General practitioner vs physician liaison

The differences between general practitioners and physician liaisons can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a general practitioner and a physician liaison. Additionally, a physician liaison has an average salary of $210,572, which is higher than the $172,831 average annual salary of a general practitioner.

The top three skills for a general practitioner include patients, diagnosis and internal medicine. The most important skills for a physician liaison are patients, patient care, and service line.

General practitioner vs physician liaison overview

	General Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Yearly salary	$172,831	$210,572
Hourly rate	$83.09	$101.24
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	64,698	64,483
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

What does a general practitioner do?

A General Practitioner provides primary and continuing medical care for patients within their community. They are responsible for diagnosing patients, checking patients results, and providing treatment as required.

What does a physician liaison do?

A physician liaison specializes in helping medical facilities build positive relationships with physicians in a community. Typically working at the business development and sales offices, a physical liaison is responsible for meeting with physicians to introduce and promote the facility and its services, discuss referrals and patient care, and help physicians connect with surgeons and specialists for patient referral. Furthermore, a physician liaison must produce regular progress reports, coordinating with office managers while adhering to the facility's policies and regulations.

General practitioner vs physician liaison salary

General practitioners and physician liaisons have different pay scales, as shown below.

	General Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Average salary	$172,831	$210,572
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $347,000	Between $106,000 And $417,000
Highest paying City	Oklahoma City, OK	Eau Claire, WI
Highest paying state	Mississippi	North Dakota
Best paying company	Altru Health System	UTMB HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between general practitioner and physician liaison education

There are a few differences between a general practitioner and a physician liaison in terms of educational background:

	General Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Medicine	Business
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

General practitioner vs physician liaison demographics

Here are the differences between general practitioners' and physician liaisons' demographics:

	General Practitioner	Physician Liaison
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between general practitioner and physician liaison duties and responsibilities

General practitioner example responsibilities.

Shadow and note specific medical cases as well as participated in patient diagnosis and treatment plan discussions
Evaluate a variety of medical conditions and afflictions, including making comprehensive diagnosis and specifying treatment plans.
Serve as initial contact to hospital patients; conduct thorough patient assessments and coordinate referrals to appropriate physicians base on findings
Assist in major elective and emergency surgeries such as appendectomies, exploratory laparotomy, thyroid surgery, hysterectomy and cesarean operations.
Collect and dispatch blood samples according to national malaria eradication and sputum samples for national tuberculosis control program.

Physician liaison example responsibilities.

Distribute Medicare and Medicaid numbers to billing department, manage care department and all other applicable areas.
Promote and market the following destination programs: therapeutic endoscopy, general surgery and surgical oncology.
Visit referring physician offices with radiation oncology practice information and promotional materials to build effective referral relationships.
Trouble shooting physician and nurse relate EHR issues during implementation.
Oversee the day to day marketing operations of small radiation oncology center.
Develop sales strategies for beta launch of internal EMR system to community-base physicians.

General practitioner vs physician liaison skills

Common general practitioner skills

Patients, 32%
Diagnosis, 7%
Internal Medicine, 6%
Outpatient Clinic, 5%
Emergency Room, 5%
Oral Surgery, 4%

Common physician liaison skills

Patients, 21%
Patient Care, 6%
Service Line, 6%
Business Development, 4%
CRM, 4%
Excellent Interpersonal, 4%

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