Medicine

Interview with an RN

What do you do for a living? I am a registered nurse in the emergency department at a hospital. How would you describe what you do? I care for and treat the ill and injured patients and manage their care while they’re in the department and transfer them either home or they get admitted to [...]

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Interview with an Ophthalmologist

Dr. Randy Cole of the Boozman-Hof Eye Clinic was kind enough to share about his career as an ophthalmologist.  You can find his clinic and services here. What do you do for a living? I’m an ophthalmologist or an eye surgeon. How would you describe what you do? I’m generally working as a cataract and [...]

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Interview with an Oncologist

What do you do for a living? I’m a medical oncologist.  There are several different types of oncologists. There are radiation oncologists who deliver the radiotherapy in the end of cancer care and medical oncologists oversee the overall care of the cancer patient and run the drug end of cancer care. What does you work [...]

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Interview with a Hospitalist

What do you do for a living? Hospital medicine, and it’s a new division of internal medicine which focuses on patients admitted to the hospital only.  The term hospitalist is now often used to describe this career. How would you describe what you do? I’d just say we take care of adult patients that are [...]

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Interview with a Dentist

What do you do for a living? I’m a general dentist. How would you describe what you do? I do anything that pertains to surgery, cleaning, hygiene, or fillings in someone’s mouth. What does your work entail? I do fillings and root canals and surgical extractions, regular extractions, removal of wisdom teeth, removal of canines, [...]

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Interview with a Registered Nurse

What do you do for a living? I am a Registered Nurse. How would you describe what you do? I take care of patients who are recovering from a wide range of illnesses or from recent surgery. What does your work entail? I’m responsible for making sure that the patient’s pain is under control, that [...]

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Interview with a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

What do you do for a living? I sell medical devices and drugs to hospitals in this area. How would you describe what you do to someone? I pick a product and find a need in the hospital to fill. Then I go through the process of educating physicians, pharmacy, operating room personnel, case management [...]

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Interview with an OB/GYN

What do you do for a living? I’m a medical doctor. I’m an obstetrician gynecologist. How would you describe your job to someone? Labor-intensive. Ha-ha. Well, number one, it is a very satisfying position. You have the opportunity, from an obstetrical standpoint, to share in the families’ greatest days of their lives. When you look [...]

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Interview with an Allergist/Immunoligist

What do you do for a living? I’m an allergist and immunologist. How would you describe what you do? We treat and diagnose diseases that are produced by disorders of the immune system.  And they include conditions such as respiratory allergies, which are allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and asthma, acute systemic allergic reactions known as [...]

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Interview with a Speech Language Pathologist

What do you do for a living? I’m a speech language pathologist in a skilled nursing facility. How would you describe what you do? I work with geriatrics who have been in the hospital but need therapy before they’re able to go home to live independently. Most of the people I work with have trouble [...]

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