Medicine

Interview with a Target Pharmacist

What do you do for a living? I am a pharmacist for Target. How would you describe what you do? On a daily basis I fill prescriptions and deliver medications to patients. I ensure the accuracy of all the prescriptions. I manage the inventory of the pharmacy, ensuring that we have enough inventory to provide [...]

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Interview with a Research Assistant

What do you do for a living? I am a research assistant in an Internal Medicine laboratory. How would you describe what you do? Our lab studies severe systemic inflammation caused by sepsis using a mouse model. My job entails much of the bench work associated with cellular analysis, molecular biology, mouse surgeries, and data [...]

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Interview with a Pharmacy Technician

What do you do for a living? Pharmacy Tech for a small chain inside a grocery store. How would you describe what you do? I usually greet the customer and get all of their information before filling their prescription along with checking them out at the register. What does your work entail? A pharmacy tech [...]

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Interview with a Forensic Pathologist

What do you do for a living? I’ve been a hospital pathologist and a forensic pathologist as a specialty after being a medical doctor. How would you describe what you do? A pathologist is somebody who is interested in laboratory tests and tissues, which are removed from the human, or examined after death on humans. [...]

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Interview with a General Surgeon

What do you do for a living? I am a Doctor of Medicine who practices as a General Surgeon.  General Surgery is the oldest specialty field in surgery.  At one time, all surgery done in hospitals was done by a General Surgeon.  As medicine has gotten more complex, the fields of Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Gynecology, Urology, [...]

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Interview with a Veterinarian

What do you do for a living? I treat sick animals and I put up with people. How would you describe what you do? In veterinary medicine you’ve got to do two things: you treat the animal, and then you’ve got to use psychology on the owner. Everyday I put up with people like that. [...]

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Interview with a Radiologist

What do you do for a living? I’m a radiologist and I also sub-specialize in interventional radiology. How would you describe what you do? Radiology is using technology and a variety of imaging techniques to look at the human body and diagnose problems. Quick Facts! How much do radiologists make a year? According to payscale.com [...]

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Interview with a medical sales recruiter-Peggy McKee of PHC Consulting

Peggy McKee, owner of PHC Consulting, can be found at www.phcconsulting.com What do you do for a living? I connect sales, sales management, and marketing candidates with companies in the laboratory industry. The laboratory industry supports physicians by providing information about a patient. This information is utilized to determine next steps in the patient’s treatment. [...]

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Interview with a Neurosurgeon

What do you do for a living? I’m a neurosurgeon. How would you describe what you do? Neurosurgery is a specialty that involves the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and their supporting and surrounding structures. What does your work entail as a neurosurgeon? Three days a week I [...]

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Interview with a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep-2

What do you do for a living? Pharmaceutical Sales Representative How would you describe what you do? I manage a territory of NW Arkansas that consists of approx. 250 physicians. I am in charge of calling on a list of physicians, created by myself, my partners, and my company, and selling the doctors, nurse practitioners, [...]

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