Surgeon

Salary

Employment Outlook

• Three out of three stars - The employment outlook will be good for Specialist physicians.
• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Benefits :

Important Skills Pt. 1

• Communication skills - Communicate effectively with patients and staff.
• Compassion - Must be able to treat patients and families with compassion.
• Detail oriented - Must ensure patients receive appropriate treatment and medication.
• Patience - Work long periods with patients requiring special attention.

IMPORTANT SKILLS Pt.2

• Problem-solving - Must quickly evaluate patients’ symptoms and administer appropriate treatments.
• Leadership skills - Must manage a staff.
• Physical stamina - Must lift or turn disabled patients and spend time bending over patients during surgery.
• Dexterity - Must work with precise and sharp tools.

Drawbacks :

Reasons People Become Surgeons

• Personal mission - driving force to heal people, be of service and/or save the world.
• Want to heal people and be of service, but are attracted to the healthy income.
• Success driven - high paying profession and are mostly focused on the career and income.
• One or both parents or grandparents were physicians and their family expected them to become a physician.

Education Pt. 1

• A bachelor of science degree and one year of pre - medicine university studies are generally required.
• Graduation from an approved medical school and specified specialty training are always required.
• Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.

EDUCATION PT. 2

• Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.
• Completion of the certifying examinations of the Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.

Good Match

90% Compatable