Tag: careers
Saving Lives One X-Ray At a Time: What You Need To Know About Radiologists
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Overview Radiologists are unique doctors that use imaging equipment, like X-rays and MRIs, to diagnose and provide care for patients. There are many different specialists in radiology, like interventional radiologists and radiation oncologists (both of which we’ll be talking about more in-depth in other posts!), but this time, we’ll just…
Simplified: What You Need To Know About Oncologists
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Oncologists are physicians that specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Oncology itself is the study of cancer. There are three types of oncologists: medical, clinical, and surgical. Together all of these roles create a team of doctors who help to treat a patient with cancer. Types of Oncologists…
Pediatric Cardiologists: Heart Doctors of Hope
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A pediatric cardiologist is someone who specializes in diagnosing and treating children – infants and adolescents as well – regarding their cardiovascular system, more specifically the heart. As said before, pediatric cardiologists focus on children’s hearts and cardiovascular systems, which become present at birth or early in their lives. Compare…
From baby bumps to heart beats: The work of a Sonographer
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Sonography requires imaging equipment to record sound waves to produce ultrasounds or sonograms. One well-known career in using sonography is as an ultrasound technician. By using specialized equipment to take these images, it provides additional healthcare providers to help analyze and diagnose medical conditions. More specifically, an ultrasound tech operates…
Guardians of the Brain: Understanding the Role of a Neurologist
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Neurologists work with patients who have had something harmful to their brain. So a Neurologist’s job is to examine the muscles and nerve abnormalities that may currently have a recent trauma. Then after the examination, they start to administer treatment plans to increase the patient’s way of life which is…
NICU Nurses: Swaddle Specialists of the Medical World
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A NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) nurse is someone who sub-specializes in treating newborns in a frailer state than they are already in. Working in the NICU as a nurse means that you work with newborns who need attentive care because of their fragile state. This means that NICU nurses…
Pimple Panic? Find out how Dermatologists keep your skin glowing
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With a wide variation of specialized doctors within the medical field, dermatologists have a well known profession. However, for those that are unfamiliar with this career, this job specializes in primarly nails, skin, and hair. To specify, while their job extends across a variety of urgency, their main focus is…
Simplified: What You Need To Know About A Trauma Surgeon
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Learn about trauma surgeon responsibilities, training, work-life balance, demand, and more