Allergist Career Goals

Since High School is getting close and I was starting to wonder about what career I wanted to do. I needed to find the path of study I needed to take in High School in order to have a career. So in ELA, we took two surveys to find out more about ourselves and find a career that matched our skills and the activities we liked to do. The surveys helped me learn more about my skill levels and what kind of jobs would be right for me. My goals for this paper is to look ahead into the future and see what I will be doing in a couple of years, learn more about what I need to do in order to raise my lower skill levels and be prepared for a career, and lastly I want to find a study path that is right for me and helps me get the career I want.

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An Allergist does many things like, diagnose or treat allergic conditions, performs diagnostic tests such as skin pricks, educates patients about diagnoses or treatments, prescribes medication, develops individualized treatment plans, documents patient’s medical history, conducts physical examinations, and provides therapies. The interest for an allergist is social, realistic, and investigative which all match all of my top skills.

An allergist annual salary is $168,670, the entry annual wage is $47,300. The hourly wage is $81.09, the entry hourly wage is $22.74. There is limited travel and most of the work is done inside.

I think that being an Allergist is a good job for me because with having so many allergies myself I understand the struggle and would like to help others through it. I would also love to learn about allergies, like what causes them and how to prevent them. This career will always be important because there are tons of people dealing with allergies and until there is a solution for them there will be a need for
A PhD is the minimum educational requirement for medical scientist but both are particularly helpful.

My dream college UNC Chapel Hill, they have one of the best immunology/Allergist program. They focus and have a strong emphasis on research training in order to help students with hands on training to give them the mindset that enables them to approach situations in a systematic yet creative and “out of the box” way. The medical program ensures graduates are well positioned for success. The allergy/immunology program allows you to train with todays foremost experts through a combination of high-impact and evidence-based instructions and focus on cutting-edge training.

Some of the schools that offer programs for Immunology and Allergy include Duke, North Carolina State, and Wake Forest. To pay for college I plan on using the money that is being saved up for me in my college fund.