General Practice MD: Case Study

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JOB: GENERAL PRACTICE MD

General Practice MD has job duties including taking patient histories, performing or requesting diagnostic tests, making diagnoses, prescribing treatment, administering vaccinations and performing follow up examinations, as well as educating patients in disease prevention and health maintenance.

Qualifications: High School Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Medical School degree, and licenses.

Experience: Preferred minimum of 1 year of services as MD.

* Hospital MD's diagnose and treat patients who have been admitted to the hospital. The MD must have excellent communication skills and excellent bedside manners because you will be dealing with all types of people. General MD's working at the hospital could be working
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