Dermatologist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Refer patients to other specialists, as needed.
• Record patients' health histories.
• Provide dermatological consultation to other health professionals.
• Provide liposuction treatment to patients.
• Instruct interns or residents in diagnosis and treatment of dermatological diseases.
• Recommend diagnostic tests based on patients' histories and physical examination findings.
• Conduct clinical or basic research.
• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in dermatology.
• Evaluate patients to determine eligibility for cosmetic procedures such as liposuction, laser resurfacing, and microelectronics

Salary:$272,793-$370,586

Education

                      On completion of the postgraduate medical degree, you must work in the public hospital system for two years (internship and residency). To then specialise in dermatology, doctors can apply to the Australasian College of Dermatology to undertake further training and ultimately receive fellowship.

Demand needed for this job

                  Meanwhile, the number of dermatology residency slots is expanding only slowly, Dr. Kvedar says, which means "The mismatch continues to grow."

U.S. institutions offered 360 dermatology residency slots in 2010, versus 338 in 2009 and 306 in 2006, according to data from the 2010 National Resident Matching Program. To date, "I haven't seen any appetite in organized dermatology to do something bold like double the number of trainees," Dr. Kvedar says.

Reflection: Would you like to become one? Why or why not?

                                           No I wouldn’t want to become one because I would like to have a job that I would enjoy. Being a Dermatologist doesn’t get my my attention very much and doesn’t seem interesting. However, I know that Dermatologist have a serious job, so I do support that.