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Orthopaedic Surgeon

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An orthopaedic surgeon, is a surgeon who has been educated and trained in the diagnosis and preoperative, operative, and postoperative treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal (muscle ... learn more

Employment Option

Self Employment Ratio

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Education

A formal Bachelor of Surgery with Orthoapaedic as a specific course would be the most apt course for an Orthopaedic surgeon. He/she would have to complete MBBS and pursue orthopaedic as the specializa ... learn more

Academic Education

Possible Employers

Career in Detail

An orthopaedic surgeon, is a surgeon who has been educated and trained in the diagnosis and preoperative, operative, and postoperative treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal (muscles and bones) system.

Orthopaedic Surgeons usually do the following

1.Diagnose and examine bone deformities or fracture to determine the best course of treatment.
2.Use electromedical equipment such as arthroscope, X-ray, and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine to locate bone fissure or defect.
3.Prescribe medications and supplements to ease the pain of a condition and strengthen joints.

Abilities and other Requirements

requires physcial stamina
requires special lightfingeredness
requires permanent customer relation

Income and other Facilities

Entry Salary / Income
Rs. (not set) - (not set)

Working Context

ISCO - International Standard Classification of Occupations

Security and Army Professionals
Skilled Urban Skilled Rural
Supporting Operations

The table illustrates the segregation of occupations according to the level of education & experience. The segregation is such that the 'Professionals' have the highest amount of education and/or experience then are the 2 skilled labour (Urban & Rural) and Supporting Occupations with assemblers, operators etc. Security and Army have a wider range of both education and experience and are governmental jobs.

The boxes highlighted are the ones associated with Orthopaedic Surgeon. According to ISCO, jobs can have various levels of education and/or experience which thus puts them in different boxes as visualized in the table.

Relevant Education

A formal Bachelor of Surgery with Orthoapaedic as a specific course would be the most apt course for an Orthopaedic surgeon. He/she would have to complete MBBS and pursue orthopaedic as the specialization.

Education strongly relevant

Duration Fee (Rs) Access without SEE
MBBS
Professional
5 Year(s) 4,947,000
No
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is a five and a half year long undergraduate course of Kathmandu University which includes one year compulsory internship. The Degree awarded is Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS. The standards and criteria adopted in strict adherence to the requirements of Nepal Medical Council and Kathmandu University. Ten Medical Colleges offers MBBS program in Nepal with affiliation from Kathmandu University. The KU MBBS program has been divided into three parts: the first two years of study consists of basic medical sciences. These years also include an introduction to clinical sciences. Over the next two and half years, students learn the principles and skills of clinical medicine by rotating through various medical specialties. The final one year consists of internship. Go to education page

Ideal Qualities

Work activities, mental & physical: You are equally comfortable with mental or physical work, without any particular preference for either. You should consider looking for jobs where both types of working activities can be utilized. Some examples would include providing services and working in security.

Style of Working, only applying: You prefer to have a lot of structure in your work, and you like to follow established methods of doing things. You should consider looking for jobs that are fairly routine and repetitive. Some examples would include running a business, teaching, and jobs that require physical labour.

Information Processing, rather detailed: You prefer to focus on a specific aspect, but with some awareness of how it fits within the larger operation. You should consider jobs that require you to focus and pay great attention to the details of what you are doing. Some examples would include jobs that involve handling accounts, working with data, or maintenance works

Flexibility, very high: You prefer to have a constantly changing work routine with only a few things or nothing being the same every day. You should consider looking for jobs that give you considerable freedom in where and what time you work. Some examples would include online jobs, freelancing, and writing.

Value orientation, only idealistic: You believe that your work must have meaning behind it, without any material importance. You should consider looking for jobs that will give you some personal satisfaction while doing it. Some examples would include teaching and doing social work.

Pursuit of Success, very low: Having a personal life is important to you. You don’t want your social and family relationships to suffer from dedicating time to your work. You should consider looking for jobs that will not interfere with your private life. Avoid jobs which require you to dedicate a lot of your free time to your work

Motivation to Create, very low: You prefer to implement already existing ideas rather than come up with your own ways of doing things. You should consider looking for jobs where you will be given clear and explicit instructions on what you have to do, or where there is already an established way of doing things. Avoid jobs where you have to think of your own ways of doing things

Motivation to Lead, quite high: You prefer to lead and direct others in a group. You like to tell them what you want to do and convince them to follow you. You should consider looking for jobs where you can lead a group of people and direct your group’s efforts. Avoid jobs where you will not be able to share your ideas on what you want others to do.

Action orientated, very high: You prefer to take the initiative in your work and to be proactive. You would rather not wait for your work to come to you. You should consider looking for jobs where you need to drive your work forward. Avoid jobs where you have to wait for something to happen before you can do anything.

Analysis orientated, very high: You like to spend a lot of time thinking before you make a decision. You believe that it is important to consider everything before acting. You should consider looking for jobs where you are required to think carefully before acting. Avoid jobs where you need to make decisions quickly without much time for thinking.

Team oriented, high: It is easy for you to cooperate and collaborate with others. You enjoy working with a team on tasks and projects. You should consider looking for jobs where you will be required to work with a team to perform tasks. Avoid jobs that will require you to work on your own.

Strength of enforcement, high: You are usually direct and you are capable of confronting others if needed. You have no problem saying what is on your mind. You should consider looking for jobs where you can evaluate and monitor others’ performance. Avoid jobs where you are not encouraged to say what is on your mind.

Ability to cope with pressure, very high: You are capable of working under pressure, to the point where you almost enjoy it. You are not easily stressed by daunting tasks. You should consider looking for jobs where you have to work at a hectic pace and perform well. Avoid jobs where you do not have to exert much effort.

Self-confidence, very high: You have a high amount of self-confidence. It is easy for you to present yourself in front of others. You should consider looking for jobs where you will have to make presentations in front of groups of people. Avoid jobs where you will not be encouraged to talk to other people.

1.Diagnose and examine bone deformities or fracture to determine the best course of treatment.
2.Use electromedical equipment such as arthroscope, X-ray, and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine to locate bone fissure or defect.
3.Prescribe medications and supplements to ease the pain of a condition and strengthen joints.

Employment Condition

Self Employment Ratio

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Possible Employers

Size of Employment

At the moment there are people working in this job in Nepal.

Job Demand

Shows the demand of the career (1st being the highest and the last being over-saturated).


60 = very high: This job is very high in demand. You can easily find employment or will be able to sell your service easily as a self employed person.

50 = high: This job is high in demand. With a certain talent you will find a job.

40 = medium: The demand for this job is medium. You should have chances in finding a job, but you might need to be flexible regarding your working place or in self employment, might have to compete with a few other professionals about the work.

30 = low: The demand for this job is low. Only a few vacancies are published. Academic proficiency as well as experience is required to be even considered for applying for this sort of jobs.

20 = saturated: There is no more demand for this profession in the labour market. Only if existing staff is released, new people are hired.

10 = over-supplied: There are many graduates already waiting for a job in this profession. You might have to consider a long waiting list or have to prove extraordinary talent to find a job in this profession.

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