General practitioner, Rata arowhānui
Also known as
- Doctor, GP, family doctor, family physician
General practitioners (GPs) diagnose and advise patients about health problems to help prevent and treat common diseases, injuries, and mental and physical illnesses.
02:06 mins
Your pay could be
$78K
Lower
$133K to $267K
Most common
$355K
Upper
How does this pay compare?
Pay is before tax
General practitioners (GPs)
- usually work regular business hours and may be on call
- usually work in medical centres and health clinics
- may do emotionally demanding work
- need to identify and solve problems, work well under pressure and communicate well
Tasks
- Immunise patients.
- Prescribe treatments or therapies.
- Prescribe medications.
- Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
- Analyse test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
- Record patient medical histories.
- Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
- Provide health and wellness advice to patients, programme participants, or caregivers.
You need more than one qualification to become a general practitioner.
You need
- to complete the Health Sciences First Year programme at the University of Otago OR the first year of either the Bachelor of Health Sciences or Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science at the University of Auckland
- a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- 2 years of general hospital experience after graduation
- to complete the General Practice Education Programme to become a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
- 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
mcnz@mcnz.org.nz
https://www.mcnz.org.nzIf you’re in school
You need University Entrance to do the study or training for this job.
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