Allergist / Immunologist

Allergist / Immunologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

An allergist / immunologist (commonly referred to as an allergist) is a physician specially trained to diagnose, treat and manage allergies, asthma and immunologic disorders. The conditions can be common or can be rare.  An allergist / immunologist treat allergic diseases and immunological disorders in patients and find the cause of allergic irritants that trigger immune responses in the body.

Salary: $225,814

Education: An additional nine years of training beyond a bachelor’s degree.

                                 

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

I think i would like to be one because it sounds like a very good job. I would like to be one because it can help the most common diseases or the most rare one. This job is also very well paid and they make a lot of money per year. I think being an allergist / immunologist can be one of my choices.