Clinical fellow vs eating disorder specialist

The differences between clinical fellows and eating disorder specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a clinical fellow and an eating disorder specialist. Additionally, a clinical fellow has an average salary of $69,060, which is higher than the $57,909 average annual salary of an eating disorder specialist.

The top three skills for a clinical fellow include patients, veterans and autism. The most important skills for an eating disorder specialist are rehabilitation, mental illness, and eating disorders.

Clinical fellow vs eating disorder specialist overview

	Clinical Fellow	Eating Disorder Specialist
Yearly salary	$69,060	$57,909
Hourly rate	$33.20	$27.84
Growth rate	14%	14%
Number of jobs	59,094	2,966
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	2

Clinical fellow vs eating disorder specialist salary

Clinical fellows and eating disorder specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Clinical Fellow	Eating Disorder Specialist
Average salary	$69,060	$57,909
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $90,000	Between $33,000 And $99,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Idaho	-
Best paying company	Genentech	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between clinical fellow and eating disorder specialist education

There are a few differences between a clinical fellow and an eating disorder specialist in terms of educational background:

	Clinical Fellow	Eating Disorder Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Speech-Language Pathology	Psychology
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clinical fellow vs eating disorder specialist demographics

Here are the differences between clinical fellows' and eating disorder specialists' demographics:

	Clinical Fellow	Eating Disorder Specialist
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%	Male, 21.4% Female, 78.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 3.3% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 3.3% White, 76.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between clinical fellow and eating disorder specialist duties and responsibilities

Clinical fellow example responsibilities.

Level of therapy provide included acute and subacute, as well as long-term rehabilitation at the hospital's skil nursing center.
Evaluate and treat patients suffering from neurological disorders and brain injury.
Evaluate, personalize, and carry out cognitive-linguistic and dysphagia rehabilitation for geriatric clients.
Collaborate on interdisciplinary team comprise of psychiatry, neurology, nursing/case manager, and neuropsychology.
Provide clinical consults with goal of minimizing unnecessary tests and procedures and increasing patients' participation in health care decisions
Develop, monitor and maintain patient individualize treatment plans base on principles of ABA and in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Eating disorder specialist example responsibilities.

Lead a number of psychotherapy groups including DBT.
Diagnose and treat patients for dysphagia in the acute and rehabilitation settings.
Administer drug tests and transport and supervise small groups to outside AA meetings.
Assist consumers with linkages (supportive employment, social activities, AA /NA meetings and primary health, etc).
Provide substance abuse focuse psychosocial rehabilitation to clientauthorize for services.
Provide administrative oversight to several projects, including a provider incentive program and the drafting of the Medicaid request for qualifications.

Clinical fellow vs eating disorder specialist skills

Common clinical fellow skills

Patients, 13%
Veterans, 10%
Autism, 9%
Surgery, 7%
Patient Care, 6%
Group Therapy, 5%

Common eating disorder specialist skills

Rehabilitation, 50%
Mental Illness, 12%
Eating Disorders, 9%
Community Organizations, 7%
Community Resources, 4%
Substance Abuse Treatment, 4%

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