Interview Assignment: Tanya Trynosky MD: Dermatologist/Mentor

1. For someone working in your field, please describe fantasies versus realities of the
job.
It requires non-stop learning even after decades of school.
It is very difficult to stop thinking about work during your free time.
Fantasy = great income. Reality = STUDENT LOANS
2. What is your current education level? What continuing education and training are
required?
M.D. = 12 years of post-high school education
50 CME hours required per year.plus retaking board exams and maintenance of
certification
3. Please describe the typical day to day activities of someone working in your field.
See patients, juggle insurance companies, follow-up with patient complications,
call patients to deliver bad news, see more patients, repeat
4. How secure are you in your current position? What do you think is the future of
your field?
VERY secure. And yes, theres a future.
5. What is a typical (average or lowest to highest) salary of someone working in your
field?
$200K-500K
6. What potential for growth is there in your field?
The cosmetic angle of our field has grown exponentially over the past decade, and
I expect it to keep growing.
7. What are your regular working hours?
8-4
8. What is your favorite thing about your profession?
Feeling a connection with my community by helping its members.
9. Does your job fit your personality? If so, how?
Yes. It allows me to work in a fast-paced environment, use my hands and talk to
people.
10. What do you believe is the most important contribution to society you provide with
your profession?
Being a healer and caregiver

Interview Assignment: Tina Helton: Front Desk Manager

11. For someone working in your field, please describe fantasies versus realities of the
job.
The reality is extremely busy.
12. What is your current education level? What continuing education and training are
required?
Graduated high school. None.
13. Please describe the typical day to day activities of someone working in your field.
Very busy. A lot of phone calls and switching between person to person when talking to
patients.
14. How secure are you in your current position? What do you think is the future of
your field?
Fairly Secure. Everything I do is electronic.
15. What is a typical (average or lowest to highest) salary of someone working in your
field?
Minimum Wage to whatever your degree is
16. What potential for growth is there in your field?
Plently. Electronics are always developing and clinics need people to use them.
17. What are your regular working hours?
40 hours a week 9am-3pm.
18. What is your favorite thing about your profession?
Talking with elderly patients.
19. Does your job fit your personality? If so, how?
Yes, I like helping patients.
20. What do you believe is the most important contribution to society you provide with
your profession?
To be understanding and listen to what patients concerns are.

Interview Assignment: Adrienne Sosola: Medical Assistant

1. For someone working in your field, please describe fantasies versus realities of the
job.
Maybe fantasies of being appreciated at the job vs observed as being a dime a dozen.
2. What is your current education level? What continuing education and training are
required?
Associates Degree in Applied Science with Medical Assisting. For continuing education
we have CMA courses.
3. Please describe the typical day to day activities of someone working in your field.
Critically busy, messages and phone calls to the ceiling plus patient care
4. How secure are you in your current position? What do you think is the future of
your field?
Well, any job is replaceable, but I guess secure enough. Computers are everyones future.
5. What is a typical (average or lowest to highest) salary of someone working in your
field?
Minimum Wage probablydepends on what your experience is.
6. What potential for growth is there in your field?
It depends on the place youre occupied at. But the sky is the limit.
7. What are your regular working hours?
9am-3pm.
8. What is your favorite thing about your profession?
Patient care.
9. Does your job fit your personality? If so, how?
Absolutely. I have always been able to have a heart and mind to help others.
10. What do you believe is the most important contribution to society you provide with
your profession?
Helping people.

Summary: Professional Mentor Interview

Dermatology is educationally demanding.

It requires 12 years of post-high school education.
For continuing education, 50 CME hours are required per year in addition to
retaking board exams and maintenance of certification.
While dermatologists can earn great incomes, medical school and student loans
leave them with a lot of debt at the onset of their career; even though they can
eventually pay off the debts with their income, a lot of stress and anxiety results.
A career in dermatology is very secure due to the rigorous academic
requirements and has a lot of potential for growth in certain sectors.
The cosmetic sector is the fastest growing service that dermatology provides;
more people are interested in the youthfulness of their skin.
Dermatology is a fast-paced job with a lot of social interaction; the job revolves
around patient visits and patient complications.
Dermatology is a community-centered profession.
Dermatology is more than just pimples and botox; it is crucial to identifying skin
cancer and saving lives.
Dermatology incomes are one of the highest among doctors ranging from 200K
to 500K.
Regular working hours are nice consisting of 8 hours a day; most dermatologists
have the evenings to themselves unlike many doctors and surgeons.
Dermatologists must be serious and professional at their job because they are
responsible for delivering bad news to many patients.
They must be empathetic and caring; the must love to help others and improve
their community
Dermatology is more than just the income.
Contrary to popular belief, the majority of dermatologist deal with skin cancer
and many skin infections, not cosmetics, although the sector is growing and is
subject to change.

Summary: 2 Professional Interviews

Technology is a big part of any clinic, including a dermatology clinic, and it is important to
be able to use it
Working/ talking/ interacting with patients is crucial in dermatology
One must have good communication and listening skills
There is potential for growth in a dermatology clinic because of the developing technology
that needs to be operated by workers
The hours for workers at a dermatology clinic are manageable and not overbearing,
consisting of about 6-8 hours a day
The wages one earns in a dermatology clinic directly reflects year of experience as well as
education level.
Work is very busy for both medical assistants and front desk managers
A lot of demanding phone calls, emails, appointments, etc.
Workers at a dermatology clinic must always put the patients first, treat them with respect,
and be able to restrain rage/ irritation to a patient
Workers at a dermatology clinic must be multitaskers due to the busyness
Patient dissatisfaction/ rudeness can make dermatology clinic workers feel underappreciated.
Workers at a dermatology clinic must be well educated in the management of the clinic in
order to relay correct and reliable information to patients.
While patients can cause distress to workers, workers generally enjoy working with patients
and respond that is it their favorite part of the job