2212-Specialist Medical Practitioners (Medical)

Job Title: 

Specialist Medical Practitioners (Medical)

Job Description: 

Specialist medical practitioners (medical) diagnose, treat and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans, using specialised testing, diagnostic, medical, physical and psychiatric techniques, through application of the principles and procedures of modern medicine. They specialise in certain disease categories, types of patient or methods of treatment and may conduct medical education and research in their chosen areas of specialisation

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status
  • considering medical information provided by a referring doctor or other healthcare provider
  • ordering specialised diagnostic tests to determine the nature of disorders or illnesses
  • prescribing, administering and monitoring patients' responses to treatments, medications, anaesthetics, psychotherapies, physical rehabilitation programmes and other preventive and curative measures
  • recording patients' medical information and exchanging information with other health professionals to ensure the provision of comprehensive care
  • reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional requirements
  • providing information to patients and families about preventive measures, treatment and care for specific ailments
  • conducting research into specific human disorders and illnesses and preventive or curative methods and disseminating the findings such as through scientific reports
  • planning and participating in programmes designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of specific diseases
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Cardiologist
Dermatologist
Paediatrician
Psychiatrist
Respiratory physician
Internal medicine physician

This unit group excludes

Anaesthesiologist (2214)
Emergency physician (2214)
Gynaecologist (2214)
Medical scientist (2134)
Obstetrician (2214)
Ophthalmologist (2214)
Radiologist (2214)
General practitioner (2211)
Dental practitioner (2261)
Dental surgeon (2261)
Clinical psychologist (2634)
Surgeon (2213)

Specific Occupations: 

22121
Cardiologist

22122
Dermatologist

22123
Gastroenterologist

22124
Internal medicine physician

22125
Medical oncologist

22126
Paediatrician

22127
Respiratory physician

22128
Psychiatrist

22129
Other specialist medical practitioners (medical) (eg endocrinologist,geriatrician, haematologist, infectious diseases physician,neurologist, nuclear medicine physician, rehabilitation physician, renal physician, rheumatologist)

International Careers(ISCO): 
Similar O*NET Careers (USA) : 
Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore