Internal Medicine Specialist

The Specialist – Internal Medicine is responsible to diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults who have a wide range of problems associated with the internal organs.

Job Responsibilities 1:

Treat internal disorders, such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and problems of the lung, brain, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract.

Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.

Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.

Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.

Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza and pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.

Monitor patients’ conditions and progress and revaluate treatments as necessary.

Job Responsibilities 2:

Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, and examination results.

Make diagnoses when different illnesses occur together or in situations where the diagnosis may be obscure.

Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients.

Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.

Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.

Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases.

Job Knowledge & Skills:

Medical knowledge about :established and evolving biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and social behavioural sciences and application of this knowledge to patient care.