Medical Careers: Video Series

There are many health care careers to be explored, including clerical work, medical transcription, nursing, health care management and being a doctor. Determine aptitude and interests in the medical field with help from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

The different types of nursing careers including being a registered nurse, a management nurse, a nurse practitioner and a nursing assistant. Find out how different nursing career impact how a hospital or clinic runs with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Becoming an occupational therapist requires an undergraduate degree, a two-year master's degree and six months of supervised work. Pass state and national occupational therapy board tests before working with patients that have suffered an illness or injury, and consider information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Becoming a dentist requires four years of undergraduate college and four years of dentistry school. Find out how dentists make an average salary of $140,000 a year with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A medical assistant is required to complete an accredited program that takes between six months and one year of training. Manage medical files, answer phones and help check in patients as a medical assistant with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

To become a physician, students are required to complete four years of undergraduate college, four years of medical school and three to eight years of residency training. Find out how residency trains doctors in a specialty, such as family practice or surgery, with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A medical record technician is responsible for keeping and managing the medical records for a doctors office to ensure proper billing. Spend nine months to two years training to be a medical record technician with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Becoming a radiologist requires four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school and at least four years in a radiology residency program. Obtain a super specialty in radiology, which can take up to 10 years, with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Becoming a surgeon requires four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school and four to eight years of specialized residency training. Prepare to spend a longer time in training to become a neurosurgeon or cardiovascular surgeon with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

An LPN, or licensed practical nurse, is required to complete a training program that lasts between one and two years. Find a job as an LPN in a nursing home or doctor's office with advice from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Becoming an optometrist requires four years of undergraduate college and four years of optometry school. Find out how optometrists can expect to make between $85,000 a year and $115,00 a year with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A bacteriologist studies viruses, parasites and bacteria, and can expect to make between $85,000 a year and $140,000 a year. Get a four-year degree in microbiology to become a bacteriologist with insight from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A cardiologist will make between $240,000 and $260,000 a year depending on specialty and area of treatment. Learn about the different types of cardiologists, including intervention cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A certified nursing assistant is required to complete a six- to eight-week course, and can expect to make around $10 an hour. Assist patients and nurses as a nursing assistant with advice from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A surgical physicians assistant, or surgical technician, can expect to make between $38,000 a year and $40,000 a year after completing an associate degree. Assist a surgeon during a surgery as a surgical technician with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

A radiologist will earn between $240,000 and $260,000 a year after completing four years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school and several years of residency. Consider a career as a radiologist, reading diagnostic images, with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Depending on specialty, a doctor can make as little as $80,000 a year, but will generally average $180,000 to $250,000 a year. Find out how very specialized doctors can make upwards of $400,000 a year with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

Choose a medical career based on your interests and with an understanding of the amount of schooling different careers will require. Prepare to spend as little as a year to as much as 12 years training for a medical career with information from a family doctor in this free video on medical careers.

To understand health insurance, learn about Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs and PPOs. Find out how health insurance and health coverage works for different individuals with information from a family doctor in this free video on health insurance.