There are so many types of surgeons and a lot of things to do in the medical fields. There are three things in the medical fields that interests me the most which are trauma surgeons, medical examiners, and neurosurgeons. I’m going to tell you about all three of these careers, what they all do, and much, much more. To become a surgeon of any kind you need to take college course like Anatomy, Biology, English or speech class, calculus, a few classes in biochemistry, health science, or a relate. Trauma Surgeons.
Trauma surgeons are physicians (MBBS, MBChB, MB, and MD) or (DO) who have completed residency training in general surgery and fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical care. The trauma surgeon is responsible for the initial resuscitation and stabilization of the patient, as well as ongoing evaluation. The attending trauma surgeon also leads the trauma team, which typically includes nurses, resident physicians, and support staff. The majority of trauma surgeons practicing in larger centers complete a 1-2 year fellowship in surgical critical care.
This allows them to sit for the American Board of Surgery (ABS) certifying examination in Surgical Critical Care. There is no separate board or examination for “trauma surgery”. Training for trauma surgeons is sometimes difficult to obtain. In the United Kingdom, the Royal College of Surgeons of England is responsible for training consultants via the Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills course (DSTS). It remains the only course of its kind in the United Kingdom. Originally designed to teach the military, the course now trains both military and civilian surgeons.
Over the last few decades, a large number of advances in trauma and critical care have led to an increasing frequency of non-operative care for injuries to the neck, chest, and abdomen. Most injuries requiring operative treatment are orthopedic or nonsurgical in nature. For this reason, most trauma surgeons devote at least some of their practice to general surgery. In most American university hospitals and medical centers, a significant portion of the emergency general surgery calls are taken by trauma surgeons.
This increases the operative case load for trauma surgeons and allows other general surgical specialists (such as gastrointestinal surgeons, surgical oncologists, and vascular surgeons) to focus on their own respective areas. An average trauma surgeon gets a salary of 250,000-380,000 or more a year. Medical Examiner A medical examiner (ME) is an alternative name for coroner in the US. However, a coroner is not always a medical examiner. In order for a person to be qualified as a medical examiner, he or she must have an M. D., and be licensed as a pathologist.
The pathologist studies disease through examination of tissue, organs, body fluids, and cells. In the case of the medical examiner, this ordinarily takes place after a patient has died. In this case, both a coroner and a medical examiner may be licensed to determine cause of death. In cases of violence, where a crime must be established, but has not caused a death, a medical examiner may assist in rape examinations, analysis of blood, analysis of DNA evidence, and thorough examination of the body to document injury.
Usually we are used to seeing a medical examiner in a court setting, where he or she can describe cause of death or establish DNA evidence. When information about a person who is deceased must be acquired, the medical examiner gets information by conducting the above studies. It should be noted that while most people assume the medical examiner spends most of his or her time doing autopsies, most medical examiners really only spend about 10% of their time doing this.
The medical examiner usually specializes in autopsy pathology, but licensed assistants and not the actual medical examiner may perform much of an autopsy. Any relevant details will be studied in depth, though, so the medical examiner can appear in court. In high profile crime cases, you can see that the medical examiner may not only be a state licensed employee, but that there are also private medical examiners. The salary of a medical examiner is at least 120,000-300,000 and more.
Neurosurgeon
A neurosurgeon is a medical specialist who treats diseases and conditions affecting the nervous system, which includes the brain, the spine and spinal cord and the peripheral nerves. Neurosurgeons provide non-operative and surgical treatment to patients of all ages. Today, most neurosurgeons perform more spine than brain surgeries. Some neurosurgeons specialize in specific types of spinal problems, such as cervical (neck) and lumbar (low back) disorders, spinal cord injury, or by age group.
Pediatric neurosurgeons treat infants and children, while other neurosurgeons specialize in disorders affecting adults. The neurosurgeon has also specialized in how to repair or work with the peripheral nervous system. This is the part of the nervous system that is not located inside the central nervous system. It is basically the connection between the central nervous system and the rest of the body, and carries messages from or to the central nervous system via nerves and messenger cells called neurons.