Neurologist

Neurologist

A neurologist is a physician that diagnoses and treats neurological diseases. Neurology is the study of the nervous system and involves the brain, spinal chord, nerves, and muscles. Some diseases that neurologists treat are multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and strokes. Neurologists may also be certified to perform neurosurgery, and operate on different parts of the nervous system. Source: Wikipedia

__Educational Requirements__ To become a neurologist you must first attend college for at least four years. After that you must get into medical school for another three years at least in order to get either a Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery degree. A neurologist must then complete their residency which would consist of mostly training at hospitals for about three to four years.

__Colleges and Universities__ __Professional Organizations__ __Salary Range__ The average salary for a neurologist is estimated to be about $178,000-$345,000 a year, but the amount depends on where you live and whether there is a high demand for neurologists in that area.
 * [|Baylor College of Medicine]
 * [|University of Texas]
 * [|University of New Mexico]
 * [|American Academy of Neurology]
 * [|American Board of Neurology]
 * [|National Neurotrauma Society]

__Future Job Outlook__ The job outlook for neurologists is fairly good. The job growth is about average for all areas of the neurology field, however, since we don’t know very much about the brain right now it is expected to increase along with new discoveries and technology.

Personally, I don’t really see myself becoming a neurologist, but I still think that it is an interesting career. The brain has always been something that interests me and I think that is would be fun to learn more about it. The thing that makes me not want to become a neurologist is the fact that you would have to go through school and residency for twelve years before you can even start working! I think if that didn’t take so long I would be more interested in pursuing that career.