Medical Illustrator

Medical Illustrator

Duties and responsibilities: Medical illustrators produce resources such as photography and graphic images for professionals involved in patient care, teaching, education and research. There are four specialist areas:

clinical photography;

graphic design;

medical art;

videography.

Salary: The median salary for a medical illustrator or medical animator is $62,000 and can range up to $100,000.

Education: In most medical illustrator careers a bachelors in fine art is required.

Reflection: With the research I did on this medical career it looks very interesting to draw many things that have to do with our body. Although, I do feel like it won’t be a job for me because I don’t have any good skills on drawing.

Chinese(Oriental)Medicine

Chinese(Oriental) Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities: Oriental medicine practitioners use forms of acupuncture and treatment through the Chinese concept of “qi,” which means energy. Oriental medicine can help these next following things: headaches, back pain, arthritis, or other illnesses by identifying patterns of imbalance within a body’s energy levels and working to readjust fluids or tissues in order to keep the body in balance and relieve pain.

Salary: $60,000 per year

Education: a bachelor’s or associate’s degree (or the equivalent, with 60 semester units from an accredited college or university) is required for admission into an AOM program.

 

Reflection: I think being a person who involves with helping people as a  career, is very good. I can actually see myself as a oriental medicine practitioner. The salary is very high, so that’s another good thing about it. I honestly think the requirements are very easy.

Auriclar Therapy

Auricular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Provide treatment of symptoms and disorders using needles and small electrical currents. May provide massage treatment. May also provide preventive treatments.

Salary: $38,000 – $137,000

Education: Most Auricular Acupuncturists have a Doctorate or a Master's degree. Start by getting your Bachelor's degree.

 

Reflection: I think I would enjoy becoming a auricular therapist. You make very good salary J I already had planned to get my bachelor’s degree too!

Athletic Trainer

Athletic Trainer

Duties and Responsibilities: Athletic Trainers (ATs) are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.

Salary: Typically athletic trainers earn a salary of $35,000 to $75,000 per year.

Education: Minimum requirement for most athletic trainer positions is a bachelor's degree, but many of these professionals have a graduate degree or masters J

Reflection: I honestly think it would be fun becoming an athletic trainer because that will also motivate me on doing the right exercises and make me become a healthier person and that’s a bonus for me. I would also like becoming this because I want to get my masters degree and that’s part of the requirements.