Description
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. Specialists in laboratory medicine study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans. Specialists in clinical medicine usually work in private practice or in a hospital while those in laboratory medicine usually work in hospitals. Residents in training to become specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are included in this unit group.
Job Titles
- Anesthesiologist
- Anesthetist
Main Duties
- Administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.
Workplaces
- Hospitals
- Private practice
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Decision Making
- Instructing
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
- Monitoring
Abilities
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Deductive Reasoning
- Finger Dexterity
- Inductive Reasoning
- Pattern Identification
Personal Attributes
- Attention to Detail
- Independence
- Stress Tolerance
- Active Learning
- Adaptability
Similar Occupations
- Managers in health care (30010)
- Specialists in surgery (31101)
- General practitioners and family physicians (31102)
- Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating (31209)
- Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals (31303)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be very good for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine (31100) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
The growing and aging population is expected to increase the demand for specialist physicians in the upcoming years. National priorities for healthcare, such as efforts to improve retention, speed up international accreditation processes, and make labour mobility more efficient, should help to address existing health care challenges over the forecast period.
However, the high entrance requirements and limited post-graduate training positions in medical schools across Canada continue to restrict the labour supply of these professionals. As a result, there continues to be a demand for additional specialist physicians across P.E.I.
Here are some key facts about Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine mainly work in the following sectors:
- Hospitals (NAICS 622): 71%
- Ambulatory health care services (NAICS 621): 28%
- 57% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 60% of specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 75% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 25% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: n/a
- bachelor’s degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: more than 95% compared to 8% for all occupations
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | $80,605 | $238,892 | $415,379 |
| Canada | $99,727 | $250,012 | $535,765 |
Training
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