Allergist/immunologist 

Duties and responsibilities: 1) Present research findings at national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals.2) Engage in self-directed learning and continuing education activities.3) Document patients' medical histories.4) Conduct laboratory or clinical research on allergy or immunology topics.5) Provide allergy or immunology consultation or education to physicians or other health care providers.6) Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, topical, or inhaled glucocorticosteroids. These are just some of the duties they have to do.

Salary: Allergists and Immunologists have the highest average income in the following states

Minnesota $218,180 and Indiana $212,200 and Georgia $209,380 and New Hampshire          $206,680 and Nevada $205,410

And Alabama      $202,950 and South Dakota          $201,140

Education: Individuals pursuing research careers in the subspecialty have the ability to advance medical knowledge and to translate it into clinically relevant strategies for diagnosis and treatment of allergic and immunologic conditions. In allergy / immunology, a physician can follow individual patients throughout their lives, and also provide care to other family members of all ages who have the same or similar condition. 

Some A/I specialists choose clinical careers in either private offices or teaching hospitals; while others are involved primarily in research as physician-scientists at medical schools, or in government or industry. The academic allergist / immunologist frequently combines patient care with medical school teaching and research.

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