# Clinical Compass Desk > Clinical Compass Desk is an independent educational publication about healthcare career research and medical-equipment literacy. It does not provide clinical services, credentialing, recruiting, product sales, device operation, or sponsored rankings, and it is not connected with any former medical company, clinic, school, or other business that used this domain. Clinical Compass Desk publishes original, long-form guides about medical careers & equipment guides. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus. Health-related content is educational and encourages professional consultation where appropriate. ## Equipment Literacy - [How to Check a Medical Device Recall in the United States](https://excel-medical.com/check-medical-device-recall-us/): To check a medical device recall in the United States, match the exact manufacturer, model and affected identifiers against the current manufacturer… - [How to Read Medical Device Labels Before Use](https://excel-medical.com/read-medical-device-labels/): Read a medical device label by confirming the exact product, model, manufacturer, intended use, intended user, setting, warnings, contraindications,… ## Career Paths - [Compare Medical Career Requirements Step by Step](https://excel-medical.com/compare-medical-career-requirements/): Compare medical careers by defining each exact occupation and work location, then placing duties, work setting, education, prerequisites, supervised… ## Full text for LLMs - [llms-full.txt](https://excel-medical.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file - Each article is also available as markdown at https://excel-medical.com/.md ## Site - [About](https://excel-medical.com/about/): editorial approach and standards - [All articles](https://excel-medical.com/all/) - [Contact](https://excel-medical.com/contact/)