Health Careers Exploring
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The Health Careers Exploring program offers a wide range of career
experiences in the following areas:
- Clinical Laboratory Services
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- Careers in the following areas are offered: clinical chemists, clinical
microbiologists, cytotechnologists, histologic technicians, medical
technologists and medical laboratory technicians, specialists in
blood-bank technology.
- Dentists
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- Dentists diagnose and treat problems affecting the teeth, gums, tongue,
lips, and jaws. They improve patients' appearance with a wide variety of
cosmetic dental procedures, and they restore and maintain oral
health with a variety of surgical techniques. Dentists can specialize
to become endodontists (who perform root-canal therapy), oral surgeons,
orthodontists (who straighten teeth and bring jaws into proper alignment),
pediatric dentists (who work with children), and periodontists (gum-disease
specialists).
- Dietitians
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- Dietitians are recognized as experts on food and nutrition. They promote
and maintain health, prevent or treat illness, and aid rehabilitation
through nutrition education and diet intervention. Dietitians may manage
a food service where they are responsible for management of personnel,
purchasing, budgeting, and planning menus. Clinical dietitians are a vital
part of the medical team; they provide nutritional assessment and education
to improve patients' health. Business dietitians work in product development,
sales, marketing, advertising, and public relations in industries related to
food and nutrition. Dietitians also perform research and are educators
in colleges or technical schools.
- Health Information and Communication
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- These career experiences involve the following areas: biophotographers,
health sciences, librarians, medical illustrators, medical record
administrators, medical record technicians, certified coding specialists,
science writers, health information specialists, technical writers, and
medical writers/editors.
- Health Services Administrators
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- Health services administrators, also referred to as health-care executives,
are typically employed by hospitals, public-health organizations, managed
care organizations, long-term care facilities, and others that deliver and/or
finance health care. Health services administrators may hold titles ranging
from chief executive officer and chief financial officer to health planner
or consultant. Health services administrators also may be employed by
governmental regulatory agencies, neighborhood clinics, and health-care
associations, to name a few.
- Medicine
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- Career experiences involve the following areas: certified nurse-midwives,
certified registered nurse anesthetists, emergency medical technicians,
licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse, medical assistants,
nurse's aide/orderly, nurse practitioner/specialists physician, physician
assistant.
- Mental, Physical, and Social Specialties
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- Career experiences involve the following areas: art therapists, athletic
trainers, audiologists, corrective therapists, educational therapists,
industrial therapists, occupational therapists, orthotists and prosthetists,
physical therapists, psychiatric mental-health technicians, psychologists,
social workers, speech-language pathologists, and therapeutic recreation
specialists.
- Pharmacy
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- Pharmacists are experts in the science of medications and the art of medication
therapy. Pharmacologists specialize in the research and development of drugs to
treat or prevent disease or prolong human life.
- Podiatry
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- Podiatrists prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases and disorders of the foot
and leg. Treatment can be by medical, surgical, mechanical, or physical means.
Podiatric assistants aid podiatrists in office management and patient care.
They may schedule appointments, keep patient records, and perform such chairside
services as taking X-rays, making plaster casts, and assisting with surgery.
- Public Health
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- Career experiences involve the following areas: behavioral scientists,
biostatisticians, disease investigators, health educators, safety specialists,
and a host of others.
These are just a few of the health careers available for youth to participate in.
For more information about Health Careers Exploring, contact the Learning for Life
Division, 1325 W. Walnut Hill Lane, P. O. Box 152079, Irving, Texas 75015-2079,
972-580-2433.
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