Description
Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults and adolescents, and are based primarily in an outpatient care setting.
- • Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, or problems of the lung, brain, kidney, or gastrointestinal tract.
- • Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.
- • Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
- • Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
- • Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
- • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
- • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
- • Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.
- • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.
- • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- • Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
- • Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases.
- • Advise surgeon of a patient's risk status and recommend appropriate intervention to minimize risk.
- • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
- • Provide consulting services to other doctors caring for patients with special or difficult problems.
- • Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
- • Plan, implement, or administer health programs in hospitals, businesses, or communities for prevention and treatment of injuries or illnesses.
- • Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.
- • Prepare government or organizational reports on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or the medical status of individuals.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
