Orthopedics By Kailey Stanton

Description: Orthopedics is the branch of medicine that deals with the deformities of Bones and Muscles

Jobs: Orthopedic Surgeon Orthopedic Registered Nurse Radiological Orthopedic Specialist Orthopedic physician/Practitioner

Education: To become an Orthopedic Surgeon, you would need a science relater bachelor's degree followed by 4 years of medical school with six years at the minimum for residency. In total you would be in school for upwards of 14 years at the least. Bachelors = 4 years Medical = 4 years Residency = 6 years (at least)

Colleges: University of South Dakota (Vermillion, South Dakota) Mayo Medical School (Rochester, Minnesota) Harvard Medical School (Cambridge, Massachusetts) John Hopkins University (Baltimore, Maryland) University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Demand: The Demand for Orthopedic Surgeons is estimated to increase by 22% by the year of 2020.  The number of open jobs for an Orthopedic Surgeon in the United, States alone is 713,800.

Income: The wage is greater than or equal to the average $208,000 per year or the $100.00 per hour that the average Orthopedic surgeon could make. The lowest estimated you could earn a year is about $180,600

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References: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical- schools/research-rankings https://www.wikipedia.org