Surgeons Overview Surgeons treat and repair injuries and diseases using surgery. A surgeon is a special type of physician. Work Setting Surgeons spend most of their time in offices, hospitals, and clinics, and are part of a team of surgeons who work together. Surgeons stand in one place for a long time while in the operating room. Unexpected problems may appear during surgery, and surgeons must stay calm and make sudden decisions. Surgeons often work …showed first 75 words of 393 total…

…showed last 75 words of 393 total…and pass all three parts of the united states medical licensing and examination. {All three-exam fee's cost a total of $1,605} Preparation All medical colleges requires applicants to graduate from some kind of college and to take college admissions tests training for medical doctors is available in Portland at the Oregon health sciences university. But there is no school of osteopathy in Oregon the closest college is the Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California.