Primary care md vs in-house physician

The differences between primary care mds 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 an primary care md and an in-house physician. Additionally, an primary care md has an average salary of $320,332, which is higher than the $198,030 average annual salary of an in-house physician.

The top three skills for an primary care md include primary care, EMR and suturing. The most important skills for an in-house physician are home health, patients, and internal medicine.

Primary care md vs in-house physician overview

	Primary Care MD	In-House Physician
Yearly salary	$320,332	$198,030
Hourly rate	$154.01	$95.21
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	95,564	61,160
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	4	4

Primary care md vs in-house physician salary

Primary care mds and in-house physicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Primary Care MD	In-House Physician
Average salary	$320,332	$198,030
Salary range	Between $159,000 And $643,000	Between $113,000 And $344,000
Highest paying City	-	Philadelphia, PA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Drake Co
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between primary care md and in-house physician education

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

	Primary Care MD	In-House Physician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Nursing	Medicine
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Primary care md vs in-house physician demographics

Here are the differences between primary care mds' and in-house physicians' demographics:

	Primary Care MD	In-House Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 58.6% Female, 41.4%
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, 20.4% White, 60.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between primary care md and in-house physician 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.

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.

Primary care md vs in-house physician skills

Common primary care md skills

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

Common in-house physician skills

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

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