Diagnostic Radiologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radiologist use medical imaging technologies, such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs, to diagnose and make treatment decisions regarding patients’ health problems. Radiologist perform image-guided procedures but do not normally handle the general medical needs of a patient. Instead, a radiologist is a specialist who uses the tools of his or hers trade to make a diagnosis for a patient, then present the results to the patient’s physician.

Salary: $273,980

Education: Radiologist are fully licensed physicians who complete at least eleven years of higher education, which includes an undergraduate degree program, doctor of medicine program and a residency. Additionally, all medical doctors must be licensed to practice. Many choose to become certified by American Board of Medical Specialties.

Reflection: I would not want to be a diagnostic radiologist because I don’t understand the job as much and don’t know what really is going on