National Occupation Code (NOC): 31100

Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders and act as consultants to other physicians. Specialists in laboratory medicine study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans. Specialists in clinical medicine usually work in private practice or in a hospital while those in laboratory medicine usually work in hospitals. Residents in training to become specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine are included in this unit group.

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Job Duties for Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine

Anesthesiologists

• Administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.

Internists, general

• Diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. Provide care mainly for adults who have a wide range of problems associated with the internal organs.

Pediatricians, general

• Diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries.

Psychiatrists

• Diagnose, treat, and help prevent disorders of the mind.

Allergists and immunologists

• Diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system.

Hospitalists

• Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.

Neurologists

• Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and disorders of the nervous system involving the brain and spinal cord and other nerve and muscular conditions.

Nuclear medicine physicians

• Diagnose and treat diseases using radioactive materials. May monitor radionuclide preparation, administration, and disposition.

Dermatologists

• Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases or other conditions of the skin.

Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians

• Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

Preventive medicine physicians

• Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.

Radiologists

• Examine and diagnose disorders and diseases using x-rays and radioactive materials. May treat patients.

Other specialists in clinical medicine

• Diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders. Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures. Prescribe medication and treatment and refer patients for surgery. Act as consultants to other physicians. May conduct medical research.

Specialists in laboratory medicine, including pathologists

• Diagnose presence and stage of diseases using laboratory techniques and patient specimens. Study the nature, cause and development of diseases in humans and the structural and functional changes caused by diseases. Act as consultants to other physicians. May perform autopsies.

Alternate Job Titles

• Acute Care Specialist
• Allergist
• Allergologist
• Anatomical Pathologist
• Anesthesiologist
• Anesthesiologist - Canadian Armed Forces
• Anesthetist
• Autopsy Pathologist
• Cardiologist
• Cardiology Specialist
• Child Specialist
• Clinical Immunologist
• Clinical Immunology And Allergy Specialist
• Clinical Pathologist
• Clinical Pharmacologist
• Community Health Physician
• Community Medicine Physician
• Community Medicine Specialist
• Critical Care Medicine Physician
• Critical Care Medicine Specialist
• Dermatologist
• Diagnostic Radiologist
• Diagnostic Radiology Specialist
• Emergency Medicine Physician
• Emergency Medicine Specialist
• Emergency Physician
• Emergentologist
• Endocrinologist
• Environmental Medicine Specialist
• Forensic Pathologist
• Gastroenterologist
• General Pathologist
• Geneticist - Medical Specialist
• Geriatric Medicine Specialist
• Geriatrician
• Geriatrist
• Heart Specialist
• Hematological-pathologist
• Hematologist
• Hematopathologist
• Hematopathology Specialist
• Histopathologist - Medical Specialist
• Hospitalist
• Hyperbaric Physician
• Immunologist And Allergologist
• Infectious Disease Physician
• Infectious Disease Specialist
• Infertility Specialist
• Inpatient Physician
• Internal Medicine Specialist
• Internist
• Lung Specialist
• Medical Bacteriologist
• Medical Biochemist - Physician
• Medical Geneticist
• Medical Genetics Specialist
• Medical Microbiologist
• Medical Oncologist
• Medical Oncology Specialist
• Medical Parasitologist
• Medical Pathologist
• Medical Physiologist
• Medical Specialist
• Medical Specialist Officer - Canadian Armed Forces
• Neonatologist
• Nephrologist
• Nerve Specialist
• Neurologist
• Neuropathologist
• Neuropsychiatrist
• Nuclear Medicine Physician
• Nuclear Medicine Specialist
• Nuclear Physician
• Occupational Health Physician (OHP)
• Occupational Medicine Specialist
• Occupational Physician
• Oncologist
• Pathologist - Medical
• Pathologist-hematologist
• Pediatric Oncologist
• Pediatrician
• Phoniatrician
• Phoniatrist
• Physiatrist
• Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Specialist
• Pneumologist
• Preventive Medicine Physician
• Preventive Medicine Specialist
• Proctologist
• Psychiatrist
• Psychiatrist - Canadian Armed Forces
• Psychopharmacologist
• Pulmonary Disease Specialist
• Pulmonary Medicine Physician
• Pulmonary Medicine Specialist
• Pulmonologist
• Radiation Oncologist
• Radiologist
• Radiologist - Canadian Armed Forces
• Radio-oncologist
• Radio-oncology Specialist
• Rehabilitation Specialist
• Respiratory Disease Specialist
• Respirologist
• Rheumatologist
• Skin Disease Specialist
• Skin Specialist
• Specialist Doctor
• Specialist In Cardiology
• Specialist In Community Medicine
• Specialist In Critical Care Medicine
• Specialist In Emergency Medicine
• Specialist In Environmental Medicine
• Specialist In Epidemiology And Community Medicine
• Specialist In Geriatric Medicine
• Specialist In Hematopathology
• Specialist In Infectious Diseases
• Specialist In Infertility
• Specialist In Internal Medicine
• Specialist In Medical Oncology
• Specialist In Nuclear Medicine
• Specialist In Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
• Specialist In Preventive Medicine
• Specialist In Pulmonary Disease
• Specialist In Spinal Injuries
• Specialist In Sports Medicine
• Specialist Physician
• Spinal Injury Specialist
• Sports Medicine Physician
• Sports Medicine Specialist
• Surgical Pathologist
• Tropical Medicine Physician
• Anatomopathologist
• Anesthetist-Resuscitator
• Clinical Immunologist-Allergist
• Medical Examiner
• Specialist In Plastic Surgery
• Surgical Resident
• Urologist
• Pathologist\'s Assistant
• Child And Adolescent Psychiatrists
• Adult Psychiatrists