Cardiologist, Kaimātai mate manawa
Cardiologists diagnose and treat patients with heart disease and other heart or blood conditions. They do consultations and may perform surgery.
Your pay could be
$185K
Lower
$206K to $247K
Most common
$557K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
Your training could be
14 years
Cardiologists
- usually work irregular and long hours
- usually work in hospitals and health centres and may travel locally
- may do emotionally demanding work
- need to be accurate, methodical and work well under pressure
Tasks
- diagnose and treat patient heart problems
- analyse test data
- make treatment plans and prescribe medicine
- see patients for specialist appointments
- assess patients in the emergency room
- perform medical procedures
- do heart imaging
- teach medical students
- work with other medical professionals
- educate communities about heart health
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You need
- to complete the Health Sciences First Year programme at the University of Otago OR the first year of the Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Biomedical Science or Bachelor of Science with a health major at the University of Auckland
- a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- a minimum of 2 years’ general hospital experience
- to complete 6 years' training and become a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
- an Annual Practising Certificate
- to pass a police check
Registration
You need to be registered to do this job. This means you meet your industry's professional standards.
Medical Council of New Zealand
Te Kaunihera Rata o Aotearoa
Phone Number,0800 286 801
enquiry@mcnz.org.nz
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