According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination. | 93% |
| Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels. | 92% |
| Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure. | 89% |
| Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease. | 89% |
| Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds. | 85% |
| Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public. | 82% |
| Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians. | 81% |
| Study animal and human health and physiological processes. | 81% |
| Write and publish articles in scientific journals. | 80% |
| Write applications for research grants. | 79% |
| Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites. | 78% |
| Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, or chromatography systems. | 76% |
| Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs. | 73% |
| Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry. | 68% |
