Top Careers In Two Years Health Care Medicine And Science

Presents information about ten careers in health care, medicine and science that can be obtained through two-year degree programs.

Provides detailed information for anyone seeking a rewarding career with only a commitment of two years of college or comparable certification, offering general job-seeking and interview tips and being divided into volumes based on the Department of Education's Career Clusters.

Covers a variety of careers in the fields of public safety, law, and security for students with an associate's degree, comparable certification, and work/life experience.

Presents information about ten careers in retail, marketing, and sales that can be obtained through two-year degree programs.

The Institute of Medicine study Crossing the Quality Chasm (2001) recommended that an interdisciplinary summit be held to further reform of health professions education in order to enhance quality and patient safety. Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality is the follow up to that summit, held in June 2002, where 150 participants across disciplines and occupations developed ideas about how to integrate a core set of competencies into health professions education. These core competencies include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teams, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. This book recommends a mix of approaches to health education improvement, including those related to oversight processes, the training environment, research, public reporting, and leadership. Educators, administrators, and health professionals can use this book to help achieve an approach to education that better prepares clinicians to meet both the needs of patients and the requirements of a changing health care system.

Introduction to Health Care & Careers provides students beginning their health care education with the fundamentals they need to develop their personal and professional skills, understand their chosen profession, and succeed in the world of health care.

Provides detailed information for anyone seeking a rewarding career with only a commitment of two years of college or comparable certification, offering general job-seeking and interview tips and being divided into volumes based on the Department of Education's Career Clusters.

This valuable guide provides an introduction to the basic health care environment and a preview of various popular health careers designed to help students make informed choices based on their interest and their commitment to the educational and professional responsibilities of each health career. It gives students a realistic glimpse of various health careers available today, outlining the roles and responsibilities, levels of education and credentialing, daily functions, and key disorders and assessment tools that are involved. Clear introductory information to approximately 60 health careers is presented, providing an excellent way for students to explore the roles and responsibilities of various health care careers. The book follows the National Health Care Skill Standards, which apply to workers across the entire health care industry. An Anatomy and Physiology unit (Unit 2) clearly presents the structure and function, assessment techniques, disorders, issues, and innovations of the various anatomy and physiology systems so students can see the applications of science in various career settings. Comprehensive career chapters incorporate the skills associated with specific careers into the chapter's discussion so readers can investigate the skills, functions, and issues related to that career. Learning Objectives at the beginning of every chapter give students an idea of what they should get out of the chapter and help them focus on critical information. Lists of Key Terms for each chapter provide definitions of terms that help the reader understand the chapter more clearly. Easy-to-follow Skill Lists in many chapters present step-by-step instructions on how to perform various career or health care related tasks. Figures, boxes, and tables throughout the book highlight important points in an easy-to-read format, often providing details not incorporated in the text discussion. Terminology boxes highlight the most important terminology in the chapter, provide their definitions, and break them into parts to aid in the reader's understanding. Abbreviation boxes list frequently used abbreviations and their meanings to familiarize readers with these abbreviations. Review questions and critical-thinking questions at the end of every chapter help students memorize important facts and apply them to chapter topics. Appendices provide important and practical information that students will need throughout their health care education and career. A new chapter on careers in alternative or complementary therapies and treatments covers careers in Alternative Medical Systems, Mind-Body Interventions, Biological-Based Therapies, Manipulative and Body-Based Methods, and Energy Therapies. Career chapters have been reorganized and broken down into three topics: Careers, Content Instruction, and Performance Instruction so that similar information on careers is available in each chapter. More applications and skills have been added, with critical thinking exercises at the end of every chapter and skill resources in the workbook to further engage students. A separate chapter on Foundational Skills has been added, featuring expanded, more detailed information on the skills. Information on bioterrorism has been added to relevant chapters, and careers associated with bioterrorism are discussed in the chapter on Biotechnology Careers.

Completely updated, Introduction to the Health Professions, Sixth Edition provides the most current, comprehensive coverage of all the major health professions. This popular text outlines more than 75 careers and touches on every major facet of the field including training requirements, job responsibilities, and salaries. This fundamental resource provides a thorough review of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, managed care, health care financing, reimbursement, insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and the impact of new technology on healthcare services. Written specifically for students who plan to become healthcare professionals, this text will give you all the information you need for a successful career! Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.

How is it possible that both university graduates and unfilled job openings are both at record-breaking highs? Our world has changed. New and emerging occupations in every industry now require a combination of academic knowledge and technical ability. With rising education costs, mounting student debt, fierce competition for jobs, and the oversaturation of some academic majors in the workforce, we need to once again guide students towards personality-aligned careers and not just into college. Extensively researched, (Re)Defining the Goal deconstructs the prevalent "one-size-fits-all" education agenda. The author provides a fresh perspective, replicable strategies, and outlines six proven steps to help students secure a competitive advantage in the new economy. Gain a new paradigm and the right resources to help students avoid the pitfalls of unemployment, or underemployment, after graduation.