Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities: A medical illustrator is just that. Medical illustrators are professional artist who are trained in the medical field. They have an advanced education in medicine, science, art, design, digital technology and communication. That is why they fall under the title of a bio communicator as well. Medical illustrators work alongside scientists, physicians, and other specialists to make it easier for people to comprehend difficult medical procedures and topics. They do this for technical information to support education, patient care, patient education, and to ure for marketing.   

Salary: The average that a medical illustrator gets paid is $62,000 a year.

Education: Most medical illustrators will have a masters from an accredited graduate program. There are only three in the U.S. and they accept less than 20 students a year. They receive education in  gross anatomy, pathology, physiology, histology, neuroanatomy, embryology, and surgery. Most graduate programs in medical illustrating are only two years but it depends on the program.   

Demand or Need for this profession: The demand for a medical illustrator is greater than that of a scientific illustrator and an art director.

Reflection: It sounds interesting and I’m definitely intrigued. I didn’t know that all you needed was an associates degree, but know that I do it makes it even better.