Ear, Nose And Throat

             (ENT) Doctor

Duties and responsibilities: Otolaryngologists, sometimes referred to an ENT doctors, deal with ailments of the ears, nose and throat. According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, theirs in the oldest medical specialty in the United States; the special board for otolaryngology was formed in 1924. Otolaryngologists can be generalists or they can specialize in seven different subspecialties. They treat patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly, in private practice, medical clinics and hospital settings.

Salary: The Bureau of Labor Statistics furnishes an average income of $184,650 for all physicians and surgeons regardless of specialty in its May 2011 statistics. ENTs in general earn more than the average physician. Locum Tenens, a specialist in term-based staffing, reports an average income of $302,500 for ENT physicians. Profiles, an agency working with newly graduated physicians, are more informative. Their figures, which combine an internal survey with data from other industry studies, show an average income of $222,000 for a newly minted otolaryngologist. The average for those who have been in practice for six years is $350,000. The American Medical Group Association, surveying over 150,000 practitioners working for its members, reported a median income of $368,777 for otolaryngologists.

 Education: To become an ENT doctor, you will begin by pursuing the traditional route to and through medical school.  Score well on the MCAT and earn a high undergraduate GPA, especially in the core science courses of biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics. Obtain clinical experiences that allow you to shadow an ENT doctor so that you will begin to understand the realities of the profession.  Apply to complete four years of medical school. During the last two years, you can take specialized coursework in otolaryngology.

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