Medical Scientist

Medical Scientist

Duties: Medical scientists conduct research aimed at improving overall human health. They often use clinical trials and other investigative methods to reach their findings. Medical scientist run trial procedures on volunteer test groups or individual subjects to see how drugs interact with the patients. They work in settings like hospitals, clinics and laboratories. These conditions are usually safe, but sometimes they have to work with dangerous substances and in those cases medical scientists carefully follow all the necessary safety procedures.

Salary: $69,765-$144,905

Education: The end educational goal for a medical scientist is typically a Doctor of Philosophy  in Biological Sciences, although some medical scientists choose to get a medical degree, such as the Doctor of Medicine, instead. Before this, they acquire an undergraduate education by attaining a bachelor's degree in biology or in a medical health related major.

I wouldn’t like to be a Medical Scientist because i am not interested in this career.