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Friday, September 23, 2016

Dermatologist 

Duties and responsibilities: A Dermatologist is a medical doctor that diagnoses and treats ailments of the skin. They sometimes use diagnostic techniques such as biopsies to identify diseases and to determine treatments. There are different areas including cosmetic dermatology, pediatric dermatology and dermatopathology, or the study of skin diseases.  
Salary: $285,000
Education Requirements: To become one you must first  obtain a bachelor's degree, taking courses in english, math, inorganic, and organic chemistry, physics and biology. Then you must complete medical school and work with hospital patients under supervision of staff doctors. Medical school is then followed by a one year internship, three years of on the job training as a medical resident, a state licensing exam and, certification by the American Board of Dermatology. 
Demand: The demand for this profession is seen to increase by around 14 percent over the next ten years.

I do not see myself taking on this career in my future. For the past few days I have been researching different careers that might interest me in order to see what i might want to become and this is one of the careers i would put on my "No List".