Specialists in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
Job description
These individuals diagnose and treat physiological or psychological diseases and disorders. They study their nature and evolution in humans. Some perform and supervise surgical procedures. These individuals work in:
- Hospitals and other health facilities
- Private medical clinics and specialized medical centres
- Clinical research centres
- Laboratories
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Biological agents
- Radiation
Main tasks
Clinical Medicine Specialists
- Diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychological disorders.
- Prescribe examinations (laboratory tests, X-rays, etc.), medication, and treatment.
- Act as a consultant to other physicians.
- Conduct research as required.
- Follow up on health conditions when required.
Laboratory Medicine Specialists
- Study the nature, formation, and evolution of diseases and the changes they cause in humans.
- Analyze samples and specimens.
- Supervise laboratory activities.
- Act as a consultant to other physicians.
- Conduct research as required.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
6,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 50.9% Female
- 49.1% Male
Not available.
- 50.9% Female
- 49.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$157,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62399% of jobs
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NAICS 6240% of jobs
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NAICS 610% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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Others1% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62399% of jobs
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NAICS 6240% of jobs
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NAICS 610% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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NAICS 910% of jobs
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Others1% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
University
Experimental medicine or experimental surgery
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 52.9%
47.1% of graduates pursue further studies
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
Health sciences
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 94.1%
5.9% of graduates pursue further studies
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
Medicine
This discipline is taught in the following institutions:
Also required
Specialist Physicians
- Postdoctoral training (residency) of four to seven years in a specialization.
- Permit to practice issued by the Collège des médecins du Québec (CMQ [Quebec College of Physicians]).
Sometimes required
- For specialties in clinical medicine, laboratory medicine, or surgery, an additional two years of postgraduate training may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Critical thought
- Data collection
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Active learning
- Written expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Solving complex problems
- Science
- Result evaluation
- Service oriented
- Social perception
- Information processing
- Coordination
- Time management
- Learning strategies
- Human resource management
- System analysis
- Teaching
- Systems evaluation
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Inductive reasoning
- Oral comprehension
- Written comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Speech clarity
- Near vision
- Speech recognition
- Information organization
- Classification
- Hand-arm stability
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Idea generation
- Originality
Knowledge and attributes
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Professional ambition
- Rigour
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Tolerance to stress
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of biology
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Carry out research
- Assist and advise
- Teach or educate
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Official name of the NOC 31100
Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
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Skill type
Health
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