General Internal Medicine Physicians

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1. 01Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
2. 02Provide and manage long-term, comprehensive medical care, including diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, for adult patients in an office or hospital.
3. 03Refer patient to medical specialist or other practitioner when necessary.
4. 04Prepare government or organizational reports on birth, death, and disease statistics, workforce evaluations, or the medical status of individuals.
5. 05Manage and treat common health problems, such as infections, influenza or pneumonia, as well as serious, chronic, and complex illnesses, in adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
6. 06Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
7. 07Provide consulting services to other doctors caring for patients with special or difficult problems.
8. 08Immunize patients to protect them from preventable diseases.
9. 09Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, students, assistants, specialists, therapists, and other medical staff.
10. 10Conduct research to develop or test medications, treatments, or procedures to prevent or control disease or injury.
11. 11Operate on patients to remove, repair, or improve functioning of diseased or injured body parts and systems.
12. 12Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose medical condition of patient.

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