Western Medicine Doctor

Western Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs like radiation, or surgery.

Salary: $45,000-$50,000

Education: College degree required, medical license, must take biology, anatomy, and science classes.

Chinese (Oriental) Medicine

Chinese (Oriental) Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities: Oriental medicine has been practiced for over 2,500 years and includes, acupuncture, herbal medicine, moxibustion, Oriental massage and Oriental medicine.

Salary: $52,000

Education: 5-8 years of medical school, and a medical license.

 Reflection: I would not like to be a Chinese oriental medicine doctor.

Auricular Therapy

Auricular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Auricular Therapy is a form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body represented on the auricle the outer portion of the ear.

Salary: $38,000-$137,000

Education: 4-5 years of training, and graduate degree, and license.

  Reflection: I would not like to do auricular therapy, it seems like a great job. 

Acupressure

                        Acupressure

Duties and Responsibilities:  A variant system known as two point acupressure attempts to bypass a blockage of vital flow by using one acupoint to create a link with one of the collateral meridians, and then using one additional acupoint to simulate or reduce the flow around the obstruction.

Salary:  Avarage_$37,000-$40,000

Education:  Applicants must complete a minimum of 500 hours of classroom instruction, will also require licensure for massage therapists.

Reflection: I think being an acupressure therapist is nice, but I would not like to be one. I would not like that as a job.