Physician-internist vs in-house physician

The differences between physician-internists and in-house physicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a physician-internist and an in-house physician. Additionally, a physician-internist has an average salary of $204,979, which is higher than the $198,030 average annual salary of an in-house physician.

The top three skills for a physician-internist include urgent care, patient care and private practice. The most important skills for an in-house physician are home health, patients, and internal medicine.

Physician-internist vs in-house physician overview

	Physician-Internist	In-House Physician
Yearly salary	$204,979	$198,030
Hourly rate	$98.55	$95.21
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	38,382	61,160
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Physician-internist vs in-house physician salary

Physician-internists and in-house physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Physician-Internist	In-House Physician
Average salary	$204,979	$198,030
Salary range	Between $103,000 And $407,000	Between $113,000 And $344,000
Highest paying City	Sumter, SC	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	North Dakota	Vermont
Best paying company	Memorial Hospital of Texas County	Drake Co
Best paying industry	Health Care	Media

Differences between physician-internist and in-house physician education

There are a few differences between a physician-internist and an in-house physician in terms of educational background:

	Physician-Internist	In-House Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Duke University

Physician-internist vs in-house physician demographics

Here are the differences between physician-internists' and in-house physicians' demographics:

	Physician-Internist	In-House Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 6.5% Asian, 20.4% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.7% Asian, 20.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between physician-internist and in-house physician duties and responsibilities

Physician-internist example responsibilities.

Manage complicated and often difficult to control chronic medical conditions in patients with limit resources.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Collect and dispatch blood samples according to national malaria eradication and sputum samples for national tuberculosis control program.

In-house physician example responsibilities.

Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary health care professionals to effectively manage transplant patients' care.
Admit and discharge patients, coordinate communication with nurses and other medical personnel.
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Assist physician with minor office surgeries and other various procedures ECG's and immunizations.

Physician-internist vs in-house physician skills

Common physician-internist skills

Urgent Care, 57%
Patient Care, 19%
Private Practice, 9%
Medical Care, 5%
Diabetes, 4%
EKG, 2%

Common in-house physician skills

Home Health, 29%
Patients, 27%
Internal Medicine, 12%
Urgent Care, 10%
Pediatrics, 4%
Surgery, 4%

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