Resident physician vs associate professor, physician

The differences between resident physicians and associate professors, physician can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate professor, physician has an average salary of $207,228, which is higher than the $164,598 average annual salary of a resident physician.

The top three skills for a resident physician include patients, family medicine and medical education. The most important skills for an associate professor, physician are patients, internal medicine, and medical history.

Resident physician vs associate professor, physician overview

	Resident Physician	Associate Professor, Physician
Yearly salary	$164,598	$207,228
Hourly rate	$79.13	$99.63
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,775	49,692
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 37%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident physician vs associate professor, physician salary

Resident physicians and associate professors, physician have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Physician	Associate Professor, Physician
Average salary	$164,598	$207,228
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $344,000	Between $105,000 And $408,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Alexandria, LA
Highest paying state	Alaska	North Dakota
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	Scottish Rite for Children
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident physician and associate professor, physician education

There are a few differences between a resident physician and an associate professor, physician in terms of educational background:

	Resident Physician	Associate Professor, Physician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Doctoral Degree, 37%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Resident physician vs associate professor, physician demographics

Here are the differences between resident physicians' and associate professors, physician' demographics:

	Resident Physician	Associate Professor, Physician
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 23.5% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 5.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between resident physician and associate professor, physician duties and responsibilities

Resident physician example responsibilities.

Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
See CTO position with Vocada above.

Associate professor, physician example responsibilities.

Examine patients with various medical instruments and equipment.
Deliver weekly seminars on various topics to patients and health professionals
Provide overall quality prenatal health care, gynecological services, patient triage, refer patients with complications, provide patient education service
Experience in common surgical practice including suturing and assisting in surgery.

Resident physician vs associate professor, physician skills

Common resident physician skills

Patients, 24%
Family Medicine, 13%
Medical Education, 6%
Primary Care, 6%
Internal Medicine, 5%
Psychiatry, 3%

Common associate professor, physician skills

Patients, 81%
Internal Medicine, 7%
Medical History, 3%
Acls, 2%
Medical Education, 1%
Outpatient Care, 1%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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