Medical Illustrator

Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical illustrator is a professional artist with specialized training and advance education in medicine, science, art, design, visual technology, media techniques, and in theories related to communication and learning. Collaborating with scientists, physicians, and other content specialists, medical illustrators serve as visual translators of complex technical information to support education, medical and life science research, patient care, patient education, public relations, and marketing objectives.

Salary:$62,000-$100,000

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 Education Programs (CAAHEP). Each program accepts 16 or fewer students each year, so entrance into the schools is very competitive.

Reflection:I would like to be a Medical Illustrator because I like to draw and it seems fun to work on that and they also get payed well so yes i would like to became a Medical Illustrator.