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Dermatologists

Also called: Board Certified Dermatologist, Dermatologist Physician, MD (Medical Doctor), Mohs Surgeon

What they do:

Diagnose and treat diseases relating to the skin, hair, and nails. May perform both medical and dermatological surgery functions.

On the job, you would:
  • Conduct complete skin examinations.
  • Diagnose and treat pigmented lesions such as common acquired nevi, congenital nevi, dysplastic nevi, Spitz nevi, blue nevi, or melanoma.
  • Perform incisional biopsies to diagnose melanoma.
On the job, you'll need:

Health

  • medicine and dentistry
  • therapy and counseling

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Basic Skills

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • looking for ways to help people
  • understanding people's reactions

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Memory

  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

Investigative

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

  • Attention to Detail
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Initiative

Medical software

  • Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
  • eClinicalWorks EHR software

Video conferencing software

  • Cisco Webex
  • Zoom

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $0

Education

Doctoral degree or post-doctoral training is usually needed.