Overview The medical specialty employing the use of
technological imaging to both diagnose and treat diseases of the
human body. X-ray Radiotography Ultrasounds Computed Tomography
Nuclear Medicine Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Magnetic
Resonance MRI Image of knee with a displaced patella 3
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Locations Radiology is a big field in the medical industry in
this generation. Many hospitals and clinics have a Department of
Radiology to provide examinations. A physician, such as a
Urologist, Obstetric, Oncologist, Orthopedist, etc. will provide
further treatment after radiologic evaluation. 4
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Education/ Training United States of America 4 years of
undergraduate college 4 years of medical school to earn a medical
degree D.O./ M.D. 1 year of internship 4 years of residence
training 1-2 years of additional specialty fellowship training. To
be confined the American Board of Radiology (ABR), you must pass a
multiple choice medical physics board exam covering the science,
technology and radiobiology. You will take the written board or
clinical aspects exam one year later. 5
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Skills, Abilities, & Demands Physical stamina Patience Able
to follow instructions Teamwork Time management Communication
Observation Stress Management Commitment Good at reading and
writing 6
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Salaries The median expected salary for Physician- Radiology is
$387, 284 per year. 7 Tulsa,) Oklahoma $370, 398 Dallas, Texas
$385, 274 New York, New York $451, 360 Las Vegas, Nevada $387, 400
Charlotte, North Carolina $384, 216
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Job Security Hospitals around the globe are in real need of
radiologists, especially when we have children of our own. The
greater the population, the more security therell be. Everything
dealing with medicine is a very secure career! 8
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Photography All over the globe! Its a great job, its enjoyable
but pays poorly. Government Portrait studios Stock-photo agencies
Magazine publishers Advertising Agencies 9 Locations
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Education/ Training 3 or 4 years of apprenticeships or several
years of vocational school You must pass a licensing exam
Associates, Bachelors or Masters Degree 1-2 years of training
involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with
experienced workers 10
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Skills, Abilities & Demands A good Eye Imagination
Creativity Knowledge on technical equipment Be organized 11
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Working Conditions Photographers for the government and
advertising studios usually work 40 hours weekly (8 hours in each
business-week). News photographers have irregular hours and can be
called at anytime. Youll spend more time editing images than
actually shooting pictures. Some photographers do their job in
dangerous, uncomfortable and/ or poor locations, but 129, 000
Americans worked with photography in 2004. 12
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Wages/ Salary Average Annual Salary: $36.37k Average Hourly
Wage: $17.48 13 This chart gives the photography-salary ratios to
all other careers in the U.S.A. from 1999-2009. Unfortunately, this
career does not pay very well when compared to radiology! The
security of this career is known as to remain keen but is much more
limited than medical careers.
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Medical Illustrator Photography related to patient care,
teaching, education and research. Clinical photography Graphic
Design Medical Art Videography 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. 14
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Job Locations University, medical center, hospital clinic, or
healthcare institution Publishing company (books or journals)
Corporation, small business Medical legal or law firm Web,
multimedia, or animation firm Veterinary school Pharmaceutical
company Advertising agency Other (government, non-profits) 15
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Where are Illustrations used? trade and consumer publications
advertising textbooks and journals web television patient education
continuing medical education (CME) interactive learning trade shows
museums veterinary, dental, and legal markets 16
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Skills A natural ability in both art and science Biology and
Medical Science Visualization Ability to work independently and
with others 17
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Education Courses: human gross anatomy physiology pathology
histology neuroanatomy embryology surgery Electronic media in
surgical and conceptual illustration to storyboard creation,
interactive media development, web design, animation, 3-D modeling,
and prosthetics. 18
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Wages/ Salary Median salary for a typical illustrator:
$61k-$150k. Supervisory/ Directory: $75k/$93k, respectively.
Self-employed: $79k-$250k. Positions for this job expected to
increase in the next generation the larger the population, the more
medical job positions will be open. 19
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Resources Radiology Wikipedia. 30 August 2012. 31 August 2012.
Web..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiology Radiological
Association of America..http://www.rsna.org/ Salary.com youre more
than just a salary.
.http://swz.salary.com/SalaryWizard/radiologist-Salary-Details-
Charlotte-NC.aspx Photography. MyPlan.com. 3 September 2012. Web.
.http://www.myplan.com/careers/photographers/articles-27-
4021.00.html?art=4 Medical Illustration->Careers. The
Association of Medical Illustrators. 3 September 2012.
Web..http://www.ami.org/medical-illustration/careers.html 20
