Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
MD (Medical Doctor), Pain Management Physician, Physiatrist, Physician
What they do:
Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
On the job, you would:
- Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
- Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
- Assess characteristics of patients' pain, such as intensity, location, or duration, using standardized clinical measures.
Knowledge
Health
- medicine and dentistry
- therapy and counseling
Math and Science
- psychology
- biology
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Persistence
- Self Control
- Cooperation
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
Electronic mail software
- Email software
Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
doctoral degree or
post-doctoral training
usually needed
post-doctoral training
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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