Veterinarian

Duties & Responsibilities: Veterinarians diagnose and treat sick or injured animals by providing medical care that includes performing surgery, prescribing medication, dressing wounds, and setting bones.

Salary: $70,491

Education: To become a veterinarian, you will need to attend an accredited college of veterinary medicine and earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. There are currently only 28 accredited colleges that offer veterinary medicine programs. With such a short supply of schools, getting accepted can be extremely competitive

Reflection: Being a veterinarian sounds like a fun job. I’ve always loved animals and I’ve always wanted one. The job pays well and it seems like economically people get by. 

Western Medicine Doctor

Duties & Responsibilities:  Western medicine is the term used to describe the treatment of medical conditions with medications, by doctors, nurses and other conventional healthcare providers who employ methods developed according to Western medical and scientific traditions. 

Salary:  $72,710.

Education: Bachelor’s degree and perhaps a PhD.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a western doctor. I don’t think there is anything that states what a specific western doctor is. They get paid great yearly but this job is out of my range and my interests. 

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties & Responsibilities:  encompasses how the human body interacts with all aspects of life and the environment, including the seasons, weather, time of day, our diet and emotional states. It sees the key to health as the harmonious and balanced functioning of body, mind and spirit, and holds that the balance of health depends on the unobstructed flow of qi (pronounced chee) or "life energy" through the body, along pathways known as meridians. TCM practitioners see disease as the result of disruptions in the circulation of qi.

Salary: $58,958

Education: New students can apply directly to this program, or can take it as a 1-year post-graduate program upon completion of the Diploma of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine or a 2-year post-graduate program upon completion of the Diploma of Acupuncture

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be an eastern medicine doctor. The job seems boring and its weird. The job also did not really catch my attention.

Ears, Nose, and Throat

(ENT) doctor

Duties & Responsibilities: physician trained in the medical and surgical treatment of the ears, nose throat, and related structures of the head and neck. They have special expertise in managing diseases of the ears, nose and nasal passage sinuses, larynx (voice box), oral cavity and upper pharynx (mouth and throat), as well as structures of the neck and face.

Salary: $302,500

Education: High undergraduate GPA, Clinical Experience, Attend a 4 year medical school, and earn the residency.

Reflection: Being an ENT doctor sounds like something I might be interested in. The job pays well especially because you’re working on three things. The job seems interesting and not that hard.