A Day In The Life
Health Sciences Field of Interest
Salary Breakdown
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Average
$256,610
ANNUAL
$123.37
HOURLY
Entry Level
$100,070
ANNUAL
$48.11
HOURLY
Program Recommendations
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Top Expected Tasks
Preventive Medicine Physicians
01
Direct or manage prevention programs in specialty areas such as aerospace, occupational, infectious disease, and environmental medicine.
02
Identify groups at risk for specific preventable diseases or injuries.
03
Direct public health education programs dealing with topics such as preventable diseases, injuries, nutrition, food service sanitation, water supply safety, sewage and waste disposal, insect control, and immunizations.
04
Supervise or coordinate the work of physicians, nurses, statisticians, or other professional staff members.
05
Evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed risk reduction measures or other interventions.
06
Deliver presentations to lay or professional audiences.
07
Design, implement, or evaluate health service delivery systems to improve the health of targeted populations.
08
Provide information about potential health hazards and possible interventions to the media, the public, other health care professionals, or local, state, and federal health authorities.
09
Design or use surveillance tools, such as screening, lab reports, and vital records, to identify health risks.
10
Perform epidemiological investigations of acute and chronic diseases.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Preventive Medicine Physicians
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Medicine and Dentistry
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Biology
KNOWLEDGE
Psychology
KNOWLEDGE
Law and Government
SKILL
Reading Comprehension
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Active Learning
SKILL
Active Listening
SKILL
Complex Problem Solving
ABILITY
Inductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Oral Expression
ABILITY
Deductive Reasoning
ABILITY
Oral Comprehension
ABILITY
Problem Sensitivity
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