by: benjamin houlton

BY: BENJAMIN HOULTON

TRANSPLANT SURGEON

TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs organ transplants on people• Making sure that the patients organ transplant goes well • Transplant hearts, liver, kidneysand parts of the brain• Need to know vital signs, nerveconnections blood type, and affects on other organs.

EDUCATION • need a doctoral degree in medical science• Specialization + 2 years• There are not many internship opportunities available• Need to renew knowledge every 4 years.• there are 126 medical SCHOOLS IN THE united states

OBTAINING SCHOOLING • Johns Hopkins University -4• Washington University in St. Louis 2-3• Stanford University -4• Nearest technical college fox valley technical

college

WORKING CONDITIONS• Always on call depending on the availability of the

patient• Most transplant surgeons work for 70+ hours a week• Average organ transplant 1-3 hours• Must be able to work alone• Does procedure alone• Choose the staff

SALARY• $14,807 per month• Low- $200,000 per year• Medium- $300,000 per year• High-$600,000 per year• Annual U.S salary $41,763.37• Benefits• Free, or reduced dental• Medical insurance• Annual 401k checks• Paid holidays, sick days

ADVANCEMENTS• cash advances• Better insurance plans• Become a member of the American society of

transplant surgeons• Become administrators, or teachers• Some open their own practices

DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS • Must have doctoral degree • Need to be able to be on call 24/7• Most be able to endure the stresses of

transplanting organs• Need to make sure that life and work don’t get

mixed• Need to work hard everyday• Have to over come many obstacles

CONCLUSION 1. Working alone 2. Get things done3. Focused on a job4. Good in high stress positions5. Good at planning6. Great at keeping records

BIBLIOGRAPHY• transplant surgeon job description. (2011). Retrieved January 6, 2012, from net

Industries website: http://careers.stateuniversity.com/pages/7984/Transplant-Surgeon.html

• Top 10 Medical schools. (2012). Retrieved January 6, 2012, from Medical Resource Group, LLC website: http://www.studentdoc.com/top-10-medical-schools.html

• Salary of a Transplant Surgeon Per Month. (2012, August 26). Retrieved January 6, 2012, from Demand Media, Inc website: http://www.ehow.com/info_8689102_salary-transplant-surgeon-per-month.html

• Heart Transplant. (2012). Retrieved January 6, 2012, from Wikipedia website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_transplantation#Operative

• national wage index. (201, October 19). Retrieved January 6, 2012, from U.S.GOV website: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/cola/AWI.html

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