Primary care md vs general practitioner

The differences between primary care mds and general practitioners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an primary care md and a general practitioner. Additionally, an primary care md has an average salary of $320,332, which is higher than the $172,831 average annual salary of a general practitioner.

The top three skills for an primary care md include primary care, EMR and suturing. The most important skills for a general practitioner are patients, diagnosis, and internal medicine.

Primary care md vs general practitioner overview

	Primary Care MD	General Practitioner
Yearly salary	$320,332	$172,831
Hourly rate	$154.01	$83.09
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	95,564	64,698
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Doctoral Degree, 50%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Primary care md vs general practitioner salary

Primary care mds and general practitioners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Primary Care MD	General Practitioner
Average salary	$320,332	$172,831
Salary range	Between $159,000 And $643,000	Between $85,000 And $347,000
Highest paying City	-	Oklahoma City, OK
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Altru Health System
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between primary care md and general practitioner education

There are a few differences between an primary care md and a general practitioner in terms of educational background:

	Primary Care MD	General Practitioner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Doctoral Degree, 50%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Primary care md vs general practitioner demographics

Here are the differences between primary care mds' and general practitioners' demographics:

	Primary Care MD	General Practitioner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 19.1% White, 61.4% 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 primary care md and general practitioner duties and responsibilities

Primary care md example responsibilities.

Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.
Perform minor medical procedures like EKG, phlebotomy, vaccination e.t.c.
Identify opportunities for improvement and work with hospital staff/management to eliminate barriers physicians and their patients face when accessing hospital services.
Monitor and manage patient medical records in compliance with HIPPA.

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.

Primary care md vs general practitioner skills

Common primary care md skills

Primary Care, 58%
EMR, 23%
Suturing, 7%
Acute Care, 6%
Test Results, 3%
EKG, 1%

Common general practitioner skills

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

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