Geneticist Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities:

Even though there are many different meanings for geneticist I am going to be talking about the ones that specialize in medicine. The geneticist focuses on how genes with diseases can be inherited to children. They also focus on the the regular genes that can be passed to children, like what color their child’s eyes are going to be.

Salary:

$219,000

Education:

First you need to complete a 2 year doctoral degree in residency. Then you need to a 2 year fellowship program. Lastly you need to get approved by the ABMG.

Demand for this profession:

This profession is needed because if you were born with a disease then you would like to know the possibilities that your children would be able to get it. It is also needed because you would need a doctor to get special medication for genes that are inherited. Lastly for people who are just curious about the possibilities of their children getting genes that come from you.

Summary:

In conclusion the geneticist is a career I would definitely like to pursue. Even though the training will be hard I would go through it all just to become one. Sometimes you just know the passions you want to pursue, the geneticist is one of my passions I would want to strive in.