Also called: Clinical professor of medicine, Academic physician
Doctor or scientist who teaches future physicians, treats patients, and does medical research at a university.
Academic physicians might see patients in the morning with medical students trailing them, teach anatomy in the afternoon, and analyze a clinical trial at night. Researchers run labs funded by NIH grants.
Estimate; clinician faculty earn far more than the BLS health specialties teachers median (~$105k), which includes many lower-paid instructors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 14 years after high school. MD or PhD, plus residency/fellowship or postdoc training.
Ways in: Graduate school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical Sciences.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). BLS projects ~4% growth for postsecondary teachers overall; tenure-track jobs are very competitive.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with charting, literature review and lecture prep; treating patients and training doctors at the bedside stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1071.
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