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General Medicine Specialist Physician

OFO Code: 221210

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
221210
Occupation
General Medicine Specialist Physician
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
2212 · Specialist Medical Practitioners

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

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Reproductive Endocrinologist, Palliative Medicine Specialist, Renal Medicine Specialist, Geriatrician, Intensive Care Medicine Specialist, Clinical Immunologist, Medical Specialist, Diabetologist, Thoracic Medicine Physician, Intensivist, Intensive Care Specialist, Pulmonary Specialist, Respiratory Medicine Physician, Clinical Geneticist, Clinical Oncologist, Haematologist, Musculoskeletal Physician, Thoracic Medicine Specialist, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Endocrinologist, Gastroenterologist, Nephrologist, Respiratory Physician, Cancer Specialist, Venereologist

  • Reporting births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities to meet legal and professional requirements
  • Recording patients' medical information and exchanging information with other health professionals to ensure the provision of comprehensive care
  • Conducting research into specific human disorders and illnesses and preventive or curative methods and disseminating the findings such as through scientific reports
  • 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
  • Planning and participating in programs designed to prevent the occurrence and spread of specific diseases
  • Performing autopsies to determine cause of death;
  • Considering medical information provided by a referring doctor or other health care provider
  • Providing information to patients and families and communities about preventive measures, treatment and care for specific ailments
  • Performing surgery of a general or specialised nature
  • Managing complications before, during and after childbirth
  • Conducting physical examinations of patients and interviewing them and their families to determine their health status

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