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Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases

Infectious diseases physicians deal with the diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases in outpatient and inpatient settings. Most frequently encountered illnesses are HIV/AIDS and pneumonia. Emerging areas of concern are the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and response to bioterrorism.

Traditionally, this specialty has been hospital- or university-based and it is only recently that specialists in infectious disease have engaged in private practice.

• Number of physicians in specialty - Small, less than 10,000
• Competitiveness of Fellowship - Low
• Length of training - two years after initial 3 year residency in internal medicine or pediatrics

  Values & Personality Traits of Physicians in Internal Medicine - Infectious Diseases

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  Specialists Value

  • Decision making
  • Taking care of people
  • Variety
  • Working with my mind

  Specialists do not value

  • Prestige
  • Working with my hands
  
  

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