Medical resident vs internship

The differences between medical residents and interns can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-3 months to become a medical resident, becoming an internship takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a medical resident has an average salary of $57,084, which is higher than the $35,254 average annual salary of an internship.

The top three skills for a medical resident include patients, patient care and residency program. The most important skills for an internship are powerpoint, financial statements, and C++.

Medical resident vs internship overview

	Medical Resident	Internship
Yearly salary	$57,084	$35,254
Hourly rate	$27.44	$16.95
Growth rate	9%	-5%
Number of jobs	51,847	51,064
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	42	47
Years of experience	3	2

Medical resident vs internship salary

Medical residents and interns have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Resident	Internship
Average salary	$57,084	$35,254
Salary range	Between $49,000 And $65,000	Between $24,000 And $49,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Maine	Alaska
Best paying company	Staten Island Academy	Qorvo
Best paying industry	Health Care	Telecommunication

Differences between medical resident and internship education

There are a few differences between a medical resident and an internship in terms of educational background:

	Medical Resident	Internship
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Medicine	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

Medical resident vs internship demographics

Here are the differences between medical residents' and interns' demographics:

	Medical Resident	Internship
Average age	42	47
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 42.0% Female, 58.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 22.7% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.5% White, 45.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 10.3% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between medical resident and internship duties and responsibilities

Medical resident example responsibilities.

Start, equip and manage the best ICU in Syria.
Accomplish physical examinations, diagnosis, and treat diabetic and pediatric patients.
Coordinate disposition of brachytherapy sources.
Work as a brachytherapy physicist and gain ample experience in handling radioactive sources
Demonstrate professional bedside manner, patient confidentiality, inform consent procedure and effective communication skills guide by hospital and HIPAA regulations.
Maintain and restock medication in Pyxis machine.

Internship example responsibilities.

Lead enrollment process efficiently through securing proper registration forms, official transcripts, immunization records, and IEP documentation as needed.
Manage all company financial transactions through QuickBooks.
Design PHP application to automate schedule updating process.
Manage a web-base graphical interface that utilize a SQL database to better track fabrication lab operations.
Organize online recipe content through the blog, design flyers for it and spread the contest word through twitter and blog.
Develop sponsored post strategy for LinkedIn and Facebook.

Medical resident vs internship skills

Common medical resident skills

Patients, 26%
Patient Care, 11%
Residency Program, 10%
Rehabilitation, 5%
Oncology, 5%
Surgery, 4%

Common internship skills

PowerPoint, 10%
Financial Statements, 6%
C++, 5%
Mental Health, 5%
Data Analysis, 4%
Facebook, 4%