Healthcare
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
Median salary
$236,350
Typical range
$70k – $425k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
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Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
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Junior General Internal Medicine Physicians
Entry / Junior
$70,100
~2 yrs to advance
General Internal Medicine Physicians
Established
$236,350
~3 yrs to advance
Senior General Internal Medicine Physicians
Senior
$330,890
Key skills
A typical day
- •Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- •Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
- •Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- •Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
- •Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
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