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there are many different career options
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within healthcare each with their own
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unique roles and responsibilities but
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which one pays you the most for your
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time let's find out dr jubal
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medschoolinsiders.com although money
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should never be your primary motivation
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when choosing a career it is still an
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important part of the decision-making
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process another important factor to
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consider however is time not just the
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amount of time it takes to get into that
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career but also how much time you put in
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each week to earn your salary these are
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the 10 health care jobs with the highest
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hourly pay number 10 on our list is
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physical therapists physical therapists
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are healthcare professionals who help
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patients improve mobility and manage
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pain through prescribed exercise
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hands-on care and patient education they
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play an important role in preventative
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care rehabilitation and the treatment of
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patients with chronic conditions
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illnesses or injuries they can work in a
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variety of different settings including
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private offices and clinics hospitals
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and nursing homes physical therapists
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make an average of 91 000 per year and
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work an average of 40 hours per week
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giving us an average rate of 44 per hour
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to become a physical therapist in the
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united states you must earn your dpt or
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doctor of physical therapy degree from
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an accredited program and pass a state
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licensure exam most physical therapy
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programs are three years in length and
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require applicants to obtain a
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bachelor's degree before admission some
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programs offer a three plus three format
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where you take three years of specific
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undergraduate and pre-physical therapy
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courses before advancing into the
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three-year dpt program however most
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programs follow the more common four
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plus three model radiation therapists
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are healthcare professionals who work
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alongside radiation oncologists to treat
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cancer they're the ones who run the
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machinery and administer the radiation
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treatments to the patient common duties
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include explaining treatment plans to
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patients and answering questions
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performing x-rays to determine the exact
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location of the area requiring treatment
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examining machines to ensure they are
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safe and working properly and delivering
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radiation therapy most radiation
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therapists work in hospitals or
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outpatient cancer treatment centers
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radiation therapists earn an average
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annual salary of 94 000 per year and
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work an average of 40 hours per week
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yielding an average hourly wage of 45
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to become a radiation therapist you must
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gain certification from the american
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registry of radiologic technologists by
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completing either an associate's degree
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or a bachelor's degree in radiation
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therapy and passing a state licensing
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exam number eight is nurse practitioner
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nurse practitioners are registered
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nurses who have completed additional
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training in the diagnosis treatment and
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management of disease nps work in a
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variety of different specialties so
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their roles and responsibilities can
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vary significantly most nurse
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practitioners work under the supervision
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of a physician however some states allow
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nps to practice independently without
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supervision which may pose an increased
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risk to patient safety which i've
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discussed in other videos nurse
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practitioners earn on average one
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hundred and twelve thousand dollars per
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year and work an average of 40 hours per
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week translating to an average hourly
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rate of 54 dollars per hour if you are
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already a registered nurse there are two
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pathways to becoming a nurse
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practitioner there is the master of
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science in nursing or msn and the doctor
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of nursing practice or dnp msn programs
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typically last one to two years whereas
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dnp programs usually take three or more
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years to complete once you have
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completed an accredited program you must
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pass a national board certification to
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become licensed as an advanced practice
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registered nurse to learn more about the
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ins and outs of being an np and more
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details on the training process check
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out so you want to be a nurse
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practitioner number seven is physician
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assistant physician assistants are
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mid-level providers who assist doctors
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in the diagnosis treatment and
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management of patients much like nurse
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practitioners physician assistants can
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work in a variety of specialties so
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their role and responsibilities are
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dependent on many factors physician
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assistants earn on average 115 000 per
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year and work an average of 40 hours per
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week giving us an hourly wage of 55
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dollars per hour to become a physician
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assistant you must first earn a
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bachelor's degree and complete
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prerequisite coursework in basic and
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behavioral sciences in addition many pa
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programs also require prior healthcare
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experience with hands-on patient care
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common examples include being a medical
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assistant emergency medical technician
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or paramedic most pa programs are around
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26 months in duration and award master's
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degrees once you graduate from an
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accredited pa program you are eligible
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to take the physician assistant national
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certifying exam or pants and become a
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certified physician assistant to learn
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more check out so you want to be a
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physician assistant number six is
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optometrist an optometrist is a
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healthcare professional who provides
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primary vision care not to be confused
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with ophthalmologists who are medical
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doctors optometrists practice optometry
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which involves giving eye exams writing
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prescriptions for glasses or contact
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lenses identifying abnormalities in the
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eye and treating certain diseases of the
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eye like glaucoma and macular
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degeneration optometrists take home 118
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000 per year on average and work an
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average of 40 hours per week yielding 57
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dollars per hour to become an
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optometrist you must first earn a
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bachelor's degree and complete
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prerequisite coursework in biology
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chemistry anatomy physiology and physics
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you must also take the optometry
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admission test or oat and gain shadowing
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experience with at least one optometrist
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optometry school is typically four years
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long and grants you a doctor of
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optometry or od degree some optometrists
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choose to do an additional one-year
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residency to further sub-specialize
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however it is not required to practice
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as an optometrist you will also need to
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pass the national board of examiners in
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optometry test and obtain state
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licensure number five is pharmacist
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pharmacists are healthcare professionals
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who focus on the safe and effective use
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of medications they dispense
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prescription medications and offer
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expertise to patients and other
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healthcare professionals on how to use
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or take the medication correct dosing
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and potential side effects the average
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pharmacist earns 129 000 per year and
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works an average of 40 hours per week
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giving us an hourly wage of 62 dollars
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per hour to become a pharmacist you
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typically need at least two years of
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college education however most aspiring
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pharmacists earn their bachelor's degree
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before applying to pharmacy school
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before applying to pharmacy school you
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also need to pass the pharmacy college
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admissions test or pcat this exam covers
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topics including writing biological
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processes chemical processes and
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clinical reasoning once you complete
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these requirements pharmacy schools
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typically last three to four years and
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awards you with a pharmd degree there
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are also zero to six programs that allow
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high school students to gain both their
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bachelor's and pharmd degrees in six
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years however these programs are more
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competitive than the more traditional
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pharmacy school training pathway we
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cover more on the competitiveness of
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pharmacy dentistry and other medical
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professions in a prior video number four
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is podiatrist podiatrists are the
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experts in issues of the foot ankle and
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lower leg this includes problems such as
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foot pain abnormal growths injuries
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diabetic foot issues and nerve damage
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podiatrists make an average of one
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hundred and thirty four thousand dollars
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per year and work an average of forty
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hours per week yielding an hourly wage
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of sixty four dollars it should be noted
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that depending on practice type
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podiatrists may work as little as 30
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hours per week and as much as 60 hours
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per week to become a podiatrist you must
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first earn a four year bachelor's degree
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and complete standard prerequisites
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similar to medical school getting into
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podiatry school also requires you to
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take the mcat so if you thought applying
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to podiatry school would spare you from
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the mcat think again podiatry school
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just like medical school is four years
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long and will grant you the designation
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of doctor of podiatric medicine or dpm
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you'll cover similar foundational
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training to md and do students in your
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first two years but focus more heavily
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on podiatry during years three and four
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after podiatry school most states
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require a three-year residency covering
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medical and surgical training however
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the duration does vary by state after
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podiatry residency there are also
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options to specialize further with
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podiatry fellowship including sports
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medicine limb salvage and preservation
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and reconstructive foot and ankle to
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name a few to learn more check out so
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you want to be a podiatrist number three
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is dentist dentists are the experts in
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oral health they diagnose and treat
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problems of the teeth gums and other
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tissues in the mouth and guide patients
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on the importance of proper diet
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brushing flossing and other aspects of
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dental care dentists have an average
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salary of 164 000 per year and work an
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average of 40 hours per week giving us
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an average hourly wage of 79
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it should be noted that most dentists
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work in private practice so compensation
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and hours worked per week can vary
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greatly to become a dentist you must
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first complete four years of college and
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take the dental admissions test or dat
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this test is composed of four sections
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that assess your knowledge of the
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natural sciences perceptual ability
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reading comprehension and quantitative
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reasoning after completing these
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requirements dental school is four years
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long and awards you with either your
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doctor of dental surgery or dds or
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doctor of dental medicine or ddm for
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those who know they want to pursue
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dentistry in high school there are also
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bs dds programs lasting anywhere from
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five to eight years that allow students
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to gain their bachelor's and dental
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degrees at the same time after dental
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school there are residency programs
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available to specialize further however
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they are not required to practice
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general dentistry number two is nurse
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anesthetist nurse anesthetists or crnas
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are nurses who have completed additional
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training in anesthesia administration in
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general nurse anesthetists work
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alongside anesthesiologists to
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administer anesthesia however some
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states allow them to work independently
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without a supervising anesthesiologist
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nurse anesthetists earn on average 184
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thousand dollars per year and work an
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average of 40 hours per week translating
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to 88 per hour to become a nurse
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anesthetist you must complete a
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four-year bachelor of science and
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nursing degree or bsn pass the nclex
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exam and gain experience working as an
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rn most graduate nurse anesthetist
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programs require at least one to three
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years of experience in an intensive care
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unit or critical care setting as of 2022
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the minimum degree requirement of crnas
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is a doctor of nursing practice or dnp
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or doctor of nurse anesthesia practice
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or dnap depending on the school nurse
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anesthetist programs are generally two
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to three years in duration after crna
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school you must obtain certification
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from the national board of certification
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and recertification for nurse
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anesthetists or nbcrna and obtain state
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licensure last but not least the number
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one healthcare job with the highest
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hourly rate is doctor not a doctor of
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nursing practice or doctor of physical
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therapy but an md or do physician
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doctors are the leaders of the
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healthcare team and use their extensive
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medical knowledge to diagnose and treat
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patients the average primary care
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physician has an annual salary of 242
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000 per year and works 51 hours per week
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giving us an hourly rate of 91
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the average specialist earns 344 000 per
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year and works 52 hours per week giving
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us an hourly wage of 127 per hour it
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should be noted that physician
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compensation varies wildly both between
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specialties and within specialties with
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the highest paid physicians earning over
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200 per hour we covered the top six
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specialties with the highest hourly rate
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and the 10 specialties with the lowest
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hourly rate in previous videos links
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below to become a doctor in the united
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states you must first earn your
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bachelor's degree in university then
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medical school for four years then
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complete residency lasting anywhere from
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three to seven years followed by
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fellowship for additional
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sub-specialization that being said
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getting into medical school and becoming
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a doctor is much easier said than done
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of all the various medical professions
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becoming a physician is the longest most
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challenging and by far the most
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competitive the path of getting into
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medical school is arduous with
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