Medical Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities:

The purpose of a medical scientist' job duties is to discover new methods of enhancing human health. The end result of these procedures and research is to come up with new treatment options, drugs and vaccines. Medical scientists perform research on specimens, such as bacteria and viruses, then regularly perform reviews, clinical investigations and write technical reports during this research process.

Salary:

The median annual pay for a medical scientist is $82,240. The average rate for a Medical Laboratory Scientist is $24.34 per hour.

Education:

In order to become a medical scientist the required education is a doctoral or professional degree. Although some scientist choose to get a medical degree such as doctor of medicine. Other requirements include a licensure for scientist who work with patients.

Demand for this Profession:

It helps to be good in science and math and interested in the fight against illness. You’ll also need to be patient since it takes a lot of trial and error in the lab.

                  

Reflection:

I’m not too sure about becoming a medical scientist. The challenges do sound interesting. It is also nice to help people in need. And also to figure out new ways to enchance the human health. It will probably be something to take into consideration.