Doctoral fellow vs certified medical technician

The differences between doctoral fellows and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a doctoral fellow, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a doctoral fellow has an average salary of $53,366, which is higher than the $38,859 average annual salary of a certified medical technician.

The top three skills for a doctoral fellow include patients, cell culture and data analysis. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Doctoral fellow vs certified medical technician overview

	Doctoral Fellow	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$53,366	$38,859
Hourly rate	$25.66	$18.68
Growth rate	17%	5%
Number of jobs	22,661	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	41	44
Years of experience	4	12

What does a doctoral fellow do?

A doctoral fellow is a physician that has completed studies and receives a fellowship to cover his/her or her expenses while completing his/her or her medical dissertation. A doctor fellow undergoes this fellowship to get additional training for their chosen sub-specialty. During the fellowship period, a fellow can act as an attending physician or consultant physician with other physicians' direct supervision in the sub-specialty field.

What does a certified medical technician do?

Certified Medical Technicians are specialists in medical diagnoses by performing laboratory testing and analysis for hospitals and physicians. Their duties include lab sanitization to prepare for testing and collection, recording medical samples for testing, specimen preparation, blood drawing for donation and testing, and assisting physicians with sample collection as well as equipment handling in surgical rooms. They must also understand how to use complex and sensitive testing equipment such as cell counters, analyzers, microscopes, and centrifuges.

Doctoral fellow vs certified medical technician salary

Doctoral fellows and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Doctoral Fellow	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$53,366	$38,859
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $72,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	Hawaii	Alaska
Best paying company	IBM	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Health Care

Differences between doctoral fellow and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a doctoral fellow and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Doctoral Fellow	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Chemistry	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	University of Connecticut

Doctoral fellow vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between doctoral fellows' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Doctoral Fellow	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	41	44
Gender ratio	Male, 55.3% Female, 44.7%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 9.3% Asian, 32.9% White, 47.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between doctoral fellow and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

Doctoral fellow example responsibilities.

Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
Attend courses in drug discovery, python programming, and next-generation sequencing analyses.
Coordinate the validation of data aquisition algorithms (C++, python) for all real and simulate data.
Conduct custom synthesis of organic molecules, key intermediates and building blocks for medicinal chemistry applications.
Design PCL/PLCL drug delivery system for DC immunotherapy.
Succeed in using CRISPR to genetically correct diseas iPSCs.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Doctoral fellow vs certified medical technician skills

Common doctoral fellow skills

Patients, 8%
Cell Culture, 6%
Data Analysis, 5%
Research Projects, 5%
Cell Biology, 5%
Immunology, 5%

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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