Medical Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities: Medical Scientists conduct research aimed at improving overall human health. They often use clinical trials and other investigative methods to reach their findings. Their duties consists of:

• Running trial procedures on volunteer test groups or individual subjects
• Work in settings like hospitals, clinics, and laboratories.
• Sometimes have to work with dangerous substances
• Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation and procedures for medical application
• Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.

Salary: $82,240 per year

Education: Medical scientists typically have a Ph.D., usually in biology or related life science.

Demand for this profession: Employment of medical scientists is projected to grow 8% from 2014 to 2024

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

No I wouldn’t like to be one. It looks boring. I don’t think this job is for me.