Resident physician vs cardiologist

The differences between resident physicians and cardiologists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cardiologist has an average salary of $299,848, 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 a cardiologist are cardiology, patients, and patient care.

Resident physician vs cardiologist overview

	Resident Physician	Cardiologist
Yearly salary	$164,598	$299,848
Hourly rate	$79.13	$144.16
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	43,775	2,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

What does a resident physician do?

A Resident Physician participates in a program of graduate medical education and training in a specialized area of medicine. They work with other members of the healthcare team to provide direct medical care to patients.

What does a cardiologist do?

A cardiologist is an expert at diagnosing and treating cardiovascular diseases. They are primarily in charge of conducting initial assessment and interview, conducting extensive examinations, studying the patient's medical history, and recommending the best care practices for patients. A cardiologist must also discuss the situation with patients, helping them understand the extent of their conditions and corresponding procedures, referring them to other services as needed. Furthermore, there are instances when a cardiologist must use imaging equipment for diagnosis, prescribe medication, and perform surgeries.

Resident physician vs cardiologist salary

Resident physicians and cardiologists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Resident Physician	Cardiologist
Average salary	$164,598	$299,848
Salary range	Between $78,000 And $344,000	Between $150,000 And $597,000
Highest paying City	Worcester, MA	Fargo, ND
Highest paying state	Alaska	North Dakota
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	Billings Clinic
Best paying industry	Health Care	Health Care

Differences between resident physician and cardiologist education

There are a few differences between a resident physician and a cardiologist in terms of educational background:

	Resident Physician	Cardiologist
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 30%
Most common major	Medicine	Medicine
Most common college	Duke University	Emory University

Resident physician vs cardiologist demographics

Here are the differences between resident physicians' and cardiologists' demographics:

	Resident Physician	Cardiologist
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 53.1% Female, 46.9%	Male, 33.0% Female, 67.0%
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, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 18.6% White, 62.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between resident physician and cardiologist 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
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Cardiologist example responsibilities.

Train and manage new interns/ volunteers assisting with the evidence-based hypertension management program.
Facilitate patient use of cardiac rehabilitation services.
Schedule patients for surgery, order preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures.
Educate patients and provide them vitamin and nutritional supplements base on diagnosis.
Skil in analysis and diagnosis of ECG.
Perform exercise treadmill, stress echo exam.

Resident physician vs cardiologist skills

Common resident physician skills

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

Common cardiologist skills

Cardiology, 27%
Patients, 24%
Patient Care, 9%
Echocardiogram, 5%
Cath Lab, 5%
Internal Medicine, 5%

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