Surgeon
The Job of My Dreams
As a surgeon you have to have a controlled arrogance. If it's uncontrolled, you kill people, but you have to be pretty arrogant to saw through a person's chest, take out their heart, and believe you can fix it. -Mehmet Oz
Five Tasks
- A surgeon must operate on patients
- Surgeons have to examine patients
- They must diagnose bodily disorders
- Surgeons prescribe treatment and procedures
- A surgeon must prepare case histories
Working Conditions
Surgeons work in hospitals. The environment is well lighted and warm. They also work long hours, work in sterile operating rooms, must work as a team, and are under a lot of stress and pressure.
Sterile Operating Room
Surgeons work in sterile operating rooms, such as the one depicted above.
Long Hours
Surgeons work long hours, and spend many standing and bending over an operating table.
Teamwork
Surgeons work together as a team quite often.
Degrees and Training
Four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school, and three to eight years of internship and residency are required.
Salary
Everyone always wonders "How much money will I make?" when starting a new career. Surgeons in Arkansas make $133,270 to $184,280 yearly.
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