Dermatologists

skin patient investigative diagnose disease problem skin condition skin cancer

Board Certified Dermatologist, Dermatologist Physician, MD (Medical Doctor), Mohs Surgeon

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Allergist and Immunologist; Dermatologist; Dermatologist, Dermatologic Surgery; Dermatologist, Dermatopathology; Dermatologist, Pediatric Dermatology
Dermatologist
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Dermatologist
Dermatologist; Dermatologist, Dermatologic Surgery; Dermatologist, Dermatopathology; Dermatologist, Pediatric Dermatology
What they do:
Diagnose and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. May perform both medical and dermatological surgery functions.
On the job, you would:
  • Conduct complete skin examinations.
  • Diagnose and treat pigmented lesions such as common acquired nevi, congenital nevi, dysplastic nevi, Spitz nevi, blue nevi, or melanoma.
  • Perform incisional biopsies to diagnose melanoma.

Knowledge

Health

  • medicine and dentistry
  • therapy and counseling

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

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

  • looking for ways to help people
  • understanding people's reactions

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Memory

  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Attention to Detail
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Initiative

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Medical software

  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software Hot Technology

Video conferencing software

  • Cisco Webex Hot Technology
  • Zoom Hot Technology

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel Hot Technology

Education

Education: (rated 5 of 5)
doctoral degree or
post-doctoral training
usually needed

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Job Outlook

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