Careers Radiology, Photography, Medical Illustration Wheatcroft, Lucas K. Heidelberg High School, DoDEA 1

Radiology Summary Locations Education/ Training Skills/ Abilities Conditions/ Demands Wages Growth 2

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

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

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

Skills, Abilities, & Demands Physical stamina Patience Able to follow instructions Teamwork Time management Communication Observation Stress Management Commitment Good at reading and writing 6

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

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 there’ll be. Everything dealing with medicine is a very secure career! 8

Photography All over the globe! It’s a great job, its enjoyable but pays poorly. – Government – Portrait studios – Stock-photo agencies – Magazine publishers – Advertising Agencies 9 Locations

Education/ Training 3 or 4 years of apprenticeships or several years of vocational school You must pass a licensing exam Associate’s, Bachelors or Master’s Degree 1-2 years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers 10

Skills, Abilities & Demands A “good” Eye Imagination Creativity Knowledge on technical equipment Be organized 11

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. You’ll 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

Wages/ Salary Average Annual Salary: $36.37k – Average Hourly Wage: $ This chart gives the photography-salary ratios to all other careers in the U.S.A. from 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.

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

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

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

Skills A natural ability in both art and science Biology and Medical Science Visualization Ability to work independently and with others 17

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

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

Resources “Radiology” Wikipedia. 30 August August Web.. Radiological Association of America.. Salary.com– you’re more than just a salary. –. Charlotte-NC.aspx “Photography”. MyPlan.com. 3 September Web. – html?art=4 “Medical Illustration->Careers”. The Association of Medical Illustrators. 3 September Web.. 20