Medical Career (Base Game & Ambitions)

Medical Career (Base Game & Ambitions)

This is one of the base game careers that was enhanced by Ambitions with the addition of the Doctor job -- so it has some interactive elements to it...  From the perspective of regular income and retirement income, this is one of the more profitable traditional career paths in the game, but hey, that is not really a surprise, is it?

Bearing in mind that like the cops, this is one of the jobs where your Sim is on-call and can get called back into work at odd and unexpected times.  The top level of this job is also the name of its Lifetime Wish -- and when your Sim reaches Level 10 they can determine the gender of a baby by examining the pregnant Sim.

Helpful Traits:  Ambitious, Bookworm, Charismatic, Friendly, Genius

Associated Lifetime Wishes: World Renowned Surgeon

Dressing the part for your Medical Career!

-- Career-based Books --
These books are obtained by completing career challenges at the appropriate level and cannot be obtained any other way in the game.  It is not known if reading them helps your Sim in any way, but there is a rumor that it might?

(Medical Career Novels)
Level 1: The Gift of Life
Level 2: Better Out Than In
Level 3: Respecting the Ambulance
Level 4: Blood Is Not Blue
Level 5: The 36 Hour Shift And You
Level 6: The Golden Hour
Level 7: The ATGC's Of Genetics
Level 8: The Simmania Pandemic
Level 9: Grey Matters

(Medical Career Journals)
Level 04: Selling Organs for Fun And Profit
Level 05: Managing Medical Malpractice
Level 06: Et Tu Nurse?
Level 07: Surgery for Dummies: Unrated Edition
Level 08: 101 Things to Try Out In the Operating Room
Level 09: Clever Interpretations of the Hippocratic Oath
Level 10: Fashionable Pagers That Bling


-- Selectable Work/Effort Options --
The following Work Options/Selections are available in this career at various points/levels, and selecting some may be a requirement for maintaining mood, likes, and obtaining promotions.

Chat with Medical Personnel -- Increase relationship with coworkers
Do Boss Paperwork -- Increase relationship with boss
Play Golf -- Slack-off
Sleep in Ready Room -- Napping at work helps with energy
Suck up to Boss -- Increase relationship with boss
Watch TV in Ready Room -- Slower performance and less stress
Work Hard -- Increase performance and stress


-- Career Levels/Titles and Details --
There are ten Levels for this career, and listed below are the levels, their title, the base rate of pay followed by the amount you are paid if/when your Sim retires from their job at that level, and the working days.  The Performance Base is the criteria by which your Sim is evaluated for promotions.

Level 01: Organ Donor
Base Pay Rate: $22 / Pension Pay Rate: $40
Performance Base: Mood / Logic Skill
Working Days: M-Tu-W-Th-F

Uniform 01: None

Level 02: Bed Pan Cleaner
Base Pay Rate: $25 / Pension Pay Rate: $40
Performance Base: Mood / Logic Skill
Working Days: M-Tu-W-Th-F

Uniform 02: Pink Scrubs

Level 03: Paramedic
Base Pay Rate: $28 / Pension Pay Rate: $50
Performance Base: Mood / Logic Skill
Working Days: M-Tu-W-Th-F

Uniform 03: Paramedic

Level 04: Medical Intern
Base Pay Rate: $33 / Pension Pay Rate: $80
Performance Base: Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-W-Th-F

Uniform 04: Blue Scrubs

Level 05: Resident
Base Pay Rate: $78 / Pension Pay Rate: $170
Performance Base:  Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-W-Th-F

Uniform 05: Blue Scrubs

Level 06: Trauma Surgeon
Base Pay Rate: $102 / Pension Pay Rate: $200
Performance Base:  Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-W-Th-F

Uniform 06: Green Scrubs

Level 07: Gene Thereapist
Base Pay Rate: $192 / Pension Pay Rate: $190
Performance Base:  Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-Th-F

Uniform 07: Lab Coat

Level 08: Infectious Disease Researcher
Base Pay Rate: $210 / Pension Pay Rate: $200
Performance Base:  Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-Th-F

Uniform 08: Lab Coat

Level 09: Nerosurgeon
Base Pay Rate: $225 / Pension Pay Rate: $350
Performance Base:  Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-Th-F

Uniform 09: Green Scrubs

Level 10: Deadly Disease Specialist
Base Pay Rate: $480 / Pension Pay Rate: $460
Performance Base:  Mood / Logic Skill / Research
Working Days: M-Tu-Th-F

Uniform 10: Lab Coat