1. Health care careers--- 18 million health care workers in US(from CDC)
Part 1

2. certification
This is when a professional organization issues a certificate to a person who has met requirements of education/experience set by the organization
This is lower level of education

3. registration
This is when a regulatory body in a given health care field gives an exam and maintains a list of qualified personnel
Texas Dept of Health has a listing of many occupations and who is expired, active, revoked, ect. Rad tech,massage, athletic trainer,optician, others.

4. licensure
This is when a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation after passing requirements.
Likely requires several hours of continuing education every year and renewal fee.

5. Associates degree
A degree awarded by a vocational or community college after successful completion of 2 years of study

6. Bachelor degree
This is a degree awarded by a college or university after a person has completed 4 year course of study in a given field

7. Masters degree
A degree awarded by a college or university after completion of 1-2 more years of study after the person has received a bachelor’s degree

8. doctorate
This is a degree awarded by a college or university after completion of a prescribed course of study beyond a bachelor’s degree or masters degree.

9. Talk with table-buddy----
What type of education will you likely pursue?
Associate
Bachelor
Master
doctorate

10. What are the some categories of health care?
Dental
medical
Therapeutic
Diagnostic
Support
Health informatics

11. Places of employment
private offices
laboratories
clinics
hospitals and gov. agencies

12. Talk to table buddy---
What type of work place do you plan
To work in?

13. What are levels of dental workers?
Dentist--(DDS)- doctor, exams, surgery
dental Hygienist- workers under dentist, preliminary exams, cleans teeth and educates patients
Dental lab tech-repairs dental prosthesis
Dental assistant- preps patient for exams, chair side with dentist

14. Diagnostic services What are areas of diagnostic services?
Electrocardiograph- ECG(maybe called EKG) use sticky electrodes to diagnose heart conditions
Electroencephalograph (EEG)- records activity of the brain
Medical lab tech- works with pathologist to determine cause of disease through microscopic test- might specialize in microbiology, hematology, histology ect

15. Medical lab assistants
Works under the supervision of lab tech
Performs basic lab test
Prep specimens
Clean and maintain equipment

16. phlebotomist
Specialist in venipuncture- in other words sticking you with a needle to get a blood sample
Collects blood for tests

17. Radiology tech Works under supervision of doctor
given xray prescription(Davis series ect)
Works with x-rays, must keep track of radiation amounts, protect patient with lead aprons.
Must know correct angle and distance to get the right shot.
Xray film is being replaced by computer. show cst.

18. Nuclear medicine tech
Prep radioactive substances to administer to patients and use films, images on a screen to determine how substances pass through the body. Aka Bone scan

19. MRI tech
Use superconductive magnets and radio waves to reveal info on body anatomy.
Rad tech with more training for MRI.
Most MRI is 1.5T(Telsa). Use 3T size for super resolution.
MRI has no radiation but uses strong magnets. Very noisy. Don’t move.
CT(computerized tomography) uses radiation with high resolution. 3D image.
MRA to look at arteries.

20. Ultrasound tech
Send sound waves into the body to record images. Gel is placed on skin to amplify ultrasound (US) waves and wand is moved over body.
Ultrasound techs can look at unborn babies
Used for doctors to diagnose problems in the body, such as blood flow.
Can be used to breakup kidney stones or inflammation injuries(therapeutic US)

21. Talk with table buddy--------
Which of the radiology(imaging)
Do you like best and why?
rad tech, MRI tech,ultrasound tech nuclear medicine tech