June 14, 2005
by Kathy A. Johnson
Healthcare Programs Columnist
Want to work in medicine, but you're not cut out to be a doctor? Check out these examples of alternative jobs in the medical field:
Artist
What would an artist do in the medical field? Become an art therapist. Art therapists work with other medical personnel to treat physical, mental, and/or emotional disabilities.
Through activities such as drawing, painting, sculpting, or coloring, art therapists try to help patients feel better, express feelings, or produce a certain reaction, according to Shelly Field in Career Opportunities in Health Care. Art therapists work in hospitals, nursing homes, extended care facilities, schools, and other health care facilities.
Writer
Medical writers may write for the medical profession, or they may put medical terminology and information into layman's terms for consumers. Medical writing jobs can include promotional writing for pharmaceutical companies, journal articles, brochures and posters found in doctors' offices, and educational writing for doctors, consumers, or sales reps.
Medical writers may also write for trade magazines, consumer magazines, or newspapers. Hospitals, medical schools, and some publications employ medical writers, or they may freelance.
Fundraising Director
Fundraising directors procure necessary funds for the hospital or other nonprofit health care facilities they work for. They may use large social events such as fund-raising dinners, dances, auctions, or telethons. They may also use direct mail or personal solicitation to obtain donations, or look for grants and write grant proposals (or assign those duties to someone else).
Fundraising directors do lots of writing--letters, brochures, presentations, press releases, and speeches. They work with other departments and volunteers, attend social events, speak in public, keep records of donations, make sure donations are acknowledged, track success of various fundraising programs, and prepare budgets. Because of their range of duties, fundraising directors should have excellent writing skills, people skills, and the ability to stay organized and keep up with details.
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About the Author
Kathy A. Johnson has written articles on health, fitness, and many other topics in her career as a freelance writer and editor. She lives in Florida, and is the features editor of Forum, a bimonthly publication of the national mothers group, Mothers & More.
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