Less Restrictive and Open Access Careers in Health Care

  High Demand – High Wage Careers  Helping Professions  Health Care Professions  Less Competitive Degree Programs  Enter your Profession Quicker  High Satisfaction Careers Why Consider Non – Clinical Degrees

Clinical vs. Non-Clinical Pros and Cons

 Clinical Pros  High Status/Recognition  Personal Passion/Calling  High Salary  Impact Individuals Cons  Highly Competitive  Commitment/Sacrifice  High Cost  Stress/Responsibility

 Non-Clinical Pros  High Wage/High Demand  Less Competitive/Restrictive  Combines Multiple Passions  Earlier Access to Career  Less Expensive  Selection of Schools/Degrees  More Flexible Lifestyle Cons  Lower Public Recognition/Status  Salaries Vary Widely  Not Always Patient Contact Careers  Often Viewed As “Cop Out”

  Rehabilitation/Therapies  Careers that help individuals and groups recover from a challenge or event. Types of rehabilitation: physical, mental, vocational, correctional, emotional etc.  Health System Management  Careers that assist in the day to day operations of health services, agencies and providers. Types of Careers: hospital/nursing home administrator, medical office assistant. HR positions, etc.  Medical Sales  Careers related to the sales and promotions of health services and materials. Types of careers include: Pharmaceutical sales, medical equipment sales and technicians, health insurance sales, etc. Types of Non-Clinical Careers

  Exercise and Nutrition  Careers that promote, train and coach individuals on sports, exercise and nutrition. Types of careers include: nutritionist, food science, athletic trainer, physiologist, life coach, etc.  Public Safety/Emergency Management  Careers that serve and protect individuals, property and society. Careers include: disaster recovery, emergency planning, CDC positions, city manager, fire safety, etc.  Research and Laboratory Technician  Careers based in the sciences and experimentation. Types of careers include: medical lab technician, researcher, medical modeler, food safety, EPA medical evaluators, bio/medical statics, etc. Careers Continued

  Records Management/Informatics  Careers that deal with patient information and records through systems and technology. Careers include: Computer Specialist, records manager, biller coder, transcriptionist, etc.  Public Policy  Careers is developing local, federal and international health care policy. Careers include: International health policy administrator, Epidemiology, mental health administrator, population, family and reproductive health specialist, etc.  Alternative Medicine  Careers that involve eastern and western therapies, medicine and herbalism. Types of careers include: acupuncturist, holistic health educator, herbalist, wellness coach, massage therapist, etc. Careers Continued

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