Also called: Academic Physician, Clinical Professor
Teaches future doctors, runs research, and often still treats patients at a university hospital.
Leads a small group of med students through a tricky case in the morning, sees patients in clinic with residents shadowing, and writes a grant proposal in the evening for a new study.
Estimate; physician faculty earn far more than PhD faculty.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 13 years after high school. Usually an MD or PhD plus residency/postdoc training and a record of teaching or research.
Ways in: Professional school, Graduate school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Pre-Medicine, Biomedical Sciences.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI tutors and virtual cases take over some lecturing and grading; mentoring students, bedside teaching and research stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Speech, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1071.
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