What You'll Do

  • Present research findings at national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.
  • Document patients' medical histories.
  • Conduct laboratory or clinical research on allergy or immunology topics.
  • Provide allergy or immunology consultation or education to physicians or other health care providers.
  • Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
  • Conduct physical examinations of patients.
  • Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed hypersensitivity tests.
  • Educate patients about diagnoses, prognoses, or treatments.
  • Interpret diagnostic test results to make appropriate differential diagnoses.

Essential Skills

Reading Comprehension 4.5/5
Active Listening 4.12/5
Writing 4.12/5
Critical Thinking 4.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.12/5
Speaking 4.0/5
Active Learning 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.0/5
Science 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.75/5
Service Orientation 3.75/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.

Common styles

Integrity, Attention to Detail, Dependability, Cooperation, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 4.5/5
Oral Comprehension 4.25/5
Written Comprehension 4.25/5
Oral Expression 4.25/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.25/5
Inductive Reasoning 4.12/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Near Vision 4.0/5

Technologies & Tools

Allscripts PM athenahealth athenaCollector Automatic Data Processing AdvancedMD EHR Benchmark Systems Benchmark Clinical EHR Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR CareCloud Central Cerner PowerWorks Practice Management Crowell Systems Medformix eClinicalWorks EHR software Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records Software IMS for Allergists Email software Epic Practice Management FlowJo GalacTek ECLIPSE GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution GraphPad Software GraphPad Prism Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE HealthFusion MediTouch IOS Health Systems Medios EHR Kareo Practice Management

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.86/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.84/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.67/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.66/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.63/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner Allergist Allergy and Immunology Physician Allergy and Immunology Specialist Allergy Immunology Fellow Allergy Physician Allergy Specialist Clinical Academic Allergist Clinical Allergist Clinical Immunologist Doctor Immunochemist Immunologist Immunology Physician Immunology Specialist Laboratory Immunologist (Lab Immunologist) MD (Medical Doctor) Pediatric Allergist Pediatric Immunologist Pediatric Pulmonologist Physician Transplant Immunologist