| There is evidence that physicians who specialize in | | | | medicine must follow. Candidates must complete their |
| the field of neurology will have better than average | | | | premed studies at a college or university, often |
| job growth than their colleagues. This is due to | | | | followed by three or four years of medical school to |
| several factors most importantly the aging of our | | | | obtain their M.D. After medical school, a one year |
| general population. As the baby boomers in this | | | | internship is required that might include pediatric or |
| country continue to get older, there will be a need | | | | emergency room experience. An additional three or |
| for physicians who can take care of them. As human | | | | more years of specialty training will be required for |
| beings age there is likelihood that diseases affecting | | | | candidates to become eligible neurology certification. |
| the nervous system will become increasingly | | | | After what is often a decade or more of training to |
| prevalent, this creates a need for physicians that can | | | | become a neurologist, there is often intensive post |
| diagnose and treat these diseases. There is little | | | | doctorate training as well. |
| doubt that for the foreseeable future there will be | | | | Neurology jobs are very demanding with neurologist |
| many neurology jobs available for qualified physicians. | | | | spending much of their time in clinical offices as well |
| A neurologist is a physician who has undergone | | | | as hospitals. Neurologist are very much in demand in |
| training to diagnose nervous system disorders. A | | | | both urban and rural areas and those who work in |
| neurologist must recognize the nature of nervous | | | | the field can pick and choose their employment |
| system malfunctions and accurately diagnose and | | | | opportunities. Only in the very most desirable large |
| treat them. Many people think that neurologists only | | | | urban areas is the job market competitive. A |
| treat brain injuries, but that is only one facet of their | | | | neurologist can choose to work in research or patient |
| expertise. Neurologists diagnose and treat diseases of | | | | care jobs, but studies conclude that nearly 90 |
| the spinal cord, nerves and other areas of the human | | | | percent of neurologists work primarily in patient care. |
| body that affect proper and efficient operation of | | | | The majority of neurologists consider themselves to |
| the nervous system. Neurologists treat patients who | | | | be adult care oriented with the minority in child care. |
| have Parkinson's disease, migraines, epilepsy, | | | | Neurologists can expect to be well compensated for |
| encephalitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, back pain, Lou | | | | all of their years of preparation. While salaries are |
| Gehrig's disease and many other afflictions. | | | | dependent on geographic location and experience |
| In order to take advantage of neurology jobs, a | | | | levels, a newly certified neurologist can expect to |
| physician must have special training. The path to | | | | make around $120,000 a year. Top salaries for |
| become a qualified neurologist is very similar to what | | | | Neurologist can exceed $400,000 a year with the |
| most physicians who are interested in internal | | | | average neurologist salary being around $205,000. |