Medical historian vs medical specialist

The differences between medical historians and medical specialists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a medical historian and a medical specialist. Additionally, a medical specialist has an average salary of $40,277, which is higher than the $29,797 average annual salary of a medical historian.

The top three skills for a medical historian include vital signs, blood pressure and patients. The most important skills for a medical specialist are patients, customer service, and patient care.

Medical historian vs medical specialist overview

	Medical Historian	Medical Specialist
Yearly salary	$29,797	$40,277
Hourly rate	$14.33	$19.36
Growth rate	16%	16%
Number of jobs	69,585	68,607
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	12	12

Medical historian vs medical specialist salary

Medical historians and medical specialists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Medical Historian	Medical Specialist
Average salary	$29,797	$40,277
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Adobe
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between medical historian and medical specialist education

There are a few differences between a medical historian and a medical specialist in terms of educational background:

	Medical Historian	Medical Specialist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Health Care Administration	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Medical historian vs medical specialist demographics

Here are the differences between medical historians' and medical specialists' demographics:

	Medical Historian	Medical Specialist
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%	Male, 42.6% Female, 57.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 9.0% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between medical historian and medical specialist duties and responsibilities

Medical historian example responsibilities.

Adhere to OSHA guidelines while performing instrument sterilization in addition to managing medical inventory.
Reconcile the patients' electronic medical chart to reflect the current medication history.
Evaluate donor suitability, maintain compliance with FDA regulations and company polices.
Interview patients and applicants for worker compensation and personal injury clients in English/Spanish.
Serve as an executive member on departmental teams providing regulatory guidance and technical assistance on HIPAA privacy and security rules.
Perform routine laboratory procedures and diagnostic testing including ECG lead placement.

Medical specialist example responsibilities.

Administer first aid, medication, emergency medical treatment, CPR, triage, and evacuation procedures.
Provide tactical medical instruction and services in emergency medical care of patients in austere and complex, out-of-hospital environments.
Provide mass casualty triage support, including administering emergency treatment, stabilizing patients, and routing them to appropriate medical facilities.
Provide wound care, sutures, injections, and CPR as needed.
Take vitals, = collecting co-pays, appt scheduling, radiology scheduling, triage, etc.
Operate equipment such as: electrocardiograms (EKGs), external defibrillators, and bag-valve mask resuscitators in advance life-support environments.

Medical historian vs medical specialist skills

Common medical historian skills

Vital Signs, 19%
Blood Pressure, 18%
Patients, 16%
Blood Samples, 7%
Computer System, 6%
DIS, 5%

Common medical specialist skills

Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 8%
Patient Care, 7%
Utilization Management, 5%
Medical Management, 4%
Patient Education, 4%

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