cardiologist

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Private practice

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Diagnose diseases and physiological disorders
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders
• May conduct medical research on human disorders, illnesses, preventive or curative methods
• Prescribe medication and treatment
• Refer patients for surgery
• Treat diseases and physiological disorders
• Treat psychiatric disorders
• Conduct microscopic and chemical analyses of laboratory samples and specimens
• Prepare research papers for publication and presentation
• Study the nature, cause and development of diseases and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases
• Supervise laboratory activities
• Act as consultants to other physicians
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities

Experience and specialization

Specialization in clinical medicine

• Cardiology
• Internal medicine