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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.
Average Salary: $35,000 -
$50,000
Educational Requirements
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.
For More Information:
Association of Medical
Illustrators
1819 Peachtree Rd, NE Suite 712
Atlanta, GA 30309
Information from: http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1bxt4.html
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