Cardiovascular Surgeon

                            Cardiovascular Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities:

Cardiac Surgeons’ big responsibility is to perform surgery on the heart. However they are also trained in performing surgery on the lungs, esophagus, blood vessels, and other major organs.

Salary:

The salary of a cardiovascular surgeon is a whopping $335,699 USD annually.

Education:

To become a cardiovascular surgeon you need to complete an undergraduate program, before they attend medical school. To be accepted into medical school, students need a strong score on the Medical College Admissions Test. They then need to pass four years of medical school. Then they need to pass the United States Licensing Examination. After that they must then complete a 5 years residency in surgery, where they will be taught all required surgeries.

Demand For Career:

Over the years, professionals in this field has been declining, which means that the demand for this career is increasing greatly, and will be even more demanding in the next decade.

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Reflection:

I would become a cardiovascular surgeon, although it takes much more time to become one, in the end this means that you’re saving people’s lives. This job is also one of the most high pay jobs in the medical field.