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Doctors are here to make people healthier. When people get sick the doctor’s job is to figure out why. They examine people, listen to them describe their health problems, and do tests to see what is wrong. They give people medicine and other kinds of treatment. They also give advice about diet, exercise, and sleep.

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About Doctor

There are many different kinds of doctors. Family and general practitioners are often the first doctors that people go to when they get sick. These doctors treat common problems. They also send patients to other doctors, called specialists. Specialists are experts in specific types of health problems.

Most doctors are doctors of medicine (M.D.). They treat all kinds of diseases and injuries. Some doctors are doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.). They focus on muscles and bones.

Many doctors work long hours, at all times of the day and the night. Doctors who work in small offices often have more time off. Doctors sometimes have to rush to the hospital to deal with emergencies.

A doctor requires more training than most other jobs. It usually takes at least 11 years to become a doctor: 4 years of college, 4 years of medical school, and 3 years working in a hospital. For some specialties, doctors may have to work in a hospital for up to 8 years before they are fully trained.

To become a doctor, you should study biology, chemistry, physics, math, and English. It is not easy to get into a medical school. You have to do very well in college and on medical school entrance tests.

Students spend most of the first two years of medical school in labs and classrooms. They take many science courses. They also learn to ask patients the right questions, and how to examine them. They learn how to tell what sickness a patient has. In the last two years, students work with patients and doctors in hospitals and clinics. After medical school, doctors go to work in a hospital for a few years. They are called residents.

If you want to be a doctor, you should like to help people. You should also be willing to study a lot.

You have to know how to talk to sick people. Moreover, you should be able to make decisions and handle emergencies.

Of all jobs, being a doctor usually pays the most money.

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