Emergency room physician vs clinic md associate

The differences between emergency room physicians and clinic md associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an emergency room physician and an clinic md associate. Additionally, an clinic md associate has an average salary of $307,105, which is higher than the $160,275 average annual salary of an emergency room physician.

The top three skills for an emergency room physician include patients, emergency medicine and surgery. The most important skills for an clinic md associate are surgery, internal medicine, and vital signs.

Emergency room physician vs clinic md associate overview

	Emergency Room Physician	Clinic MD Associate
Yearly salary	$160,275	$307,105
Hourly rate	$77.06	$147.65
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	85,836	23,856
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Emergency room physician vs clinic md associate salary

Emergency room physicians and clinic md associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Emergency Room Physician	Clinic MD Associate
Average salary	$160,275	$307,105
Salary range	Between $74,000 And $342,000	Between $158,000 And $594,000
Highest paying City	Hartford, CT	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	Calhoun Liberty Hospital	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between emergency room physician and clinic md associate education

There are a few differences between an emergency room physician and an clinic md associate in terms of educational background:

	Emergency Room Physician	Clinic MD Associate
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Medicine	Biology
Most common college	University of Virginia	University of Pennsylvania

Emergency room physician vs clinic md associate demographics

Here are the differences between emergency room physicians' and clinic md associates' demographics:

	Emergency Room Physician	Clinic MD Associate
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 58.1% Female, 41.9%	Male, 42.0% Female, 58.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 19.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 19.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between emergency room physician and clinic md associate duties and responsibilities

Emergency room physician example responsibilities.

Lead surgeries on: hemorrhoid thrombectomy, abscess drainage, CPR, as well as complicated plastic surgeries due to injury.
Provide inpatient, outpatient and emergency care in a teaching hospital in different areas of internal medicine and surgery.
Assist attending physician in all aspects of medical care (diagnosis, delivery and minor surgery).
Schedule patients for surgeries, instruct them about post-operative care and answer questions regarding recovery and limitations after surgery.
Operate electrocardiogram (EKG) and other equipment to administer diagnostic test.
Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.

Clinic md associate example responsibilities.

Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Perform catheter insertions and removals.

Emergency room physician vs clinic md associate skills

Common emergency room physician skills

Patients, 29%
Emergency Medicine, 23%
Surgery, 5%
Acls, 4%
Patient Care, 4%
Medical Care, 4%

Common clinic md associate skills

Surgery, 32%
Internal Medicine, 28%
Vital Signs, 11%
Private Practice, 9%
Patient Education, 6%
Patient Care, 4%

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