Medical Scientists
Perform research for new drugs and treatment methods once they have been cleared for experimental use in humans.
They also compare the effects of a drug or treatment method with the effect of a placebo on a group of subjects who do not know which version of the two treatments they are receiving.
What are Clinical Trial Researchers?
These nurses work in emergency rooms in hospitals or medical centers.
They set up rooms with equipment for medical procedures, monitor patients' vital signs, administer medications and even perform procedures such as intubation.
What are Emergency Care Nurses?
See patients of all ages, provide basic care for a variety of common ailments, are usually the first to recognize major health problems, and may order diagnostic tests or refer to a specialist.
What are Family Physicians?
Accurately measure and package prescription medicines for patients to pick up to use at home. They often alert doctors and patients about possible drug interactions, and can usually suggest alternative medication choices.
What are Retail Pharmacists?
Oversee the day-to-day administrative operations of hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
What are Healthcare Administrators?
Find new methods and protocols to alleviate illness or adverse conditions on a large-scale basis, whether the research assesses the purity of drinking water in a region of a specific country, or is instead directed at reducing the incidence of suicide attempts in an urban center.
What are Public Health Researchers?
They work independently, but under the direction of an anesthesiologist, to deliver anesthesia services to patients who are undergoing surgery or other painful medical procedures.
What are Nurse Anesthetists?
These doctors provide women with preventive care, manage pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and diagnose and treat diseases of the reproductive organs. They also specialize in women’s health issues like menopause, hormone problems, contraception, and infertility.
What are OB/GYNs?
Prepare medications that will be administered to patients in the emergency room, the hospital ward, the intensive care unit, or who are having surgery.
What are Hospital Pharmacists?
Treat disabled, ill or injured patients with special equipment and the therapeutic use of daily activities. They help patients improve, regain and develop the skills needed for day to day life and work. They may provide long-term patient care and acute patient care.
What are Cccupational Therapists?
Examine the human genome at the level of DNA.
Their aim is ultimately to identify all the different genes in the human genome and their variations, which correspond to specific areas of human DNA.
What are Genetic Researchers?
These nurses are able to provide the majority of services that a regular family care physician can, such as regular physical examinations and care for chronic and acute illnesses.
They can also perform routine medical procedures such as suturing, and have the authority to prescribe medication for patients.
What are Nurse Practitioners?
Take care of patients who have cancer by treating the cancer itself, as well as the symptoms caused by the disease.
What are Oncologists?
Prepare radioactive materials that are used for diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures.
What are Nuclear Pharmacists?
Help people with physical injuries or illnesses to regain range of movement and control their pain. They help determine the root causes of the trauma, counsel patients, and work with them to create a plan for rehabilitation.
What are Physical Therapists?
Medical scientists who work to further reveal the processes and components of the brain, whether from a psychological (conscious) or nervous system (unconscious) standpoint.
What are Neuroscientists?
These nurses provide care to women in the time prior to, during and immediately after childbirth.
What are Labor and Delivery Nurses?
Treat serious infections such as swine flu, bird flu, and HIV/AIDS, among other communicable diseases.
What are Infectious Disease Physicians?
May prepare special formulations or combinations of drugs. Although prescribed by a physician, these compounds are typically used for indications that are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
May prepare chemotherapeutic medications or drugs for a rare condition.
What are Compounding Pharmacists?
Work under physicians to conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret tests, counsel on preventive health care, assist in surgery, and prescribe medications.
What are Physician Assistants?
Rely heavily on preclinical and clinical trials that use animal, and later human, subjects to examine the effects -- including benefits and risks -- of possible medicinal substances.
What are pharmacologists?
These nurses inspect the operating room prior to surgery, ensuring that it’s clean, sterile and ready for the patient. They also set up the surgical tools, counting all sponges, needles and other instruments before and after the operation. During the surgery, they hand the surgeon tools and other instruments.
What are Scrub Nurses?
Cover a lot of issues including sinus problems, allergies, head and neck cancers, and more.
What are Otolaryngologists?
Work for drug manufacturing companies doing marketing, research and product development, quality control, sales, and administration.
What are Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmacists?
Respond to to medical emergencies and deliver patient care, support, and evaluation in a pre-hospital setting, like on scene and during transport to the hospital. This generally includes assessing the patient, determining the proper emergency care, and administering treatment.
What are EMTs/Paramedics?