Cardiologists

Cardiologists have years of training and experience in diagnosing, treating, and preventing conditions related to the heart and the vessels leading to and from it. Once they graduate from medical school, they spend several years in residency, working and training with senior doctors before striking out on their own.

In addition to the skills involved in carrying out the above actions, cardiologists have listening, thinking, and speaking skills that enable them to understand patients' descriptions of their problems. They use logic and reasoning to compare the strengths and weaknesses of different solutions to those problems and use new information and creative solutions in approaching these problems.

The personality traits of the cardiologist include devotion to patients' needs, ability to deal with stress, thoroughness in attention to detail, dependability, honesty, and ethical behavior in all situations. Cardiologists need a nurturing personality. The needs of the patient must always come before their own needs. Cardiologists must be willing to put aside their own concerns while they are responsible for the care of a patient.