Cardiologist

Duties and Responsibilities: cardiologist are physicians who have received additional training to prevent, diagnose and treat conditions of the cardiovascular system, which includes the heart and the body’s blood vessels. Before practicing as a cardiologist, physicians must graduate from medical school, complete a residency and become board-certified in internal medicine, and then complete fellowships in cardiology. Cardiology residencies typically last three years, and fellowships are a minimum of three years, making at least six years of training beyond medical school. The roles and responsibilities of a cardiologist can vary, but certain generalities are possible.

Salary: depending on whether they perform invasive procedures.

Cardiologist who did not perform : $346,266-$457,921 per year

Cardiologist who did perform: $373,500-$532,000 per year

Education: Aspiring cardiologists need to obtain their bachelor's degree and then enroll in a medical school program. After graduating from medical school, they complete several year of internal medicine and cardiology training in a residency program.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Or why not?

I would not like to be a cardiologist and my reason for this is because I wouldn’t enjoy it I’m just not interested in that specific kind of field myself it just isn’t for me now thinking of it anyways it’s just not me