they work with the heart and its basically made out of  blood so i would really panic  when i would  see it or even touch it .