What are some careers options in healthcare without direct patient contact?

Medical Laboratory Technologist. Whenever a doctor tells a patient "we need to run some tests", it's the lab that actually handles the specimens, processes the sample, and analyzes the results. 70% of the doctor's diagnosis is based on the results from the laboratory technologist. There is very little direct patient contact, unless you wish to also be a phlebotomist, and be the one to draw blood from patients. This is probably one of the reasons why the medical laboratory is often unheard of, because we are behind the scenes in the lab. To become a technologist, you need a bachelor's degree from an NAACLS accredited program.

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Medical Transcriptionist. You'll be medical language specialist and will be able to access to medical records by electronic data management. Check here for more details: http://transcriptionmanila.blogspot.com/

Maybe you can get into Pathology. They never have direct contact with the pacient. I used to work in a hospital and the people in the department always stayed in their office and saw things thru a microscope. If I had to choose something in the medicine field it would be that because I have a dark sense of humor not suitable for most patients in a hospital.

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