<p>I'm going to school to get my undergrad degree in medical illustration starting next fall. I was thinking about either minoring in business or a foreign language. I know that for a practicing medical professional, Spanish is hands down the most useful language in the US because so many people in the states speak it. However, as a medical illustrator, I will likely be working for universities and researchers, not practicing physicians. Ergo, I would like to select a language spoken in countries where there is a lot of medical research being done. I heard that a lot of medical research use to be published in German. I also hear that Japan does a lot of interesting medical research. Chinese is always a good option as well. I would love to hear your thoughts and insights. Thanks. </p>
<p>Asiatic Languages are pretty difficult. You would need to put in A LOT of effort with those. Not saying you won’t have to do the same with a romance language or germanic language but asiatic ones have completely different everything. From sound to characters. However, there is a lot of research in western Europe. If I were you I would maybe stick to German or French. If you can handle a double minor, maybe Japanese and French or any combination. But like I said, it will be a LONG road ahead. My family is Dutch caribbean (I know a bit of Dutch and creole), I learned five years of French, self taught myself some Portuguese (a little), and now my major in college is Spanish Language and Literature with a minor in French AND I am pre-med. Its sorta difficult. But you can do anything you set your mind to! I tried learning Chinese…I quit after a month. Lol it was pretty hard for me. The thing is, you have to minor in something that is of some interest to you that you can see yourself using! Otherwise, the minor could be there for fun. </p>