Medical Illustrator
Duties and
Responsibilities: Medical illustrators
are highly skilled artists. They work
strictly in the medical field and create graphics for textbooks, journals,
magazines, and educational films. Their
drawings span a wide range from microorganisms to body parts. Some medical
illustrators prepare illustrations that aid in research about or creation of
artificial body parts. At times, they
are called upon to use modeling skills to create artificial body parts, such as
ears, and noses, for patients that are deformed or have undergone some
surgeries.
Salary: $35,000 - $50,000
Education: Students
interested in becoming medical illustrators should take a college preparatory
program in high school that emphasizes art and science. In college they should
either major in art and minor in science or major in science and minor in
art. Undergraduate science courses
should be the same as those required for medical school. The majority of
medical illustrators have master's degrees in the field from a program that is
accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational
Programs. Certification as a medical illustrator requires a graduate degree in
medical illustration, a portfolio review, and successful completion of a national
examination.
Reflection: I
think I would like to become a Medical Illustrator because it involves making or drawing
illustrations and I like to draw.
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