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[ article search ]  Why Study Health? |
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Page 1 next page >> The health care crisis has increased the need for health care professionals of all types - and has created many new types of occupations to respond to the needs of the American population. With a shift towards prevention of disease and a more holistic attitude towards health care, there are many opportunities for people who want to work in the caring professions, independent from being a nurse or doctor. Career options in the health sciences have expanded rapidly over the past several decades. A large aging population, knowledgeable health care consumers and a relatively high number of disabled patients are partially responsible for the evolution in health care professions. The shift away from hospital care to more community-based health care delivery, including clinics and home-care, has also resulted in more career opportunities for those working in the health field (see the Do You Want to be a Nurse? article for the top 10 trends in health care). Traditional health care givers such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists, are more likely nowadays to work in teams alongside colleagues trained in the allied health professions. Whatever environment health professionals work in, whether for a corporation, hospital, clinic, city or in private practice, health professionals are working with other professionals: coordinating patient care, working as a member of a team, conducting research. In any job people must learn to listen and talk to their co-workers and clients; not doing this can seriously affect the quality of care a patient receives. Nearly 85,000 students graduate annually next page >> |
