Duties and responsibilities: A medical illustrator is a professional artist
with specialized training and advanced education in medicine, science, art,
design, visual technology, media techniques, and in theories related to
communication, learning and management
Salary: $75,000 and $93,000 as start, but with more skill you
can earn $79,000-$250,000 the maximum being $420,000
Education: must have a two year master’s
degree in a medical illustrator degree, also include an advanced course in human anatomy with dissection and may
include a combination of other biomedical science courses such as pathology,
microanatomy, physiology, embryology, and neuroanatomical, along with
specialized applied art courses such as surgical illustration. Other classes
may include color theory, instructional design, photography, interactive media
development, 3-D modeling and web design, along with traditional drawing and
computer applications.
Reflection: I would want to be a
medical illustrator because I have a deep passion for art and would want to
make a vast amount of money just for sketching the human anatomy