Dermatologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Dermatologist treat people with conditions are there skin. They are able to treat disorders with nails and skin. They are experts in skin care and they are able to give medication to patients that have problems with their skin. Also, they are able to do liposuctions on patients that would want to lose some skin and fat and do laser resurfacing. They are able to treat age spots, sun damage, oily skin and rough skin. And the counsel patients with other specialist that are able to help them.

Salary: $272,793- $370,586

Education: Dermatology is one of the most competitive medical fields, you would have to have many years of education. A undergraduate degree is required from a four year college and then pre-medical courses like chemistry and biology. Then attend a four year medical school that is very competitive and pass with a high GPA.

Demand in Profession: There is a demand in this profession because there is not much but there they won’t disappear any soon.Also, they want to see if there is going to be anything new in this profession. There is an 18% growth in this profession but they want it to grow more.

Reflection: I would be interested in this profession because it’s very challenging and its interesting how the skin can be handled. I would also like to help people and be able to help them treat their skin.