What You'll Do

  • Participate in neuroscience research activities.
  • Provide training to medical students or staff members.
  • Participate in continuing education activities to maintain and expand competence.
  • Supervise medical technicians in the performance of neurological diagnostic or therapeutic activities.
  • Counsel patients or others on the background of neurological disorders including risk factors, or genetic or environmental concerns.
  • Interpret the results of neuroimaging studies, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.
  • Refer patients to other health care practitioners as necessary.
  • Advise other physicians on the treatment of neurological problems.
  • Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects.
  • Prescribe or administer treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and deep brain stimulation.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 4.25/5
Reading Comprehension 4.12/5
Speaking 4.12/5
Critical Thinking 4.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 4.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 4.12/5
Writing 4.0/5
Monitoring 4.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 4.0/5
Science 3.75/5
Active Learning 3.75/5
Coordination 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

Concern for Others, Integrity, Attention to Detail, Stress Tolerance, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Inductive Reasoning 4.5/5
Deductive Reasoning 4.38/5
Oral Comprehension 4.25/5
Oral Expression 4.25/5
Problem Sensitivity 4.25/5
Written Comprehension 4.12/5
Written Expression 3.88/5
Information Ordering 3.88/5

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 e-MDs software eClinicalWorks EHR software Email software Epic Practice Management Epic Systems GalacTek ECLIPSE GE Healthcare Centricity Practice Solution Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE HealthFusion MediTouch IOS Health Systems Medios EHR Kareo Practice Management McKesson Practice Plus Microsoft Excel

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Concern for Others (High importance: 4.91/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.78/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.71/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.66/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.65/5)

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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:

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