Also called: ID Doctor
A doctor who specializes in hard-to-treat infections like HIV, superbugs, and tropical diseases.
Rounds on hospital patients with mystery fevers, reviews lab cultures, and decides on antibiotics. Advises the hospital on stopping outbreaks.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 13 years after high school. MD/DO, internal medicine residency, then 2-year infectious disease fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Microbiology, Pre-Med.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Estimate.
Low risk for 10 years. AI suggests antibiotics and flags outbreaks; examining patients, judging hard cases and leading infection control stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Spanish, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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