Neurologist

Neurologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Neurologists are medical doctors who specialize in the nervous system and study how the brain functions. They treat all kinds of disorders and diseases from brain tumors to basic migraines. They also work with head and nerve trauma patients as well. The career, like most doctoral professions, requires intensive and extensive amounts of education and hands on training. This is due to the fact that most neurological procedures are highly delicate and have little room for mistakes.

Average Salary: $178,564

Educational Requirements:

            Similar to other physicians, neurologists must begin their careers by going to college and then attending medical school. As an undergraduate, aspiring doctor who majors in a science, such as biology, chemistry, or physics will be better prepared for a medical school curriculum. Although most colleges do not have a pre-med major because medical schools do not require any specific major, some schools do offer a pre-med concentration that may include the biology, chemistry, physics and math courses required by medical schools.

I would like to be a neurologist because I enjoy how the brain works.