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For Your Specialty - General Surgeon
Job Description
Specializes in diagnosing diseases and repairing injuries of the organs or skeletal system that require surgical intervention.
Duties
Patient and peer consultations, diagnostic assessment, treatment protocols, surgical procedures, postoperative care and follow-up, research.
Training
- 4-year bachelor’s degree
- 4-year medical degree
- 5-year residency
- State licensure
Average
Annual Salary $400,000
Career
Earning Potential* $14,398,409
Example is based on career averages for medical specialty listed above.
*Career After Tax income is based on an individual at the age of 35 and retiring at the age of 70 with 2% inflation pay increases assuming a total state/federal income tax of 28%.
Common Disabilities:
- Arthritis
- Bone fractures
- Tendinitis
- Carpal tunnel
- Degenerative disc disease
- Ruptured disc
- Recurrent headaches
- Cancer
Alternative Non-Clinical Career Fields
- Medical Research and Development: Medical Science Liaison
- Digital Health: Clinical Informatics, Digital Health Advisor, Telemedicine Physician
- Consultant/SME: Medical Expert Witness, Independent Medical Evaluator, Utilization Reviewer, Physician Life Care Planning (legal) Consultant
- Hospital Administration: Hospital Executive Director, Medical Director, Physician Reviewer
- Education: Professor of Medicine, Medical Education Specialist, Continuing Education Manager, Physician Career Coach
- Writing: scientific manuscripts, CME and test prep materials, medical journalism
Common Causes of Disability*
1 in 4 Are Disabled Before Age 65**
*Common Causes of Disability provided by the Council for Disability Awareness
**Odds of disability provided through the Council for Disability Awareness
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How True Own Occupation Insurance Benefits You
You invested over 12 years and at least $100,000 to practice medicine as a General Surgeon. Experts estimate that one in four medical specialists will experience a disability that threatens their standard of living.
According to Medscape, medical specialists need to invest between 2% and 6% of their annual income in disability insurance to be fully insured. Those who purchase stand-alone policies from their employer and later suffer an injury or illness discover that the coverage they thought they were getting is not enough.
Uninsured physicians discover they are ineligible for coverage altogether as insurance companies will consider their disability a pre-existing condition.
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