Osteopathic Physician

Duties and Responsibilities: Allopathic physicians, M.D.s, are medical doctors who treat disease and injury using counteractive methods.  An example is that they will prescribe antibiotics to kill bacteria that have caused an infection. Allopathic physicians often work in public or private hospitals or clinics and many have private practices.

Average Salary:$10,000-$275,000

Educational rights: Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English. After three or four years of college, prospective physicians must attend medical school. Undergraduate requirements for admission to all medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics.