Kaitlyn Ordway

Periods 6 & 7

Career Journal #4
Clinical Researcher
Education and Training Required- When trying to become one you can have
either a bachelors, masters, or associates degree. Some degrees that can help
someone meet the requirements would be and associate in applied science in
clinical research degree or a bachelor of science in clinical research degree. These
degrees usually include things like clinical monitoring, medical terminology,
biological science, case, pathophysiology, and ethics.
Responsibilities and Daily Activities- Some different things that they would do
is run clinical trials and tests to see how much certain drugs have effectiveness with
the risks and benefits to make sure theyre safe. They will be working with trial
protocols, working with the ethics committee, investigators, doctors and
consultants, and working testing and writing final reports for trials.
Salary Range- The average salary range for a clinical research associate would be
$58,534. But, you could get paid anywhere from $38,381 to $85,105 as a total pay.
SourcesEducation Portal (2003-2014) Clinical Research Coordinator Training Programs and
Requirements
Retrieved from: http://educationportal.com/clinical_research_coordinator_training.html
Graduate Prospects (2014) Clinical research associate
Retrieved from:
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/clinical_research_associate_job_description.htm
PayScale Inc. (2014) Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Salary (United States)
Retrieved from:
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Clinical_Research_Associate_(CRA)/Salary
Self Reflection- This career relates to Anna and her death because all of the
medications she was on before she died, they were the ones who tested them to
make sure they were safe and would work properly. Personally, I wouldnt want to
work in this career and I dont think I would like work with this at all because I would
be able to just work with drugs and test all day long.
Psychologist
Education and Training Required- In order to become a psychologist you have to
at least have a doctorates degree, while it would be a lot better to have a masters
degree. On top of that it would be a lot more likely and easier to get a job while

getting paid more if you had a PH.D in psychology. You could also get a Psy.D., which
means a doctor of psychology, but they work more in clinicians is some different
settings that have to do with mental health.
Responsibilities and Daily Activities- The reason there are psychologists is for
them to study the human mind. Their job is for us to better understand memory,
mental illnesses, and behavior. They can be found anywhere from schools, hospitals,
to different corporations. When psychologists are in training they chose what
theyre specialty will be and they can get a degree at the state or national level.
Salary Range- On average per year a psychologist makes around $67,530. But
they can make in total per year anywhere all the way from $41,350 all the way to
$131,423
SourcesPayScale Inc. (2014) Psychologist Salary (United States)
Retrieved from: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Psychologist/Salary
About (2014) Training for Psychologists
Retrieved from:
http://psychology.about.com/od/careersinpsychology/a/trainingreq.htm
Education Portal (2003-2014) Psychologist Job Duties, Job Description and
Employment Opportunities
Retrieved from: http://education-portal.com/psychologist.html
Self Reflection- This career choice relates with Anna and maybe her death
because she might have been going to see a psychologist, to help her coop with her
diabetes or other different illnesses she might have had. This career wouldnt be my
top choice, but it is something that I would possibly pursue. I think it would be an
interesting job to study the human mind and how different people work.