Medical Scientist

Duties and  Responsibilities: Medical scientist purpose is to discover new ways of enhancing human health. Medical scientists do research on certain specimens like bacteria and viruses. They also regularly perform reviews and clinical investigations.

Salary: The median pay yearly is $82,240.

The median pay hourly is $39.54.

Education:

To become a Medical Scientist you need to at least have an Doctoral or professional degree in any type of science .Medical scientists typically have a Ph.D., usually in biology or a related life science. Some medical scientists get a medical degree instead of a Ph.D., but prefer doing research to practicing as a physician.Students planning careers as medical scientists typically pursue a bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field.

Demand for this profession: 8% in the year 2014

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Reflection: I strongly believe that I would enjoy being a Medical Scientist because I would like this kind of career.A reason i would like to be a Medical Scientist is that i like the pay. It is a good pay for the roles of a Medical Scientist.

Medical Assistant-

Duties and Responsibilities:  The duties and responsibilities include answering telephones, greeting patients, updating and filing patients , medical records, filling out insurance forms, handling correspondence, scheduling appointments, arranging for hospital admission and laboratory services, and handling billing and bookkeeping.

Salary: The median annual pay of a medical assistant is $30,590 a year.

Education:The minimum for a medical assistant is a high-school diploma. However some states require training or examinations for those that do clinical work and because some employers assistants with training.

Demand for this profession: The medical assistant career has a projected ten year growth of twenty-three percent since 2014.

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Reflection:I strongly believe that i would like to be a Medical Assistant in the future because the roles they have assigned are ones I enjoy doing the most. I also think that i would like to be a Medical Assistant because i enjoy working with people and being able to help them with their needs.