Morgan Maugans

Career Development
Mrs. Crowther
March 2017
Career Exploration

Business Letter
March 29, 2017

Mrs. Crowther
Garnet Valley High School
552 Smithbridge Road
Glen Mills, PA 19342

Dear Mrs. Crowther:

The three careers I selected to research were a surgeon, a dermatologist, and an obstetrician. I
decided to choose these careers because of my interests, strengths, and because of the results
from Myers-Briggs and the Interest Inventory. In and out of school I am always interested in
learning about medicine and about the human body. Therefore in school, I enjoy to take science
and math courses and they tend to be my strengths in school also. Also, I always want to help
people and make people feel better whether it is a family member, friend, or co-worker. After
taking the Myers-Briggs test my results showed that I am a caregiver which has traits of being
warm-hearted, conscientious, cooperative, and loyal. In addition, I got results that told me I
would fit the role as a nurse, teacher, administrator, child caregiver, physician, and a counselor.
Similarly, when I got my results back from the Interest Inventory I scored highest in social and
investigative. This means that I have strengths in communicating, teaching, interacting, helping
others, extensive thinking, and searching for facts. As a result, I found that careers that suit me
are a midwife, registered nurse, dermatologist, surgeon, acupuncturist, and a marriage/family
counselor. In conclusion, I found that from all of my results careers that would best suit me are
ones that involve interacting and helping people.

A surgeon, dermatologist, and an obstetrician all are jobs that I researched and further
information on. For these careers my work style is very similar in that I am good with dealing
with people, I work hard at what I do, I am motivated, and I am able to multi-task. For a
dermatologist in the next five years, I would envision myself still being in medical school
studying for medicine. Then in ten years, I would most likely still be in school doing my core
training pathway of my choice. If I were to follow the path of a surgeon in five years I would just
be starting my medical school at a college studying biomedical science. Next, in ten years I
would be at the beginning of my internship or I would be just starting my residency. In the next
five years as an obstetrician, I would still be in medical school studying medicine. After that in
ten years, I would be trying to get my masters degree in dermatology. For all of these careers,
my personality type would fit very well. Lastly, I am able to work under pressure, I would
always be caring for my patients, and I would always be optimistic.

For all of these careers, I would find them to be very interesting because I enjoy learning about
the body and what the body can do. Although, the one that I would find the most interesting
would be a surgeon because it is much more hands on and complex than the other two careers.
The career I would find the least interesting would be a dermatologist because it doesnt have a
wide range of things I would encounter at work. In addition, I would be very satisfied in all of
these jobs because I would have something to do all the time and I would be doing many
intriguing things at work every day. For all of these careers if I would decide to pursue one of
them I would have to start out by deciding where I would want to do my four-year pre-medical
school. One career I may consider would be an obstetrician, but I am uncertain if I would enjoy
the job as much as I would like. The one career I would want to pursue the most and I would be
the happiest in would be a surgeon. The reason being is that I would be very hands on, I would
interact a lot with my patients, there are so many different cases I could deal with, and I want to
help people and allow them to live a healthier longer life. As a result, I am glad for doing this
career search so I was able to narrow down the jobs I am most interested in pursuing in my
future.

Sincerely,

Morgan Maugans
3441 Garnet Mine Road
Garnet Valley 19060
Part A:
Surgeon:
1. What education is needed for this career? (Explain type of education, where one can get
it and how long it would take.)
- The type of education is 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3-7
years for internship and residency. All of which are obtained from going to college and doing
programs at hospital s.
2. What training is needed for this career? (Explain type of training, where one can get it
and how long it would take.)
- For training you will need an internship and a residency which one could get at a hospital. The
training would be on-the-job and would take anywhere from 3-7 years.
3. Who are the largest employers for this career /field?
- The largest employers for this field would be hospitals.
4. Where can one find work in this field? (i.e. factories hospitals govt schools etc.)
-One can find work in hospitals mainly or doctor offices.
5. What is the average starting salary? (For this question, use the bottom 10%.)
-The average starting salary is $36,200.
6. What is the average ten-year salary (For this question, use the median)
-The average ten-year salary is $395,456 (for general surgery).
7. What is the long-term outlook for this career? (Will the need increase, decrease, stay
the same, be eliminated?)
-The long-term outlook for this career is that it will increase and maybe decrease slightly
depending on how much technology improves on treating patients. This job will always be
around because there are always people in need of medical care.
8. What are the working conditions? What are some of the hazards or disadvantages (i.e.
health risks, moving to other locations for advancement, temporary or seasonal
employment, etc.) of the job?
-The working conditions are long and irregular hours, a lot of standing, work in a sterile
environment, are on call, and may travel to different hospitals or offices.
9. What are the responsibilities on the job?
-The responsibilities for this job is treating injuries, diseases, deformities through operations.
Also surgeons examine patients, perform different diagnostic tests, and they will perform surgery
for their specific specialty.

10. What are some related occupations?

-Registered nurse, physician assistant, dentist, and anesthesiologists.
Research Questions B:
Major Employer: Christiana Care Health System Job ID: 577533
1. What is job title being advertised?
The job title being advertised is a Cardiac Surgeon.
2. Where are they located?
They are located in Wilmington Delaware.
3. What are their requirements for hiring?
Their requirements for hiring is being an energetic person and who wants to be full-time cardiac
surgeon.
4. What is the companys name?
The companys name is Christiana Care.
5. What education is needed and training?
Has been through college, internship, residency,fellowship, and is a cardiac surgeon.
6. Why should I chose your hospital?
7. Would I be able to travel for this job?
8. Would I be able to take a vacation or multiple sick days?
9. What would my hours be?
10. Would I be able to pick the days I work?

Citation:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2016-17 Edition, Physicians and Surgeons,
on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physicians-and-surgeons.htm (visited
March 23, 2017).

Bird , Amy . Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Job in Wilmington, DE. Christiana Care Health System
- Cardiac Surgeon | Physician Jobs | PracticeLink.Com, Christiana Care Health System , 1 Jan.
2017,
www.practicelink.com/jobs/577533/physician/cardio-thoracic-surgery/Delaware/Christiana%20
Care%20Health%20System. Accessed 23 Mar. 2017.

Part A:
Dermatologist:
Research Questions A: Choose TEN or more of the questions below to research and present in
your findings. Answer length will vary depending on the question; however, consider 3-5
sentences as an appropriate base-line.
1. What training is needed for this career? (Explain type of training, where one can get it
and how long it would take.)
For this career you would have to go to pre-med and med school and then do a two-year
foundation programme. After that you would have to choose a core training pathway. You would
be able to obtain these things from any medical school of your choice. It would take about 12
years to finally become a dermatologist.
2. Who are the largest employers for this career /field?
The largest employers for this field is hospitals and doctor offices because that is where the high
demand for this type of job is.
3. Where can one find work in this field? (i.e. factories hospitals govt schools etc.)
You can find work in this field in hospitals and doctor offices.
4. What is the long-term outlook for this career? (Will the need increase, decrease, stay
the same, be eliminated?)
The long-term outlook for this career is that this job will always be around because it is
important to have skin doctors so certain things can be treated. Although it could decrease
because of technology advances.
5. What are the working conditions? What are some of the hazards or disadvantages (i.e.
health risks, moving to other locations for advancement, temporary or seasonal
employment, etc.) of the job?
For this type of job you will always find a job because doctors have such high demand and are
always in need. The working conditions can be fairly hard because you are on-call and
6. What is the nature of the work?
The nature of this work is that you will treat conditions such as skin cancer, eczema, psoriasis,
dermatitis, and acne. You are a physician / possibly a surgeon and you will have at least one
theatre list per every week. You will mostly be treating the patient's skin and may operate.
7. What are the responsibilities on the job?
For this job you are responsible for helping and treating the patient to the best of your ability and
making sure you dont harm them or kill them.
8. Are there any professional associations or unions that are necessary or suggested to be a
member of this profession?
For this occupation you are recommended to be a physician and a registered skin surgeon.
9. What are some related occupations?
Registered Nurse, general surgeon, skin therapist, skin specialist, or a cosmetologist.

10. Are most of the workers in this field traditionally male or female? (Explain)
Most people in his field are women, because women make up 55% of this field. There is more
women than men because women find it to be more interesting

Research Questions B:
Job ID: 555931
1. What is job title being advertised?
The job title being advertised is a Dermatologist.
2. What is the company name?
The company name is Beebe Healthcare.
3. Where are they located?
They are located in Southern Delaware.
4. What are their requirements for hiring?
To work for this company you would need to be certified in dermatology and you would have to
be ready to work right away.
5. What are some of the benefits that are listed (sick days, vacation, family leave,
maternity, sick and education policies?)
The benefits for this company is that you are offered a comprehensive salary with generous
benefits package.
6. Do most people who work here stay here or do they transfer to another hospital?
7. What would be my starting salary?
8. Would I be able to chose the days I work and the hours?
9. Would I just work at the workplace in Lewes, DE or would I also be working at other
places in DE?
10. Would I be able to do surgery?

Citations:
Dermatology. NHS Choices, The NHS Constitution , 1 Jan. 2017,
www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/medicine/dermatology. Accessed 28 Mar. 2017.

Dermatology Job in Lewes, DE. Bring your Family to the Beach and call it home!
Dermatologist opportunity in southern Delaware | Physician Jobs | PracticeLink.Com, Practice
Link , 2017,
www.practicelink.com/jobs/555931/physician/dermatology/Delaware/Beebe%20Healthcare.
Accessed 28 Mar. 2017.

Part A:
Obstetrician:
Research Questions A: Choose TEN or more of the questions below to research and present in
your findings. Answer length will vary depending on the question; however, consider 3-5
sentences as an appropriate base-line.

1. What education is needed for this career? (Explain type of education, where one can get
it and how long it would
take.)
The education needed for this career is you would need to go to college for four years, four years
for a bachelor degree, four years of medical school, and a 3-8 year residency specializing in
obstetrics (about 12 years total for education and training). You can earn all of this at colleges
that offer medicine and also at hospitals that have obstetrics.
2. What training is needed for this career? (Explain type of training, where one can get it
and how long it would take.)
The training for this career is to do a residency at a hospital for 3-8 years specializing in
obstetrics.
3. Who are the largest employers for this career /field?
The largest employers for this field is hospitals and doctors offices.
4. Where can one find work in this field? (i.e. factories hospitals govt schools etc.)
One can find work at any hospitals or doctors offices.
5. What is the average starting salary? (For this question, use the bottom 10%.)
The average starting salary is about $190,000.
6. What is the average ten-year salary (For this question, use the median)
The average ten-year salary is about $202,107.
7. What is the long-term outlook for this career? (Will the need increase, decrease, stay
the same, be eliminated?)
The long-term outlook for this career is that it will increase about 14%.
8. What are the working conditions? What are some of the hazards or disadvantages (i.e.
health risks, moving to other locations for advancement, temporary or seasonal
employment, etc.) of the job?
The working conditions for this job is a medical setting and it has harsh hours that are irregular.
This is a full-time job and at times there is a possibility you could be on call which is a
disadvantage.
9. What is the nature of the work?
The nature of this work is to work with pregnant women throughout their pregnancy and when
they go into labor. They make sure that the babies are healthy and have no complications
throughout delivery and also when they are in the womb.

10. What are the responsibilities on the job?

The responsibilities for this job is to make sure mothers deliver healthy babies.

Research Questions B:
Job ID: 580275
1. What is job title being advertised?
The job being advertised is an OB/GYN.
2. What is the company name?
The company name is the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
3. Where are they located?
They are located in Hershey, PA
4. What are their requirements for hiring?
They requirments for this job is that you have to have an M.D. degree and have exemplified that
you have done well in education, research, and clinical care.
5. What are some of the benefits that are listed (sick days, vacation, family leave,
maternity, sick and education policies?)
You can receive a compensation package that is very competitive to receive.
6. What would be my starting salary?
7. Would I be guaranteed a spot in your program?
8. Would I be able to focus mainly on Obstetrics?
9. Would I be doing a lot of research or mainly patient care?
10. What would my hours be like?

itation:
C
What Is an Obstetrician? What is an Obstetrician?, Learn.org, 2017,
learn.org/articles/What_is_an_Obstetrician.html. Accessed 28 Mar. 2017.

Obstetrics and Gynecology Job in Hershey, PA. Faculty OB/GYN in Hershey, PA | Physician
Jobs | PracticeLink.Com, Practice Link , 2017,
www.practicelink.com/jobs/580275/physician/obstetrics-and-gynecology/Pennsylvania/Penn%2
0State%20Health%20Milton%20S.%20Hershey%20Medical%20Center. Accessed 28 Mar.
2017.