Attending physiatrist, residency program director vs resident physician

The differences between attending physiatrist, residency program directors and resident physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident physician has an average salary of $164,598, which is higher than the $82,440 average annual salary of an attending physiatrist, residency program director.

The top three skills for an attending physiatrist, residency program director include community resources, contract labor and educational programs. The most important skills for a resident physician are patients, family medicine, and medical education.

Attending physiatrist, residency program director vs resident physician overview

	Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director	Resident Physician
Yearly salary	$82,440	$164,598
Hourly rate	$39.63	$79.13
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	63,064	43,775
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Doctoral Degree, 47%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	-

Attending physiatrist, residency program director vs resident physician salary

Attending physiatrist, residency program directors and resident physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director	Resident Physician
Average salary	$82,440	$164,598
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $135,000	Between $78,000 And $344,000
Highest paying City	-	Worcester, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Baptist Health Care
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between attending physiatrist, residency program director and resident physician education

There are a few differences between an attending physiatrist, residency program director and a resident physician in terms of educational background:

	Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director	Resident Physician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Doctoral Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Attending physiatrist, residency program director vs resident physician demographics

Here are the differences between attending physiatrist, residency program directors' and resident physicians' demographics:

	Attending Physiatrist, Residency Program Director	Resident Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 18.5% White, 61.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 23.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between attending physiatrist, residency program director and resident physician duties and responsibilities

Attending physiatrist, residency program director example responsibilities.

Lead and develop education and eLearning programs ensuring establish financial goals and customer satisfaction.
Restructure EAP operations internally and externally, develop and implement new policies and procedures.
Direct for profit EAP including program development, staff supervision, marketing and budget/ facility management.
Direct the administrative and clinical operations of rehabilitation services for a two-campus 325-bed acute-care hospital and hospital-base home health agency.
Counsele customers on credit repair for homeownership and debt management.

Resident physician example responsibilities.

Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
See CTO position with Vocada above.

Attending physiatrist, residency program director vs resident physician skills

Common attending physiatrist, residency program director skills

Community Resources, 65%
Contract Labor, 18%
Educational Programs, 5%
Social Work, 5%
Assistance Program, 2%
EAP, 1%

Common resident physician skills

Patients, 24%
Family Medicine, 13%
Medical Education, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
Internal Medicine, 5%
Psychiatry, 3%

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