Student/clinical rotation vs clinical consultant

The differences between student/clinical rotations and clinical consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a student/clinical rotation and a clinical consultant. Additionally, a student/clinical rotation has an average salary of $88,697, which is higher than the $74,263 average annual salary of a clinical consultant.

The top three skills for a student/clinical rotation include patients, vital signs and medication administration. The most important skills for a clinical consultant are patients, patient care, and customer service.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical consultant overview

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Consultant
Yearly salary	$88,697	$74,263
Hourly rate	$42.64	$35.70
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	87,950	271,180
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

What does a student/clinical rotation do?

Clinical rotation is the stage wherein medical students spend their last two years of study as medical team members. During this period, medical students learn to apply their knowledge from the classroom to real-life medical situations. They follow physicians and residents at teaching hospitals and gain relevant practical experience. During the training, they rotate through different medical specialties. They obtain a patient's history, complete physical examinations, and write progress notes. Also, they assist in medical surgeries and procedures with the guidance of physicians. Diagnosis and treatment of patients are two other medical activities that they actively involved in with attending residents' supervision.

What does a clinical consultant do?

A Clinical Consultant ensures that proper patient care is delivered through performing work flow analysis of the services provided. They consult and work directly with clinical, non-clinical, and vendor support personnel.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical consultant salary

Student/clinical rotations and clinical consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Consultant
Average salary	$88,697	$74,263
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $220,000	Between $57,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Eli Lilly and Company
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between student/clinical rotation and clinical consultant education

There are a few differences between a student/clinical rotation and a clinical consultant in terms of educational background:

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	University of Pennsylvania

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical consultant demographics

Here are the differences between student/clinical rotations' and clinical consultants' demographics:

	Student/Clinical Rotation	Clinical Consultant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 21.9% Female, 78.1%	Male, 30.7% Female, 69.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 11.8% White, 64.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 9.1% White, 65.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between student/clinical rotation and clinical consultant duties and responsibilities

Student/clinical rotation example responsibilities.

Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
Perform physical assessments; 12 lead EKG; analyze cardiac strips; blood glucose monitoring via AccuCheck.
Assist with patient control analgesia pump, collaborate with nurse and rapid response team to have patients transfer to ICU.
Experience include various floors with multiple teams including cardiopulmonary, oncology, trauma, ICU, orthopedics, and pediatrics.
Provide catheter care and a variety of injections for patients with autoimmune metabolic illnesses and urinary dysfunction.
Travele to multiple ICU/ CCU.

Clinical consultant example responsibilities.

Manage communications with referral source, medical providers, injure worker and other parties involve in the rehabilitation process.
Communicate by telephone with patients and patient family members to ensure attaining appropriate resource utilization require to achieve a quality outcome.
Conduct ACLS and BLS certification classes.
Act as lead instructor for ACLS, arrythmia monitoring and critical care course.
Appropriate level of care in ICU.
Implement and instruct all staff to successfully use and operate EMR computer system.

Student/clinical rotation vs clinical consultant skills

Common student/clinical rotation skills

Patients, 28%
Vital Signs, 6%
Medication Administration, 5%
IV, 5%
Direct Patient Care, 5%
Clinical Rotations, 4%

Common clinical consultant skills

Patients, 16%
Patient Care, 8%
Customer Service, 5%
Critical Care, 4%
Home Health, 4%
Patient Outcomes, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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