Specialist Physicians
Specialist Physicians diagnose and treat internal human disorders and diseases using specialist testing, diagnostic and medical techniques.
Fun facts
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6098 Weekly Pay Before Tax
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79% full-time Full-Time Share
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43% female Gender Share
Tasks
There are many tasks done by specialist physicians. A few are listed below:
- examining patients to determine the nature and extent of problems after referral from General Medical Practitioners and other medical specialists, and undertaking laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures
- analysing test results and other medical information to make diagnoses
- prescribing and administering drugs, and remedial and therapeutic treatment and procedures
- recording medical information and data
- reporting specified contagious and notifiable diseases to government health and immigration authorities
- may admit or refer patients to hospitals
- may consult other medical specialists
Specific occupations
- Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
- Cardiologist
- Clinical Haematologist
- Medical Oncologist
- Endocrinologist
- Gastroenterologist
- Intensive Care Specialist
- Neurologist
- Paediatrician
- Renal Medicine Specialist
- Rheumatologist
- Thoracic Medicine Specialist
- Specialist Physician
- Clinical Allergist
- Clinical Geneticist
- Clinical Immunologist
- Clinical Pharmacologist
- Geriatrician
- Infectious Diseases Physician
- Occupational Medicine Physician
- Palliative Medicine Physician
- Public Health Physician
- Rehabilitation Medicine Physician
- Sexual Health Physician
- Sleep Medicine Physician
- Intensive Care Medicine Specialist
- Intensivist
- Medical Oncology Physician
- Nephrologist
- Renal Medicine Physician
- Respiratory Medicine Physician
- Thoracic Medicine Physician
- Respiratory Physician
- Pulmonary Specialist
- Diabetologist
- Neonatologist
- Paediatric Thoracic Physician
Dr Kudzai Kanhutu, infectious diseases physician, telehealth clinician
Dr Kudzai Kanhutu is strongly motivated to make a difference as an infectious diseases physician and leader in telehealth. Telehealth provides health services via such things as telephones and a range of digital communication technologies. She sees inequality in health treatment, and wants to change that. Kudzai has been recognised for innovative work in providing health care to all people – whoever or wherever they are, including refugees.
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