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, and videography) All demand advanced technical ability and an understanding of anatomy. Medical illustrators are categorized as healthcare scientists and are employed primarily by(Hospitals, Medical schools, Research establishments, and Specialist publishers) Photographers and video producers are involved with delivering visual records of patients'  conditions, operations and treatments for medical files, education and research. Graphic designers and artists create artwork for(Posters, Leaflets, Audio-visual lecture material, Websites, and Corporate publications)

Salary: $85,000

Education: The majority of medical illustrators in the profession have a master's degree from an accredited two-year graduate program in medical illustration. There are currently three programs in the United States and one in Canada that are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs. Each program accepts 16 or fewer students each year, so entrance into schools is competitive.

Reflection: I would like to be one because the job is very versatile and has a very good pay. But I don't at the same time because of the difficulty to enter a school to get accredited