Perfusionist

Perfusionist

Duties and Requirements:

   They temporarily and artificially replace the circulation or respiratory functions. This includes heart surgery. During operation they:

• ·         Operating the heart lung machines.
• ·         Taking care of the anesthesia.
• ·         Administrating some medication.

Average Salary: $50,000

Educational Requirements:

   To be accepted in training programs you need a high school diploma with having taken challenging courses of biology and chemistry. They usually accept students who worked with science in college or who had experience with respiratory therapy and medical terminology. The amount of the training is different in many. This traing takes place in academic health centers, medical schools, and universities.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to be a perfusionist because it has everything to do with surgery. Surgeries are not really something that I want to get involved with.