In this video, professor and medical illustrator/animator for 20+ years Travis Vermilye discusses how to become a medical illustrator. He’ll answer common questions like “what does a medical illustrator or animator do?”, “What are the education requirements?” and “Where can I go to school for this?” He’ll also provide some professional resources and a few tips about making a new career path for yourself in medical illustration and animation. Plus, there is a bonus storytime at the end.

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Links to resources discussed in the video:
Association of Medical Illustrators ami.org
Institute of Medical Illustrators imi.org.uk
Medical Illustration Source Book medillsb.com

My Blog posts about becoming a medical illustrator or animator:
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https://www.travisvermilye.com/howto...

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00:00 Introduction
00:59 What do medical illustrators do?
01:34 What are the different types of medical illustration?
04:34 Who do medical illustrators work for?
07:39 Who makes a good candidate for medical illustration?
08:20 What kind of undergraduate education do I need for medical illustration?
10:56 Where are the grad programs in North America?
12:06 Where are the European Programs?
12:41 What is it like to go to grad school for medical illustration?
15:55 Resources for learning more
20:52 Tips about starting your medical illustration journey
22:55 Thank you wrap up
23:42 Bonus story about grad school at U of M working in the morgue