Allergists & Immunologists
Allergist, Immunologist, MD (Medical Doctor), Physician
What they do:
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.
On the job, you would:
- Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions.
- Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.
- Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
Knowledge
Health
- medicine and dentistry
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Business
- customer service
- management
Math and Science
- biology
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Medical software
- Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Analytical or scientific software
- GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism
- Molecular Devices Softmax Pro
Education
Education: (rated 5 of 5)
post-doctoral training or
doctoral degree
usually needed
doctoral degree
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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