Full Career Description

As a Physician, you’re a health care leader incorporating digital tools and advanced medical knowledge for holistic health. From telemedicine consultations to staying current with medical advancements, you bring innovation to patient care. Physicians make critical decisions, ensuring the highest standard of care and assuming legal and ethical responsibility for patient well-being.

They diagnose illnesses, prescribe treatments, and oversee care provided by other health care professionals. Physicians may hold either an MD or DO degree, with DOs emphasizing holistic care and preventive medicine. About a third of MDs and more than half of DOs are primary care physicians, often the first point of contact for patients. They may have their own practice, work in hospitals, or be employed in various settings, including the military, research labs, medical schools, or clinics.

Common Job Titles

Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director; Attending Physician; Doctor of Medicine/Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PM&R Specialist; Medical Director Acute Rehabilitation Unit Physiatrist; Pain Management Physician; Pediatric Physiatrist; Physiatrist; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician, Medical Director; Rehabilitation Physician