Cardiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Much of the emphasis is on improving survival rates and the quality of life following heartbreaks, heart failure or heart rhythm disorders; but cardiologist are also concerned with understanding disease process and disease prevention.They are physicians who have recieved additional training to prevent, diagnose and treat conditions of the cardiovascular system.

Salary: $208,000-$250,000

Education: 

Doctoral Degree in Medicine; completion of a residency program in internal medicine and cardiology

Reflection: I think I would like to be a cardiologist for the reason of in recent classes I have been learning medical terminology. In addition I have been researching for a class on a medical career pathway.