Medical illustrator


Duties and responsibilities:The work varies according to the size of the hospital department or private company. A hospital department usually has a number of medical illustrators and perhaps one member of staff (or more) who specialises in video filming and production.
As a clinical photographer or videographer you will:take photographs or films of patients (often concentrating on just one part of the body that has been affected by illness or injury) and process the images or film;undertake more specialised photography, such as 3D imaging or using specialist cameras, to photograph the structures of a particular part of the body, e.g. the eye, photographing the lens, cornea and retina.

Salary:Typical starting salaries for junior medical illustrators working in the NHS are between $19,217 and $22,458 (Band 4), rising to $21,909 to $28,462 (Band 5) with experience. Senior medical illustrators earn $26,302 to $35,225 (Band 6), while a head of department at a university teaching hospital or university medical or dental school can earn around $55,000There is more flexibility in university teaching hospitals' pay scales; departments are usually larger, so senior staff have greater responsibility and higher salaries. You can increase your income with freelance work in photography, illustration for medical books, or web design.

Education:Medical Illustrator Education and Training Program Information. A bachelor's or master's degree in medical illustration prepares a student to combine anatomy and physiology with artistic methods in order to teach or to develop graphic representations of biological elements.

Demand or need for this profession:Content and anatomical accuracy is paramount in the field of medical illustration; images are designed and created to communicate specific content. Therefore, it is most rewarding for detail-oriented individuals who genuinely enjoy and have natural ability in both art and science.Because of the variety of assignments medical illustrators typically experience, they should be accomplished in a wide range of art methods and media production skills to meet the current needs of the biocommunication industry.

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Reflection:i think i would like to be one because it seems somthing that i would like to do and i also like seeing a knowing new stuff each day. I think this is a good job because they paid good and they take pictures of the patients.

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