Obstetrician


 * Category: ** Physicians


 * Career ** : Obstetrician


 * Job Description: ** An obstetrician is a physician who has successfully completed specialized education and training in the management of pregnancy, labor and the time-period directly following childbirth. Most obstetricians also work in the gynecology field that studies and monitors the female organs. Pregnant woman must visit the obstetrician regularly for ultrasounds, and other planning and health consultations.Obstetricians, often trained as gynecologists or dubbed OB/GYN, for the mix of the titles, give specialized medical treatment and advice related to the female reproductive system, and care for women during pregnancy and childbirth. Much of their work involves caring for women who have difficult or complicated pregnancies.


 * Educational Requirements: ** The education and training requirements forobstetrics are: Graduation from an approved medical school, completion of an OB residency program (minimum of 4 years in length) that is accredited by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education., Experience in primary and preventive care roles for the equivalent of at least 6 months of the residency,including inpatient and ambulatory core; diagnosis and management of breast disease and lower urinary tract dysfunction; performance and interpretation of diagnostic pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound.; Increase in patient responsibility with each year of training.; Serving as chief (senior) resident during final year of residency


 * Colleges or Universities Programs of Study: **
 * Fortis Institute
 * College America
 * Medical Career Institute
 * Blue Cliff College
 * University of Phoenix
 * Sanford-Brown Institute

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Society of Gynecologic Oncologists Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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 * Salary Range: ** Around $120.00 per **hour** for the average **obstetrician** or gynecologist. The average salary: $233,061.


 * Future Job Outlook ** :
 * Employment is most available in low-priced areas
 * As the population grows, there will be more women who need medical care and have babies.
 * Fewer OB/GYNs are delivering babies because of the high cost of insurance for this type of medicine.
 * Major employers would be: Doctors’ offices, Hospitals, Federal, state, and local government agencies.

I think it would be a really good opportunity to become a OB, because you get to help the women who are pregnant and keep track with the babies health. I would saybirth is just a beautiful thing having a new life enter the world we know today. Its just a miracle, and to help bring a new miracle into the world would just be the best feeling ever.
 * Personal Thoughts of the Page Author: ** Emily Perez- 2nd period