Specialist Physician (General Medicine)
OSCA 264331·ANZSCO 253311
790
25.3%
31.9%
51 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
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About this career
Investigates and diagnoses internal human disorders and diseases, and administers treatment for adults.
What they typically do
- Undertakes comprehensive systematic assessment of patients' problems and needs, both biomedical and psychosocial
- Requests laboratory tests, imaging and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets findings to assist diagnosis
- Assesses functional, psychological and comorbidity factors to make informed diagnoses
- Creates management plans that recognise treatment interactions with multisystem diseases and comorbidities
- Prescribes medication and treatment for adult patients
- Manages complex, chronic and multisystem disorders in adult patients
- Undertakes expert diagnostics to assess and diagnose clinical problems in their entirety
- Provides and coordinates integrated patient care with the assistance of multidisciplinary teams to optimise health outcomes
Where they work
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Specialist Physician (General Medicine).
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.