Careers in healthcare

Benefits of working in healthcare Job Growth Makes an impact Flexible (for all levels of education and

experience) Competitive Never a dull moment

Background

The SNAP officers researched the major healthcare professions Doctors Nurses Sports Medicine Surgeons/ER Doctors Specialists

Checkpoints for most healthcareprofessions

Pre-med (4-years) MCAT (test for acceptance into medical

school) Medical School (4-years) The Match (for acceptance into residency) Residency (3-7years depending on

profession) Fellowship (optional)

Pre-med

4 years Prerequisites Major/minor in anything

What to do in pre-med: http://www.mommd.com/

premedplanning.shtml

The Match

During Fourth and final year in Medical school

Interview October – February Colleges will look at your MCAT score

and your interview

MCAT

Four part test Physical Sciences (PS) Verbal Reasoning (VR) Writing Sample (WS) Biological Sciences (BS)

Residency

On-the-job training Year 1-4 annual salary is around

$50,000 80 hour work week Look up years of residency for each

specialty: http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/

publications/otherpubs/strolling/specialty/residencyprograms.html

Doctors

Also called physicians A doctor diagnoses and treats diseases

and conditions, as well as provides treatment in many forms including medication, procedures, surgery, or therapy.

“General Doctor”

• Primary care- Family Medicine• provides continuing, comprehensive health

care for individual and family• Pediatrician• Does checkups, diagnoses, provides treatment for ages

0-18yrs

Family Doctor

Salary $125,000 - $161,000

Years in school 11 - 13

Job outlook Excellent

Work in a medical office hospitals, nursing homes

3 years residency

Pediatrician

3 years residency Median salary $172,098 Typically work longer hours (many do

60 or more hours work-weeks) on call at all hours of the day or night

including days that may be scheduled days off

4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years of internship and residency,

Nursing

Many Subspecialties including:Registered NurseNurse Practitioner

Flexible schedule3 days, 12 hours each day4 days, 10 hours each day

Registered Nurse

provide and coordinate patient care educate patients and the public about

various health conditions provide advice and emotional support to

patients and their family members.

Nurse Practitioner

first in line to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries.

Can make prescriptions often require a BSN (Bachelors of

Science in Nursing), followed by additional training, sometimes requiring a Masters in Nursing

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

provide basic nursing care. They work under the direction of registered nurses and doctors.

work in facilities, hospitals, physicians' offices, and private homes.

Top 10 Highest Paying Nursing Specialties

1) Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist – $135,000 2) Nurse Researcher – $95,000 3) Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – $95,000 4) Certified Nurse Midwife – $84,000 5) Pediatric Endocrinology Nurse – $81,000 6) Orthopedic Nurse – $81,000 7) Nurse Practitioner – $78,000 8) Clinical Nurse Specialist – $76,000 9) Gerontological Nurse Practitioner – $75,000 10) Neonatal Nurse – $74,000

Sports Medicine

branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise

has the potential to save an athlete's career, and possibly their life.

The minimum requirements: an undergraduate degree in a related field, such as athletic

training or exercise science a passing score on the state licensing exam.

Athletic Trainers/Therapist Duties

Sport equipment fitting, maintenance, and emergency removal

Applying protective/supportive techniques that allow the athlete to regain physically active lifestyle

Immediate on-field emergency injury assessment and management

Team Physician

Supervising pre-participation physical & medical history

Clearing of players for return to play after injury

Work with AT and student athletic trainers/therapist in further development of AT program

Sports Medicine Doctor

Examination X-Rays Preparation Operations Rehabilitation Sports medicine physician: $220,000

Surgeons

Surgeons are physicians who operate to repair injuries, correct deformities, prevent diseases, and generally improve the health of patients.

trained specifically to operate on patients in need of a variety of acute surgical procedures.

Surgery involves making an incision on the patient's body and repairing or removing an internal part of the body, and then closing the incision for optimum recovery.

5-6 years residency

Work environment

work four and a half to five days a week on a regular basis, plus any time being on-call for emergencies or urgent situations

being a surgeon is more than a forty-hour per week job. Most surgeons work 50-60 hours weekly, including on-call

time, administrative duties, and other responsibilities. Usually surgeons will have about 3 days blocked off for

surgery and 2 days devoted to office hours for follow-up appointments or pre-operative consultations.

Work Environment

long or irregular hours long periods of standing while

performing surgeries required to attend to patients on-call

Surgeon Salaries

General Surgeons:$330,215 Orthopedic surgeons:$475,781 Neurosurgeons:$623,936 Plastic surgeons:$408,065

Internal Medicine

3 years residency Internists are typically generalists who

cover a broad scope of medicine to include total body wellness, disease prevention, and management of chronic conditions and illnesses. Internists typically treat adults, some adolescents, and elderly as well.

Typical office hours are about 8am to 5pm, 4 to 5 days per week

Internal Medicine subspecialties

Cardiologist: treats diseases of the heart, lungs, blood vessels and complex cardiac conditions; requires a three-year fellowship.

Endocrinologist: treats diseases or conditions of the glands, hormones and other internal secretions – requires an additional two years of fellowship after internal medicine residency.

Gastroenterologist: treats digestive system including stomach, liver, and intestines; requires a two-year fellowship.

Nephrologist: treats kidney disorders; requires 2 year fellowship after residency.

Pulmonologist: treats lung diseases and disorders such as COPD, asthma, cancer, breathing and sleep problems. Requires 2 year fellowship.

Oncologist: treats cancers and solid tumors of all kinds, and administers chemotherapy. Requires 2 years of fellowship after internal medicine residency.

Rheumatologist: treats disorders of joints, muscles and bones, such as arthritis. Requires 3 years of fellowship training.

Allergist & Immunologist: diagnoses, evaluates, and manages severe allergies and deficiencies of the immune system. Requires two year fellowship.

Cardiologist

The cardiologist job description would be the standard cardiology physician who treats and diagnoses heart disease. 

The interventional cardiologist  is a physician who performs a variety of invasive tests and procedures to assist in diagnoses of and treatment of cardiac disease.

Cardiologists specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and intervention of diseases of the heart and cardiovascular system.

Most of them work in small private offices or clinics,

3-8 years of internship and residency

Specialists

More than 60 specialties Subspecialties in almost all fields Increasing with new technology

ER Doctors

3 years residency Median salary $249,880. Treats patients in emergency room to

ensure proper injury care and disease diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Works with life-or-death situations New experiences

Orthopedic Surgeon

Examines, diagnoses, and surgically treats musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. Performs surgical procedures to immobilize fractures by using corrective devices such as braces, pins, casts, and splints.

Median salary $414,000 5 years

Optometrist

Salary range: $74,651 – $123,115 Minimum training Doctorate; state-issued license required Job description: Optometrists diagnose, manage and treat

conditions and diseases of the eyes and visual system. May prescribe drugs to treat some eye diseases.

Work environment: Optometrists work in offices, typically as

private practitioners or in retail optical stores.

Radiologist

The main purpose of a radiologist is to diagnose diseases through the use of x-rays.

Can work at home Sometimes reviews x-rays with personal

technology Great for travelling

Pharmacist

Salary: $85,000 most individuals have at least three

years of college education. may require successful completion of the

Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT).

Orthodontist

deal with hardware such as retainers and headgear with goal of aligning teeth

improves the appearance or the ability of the person to chew and swallow food without difficulty or pain.

2-3 years residency

Anesthesiologist

responsible for maintenance of the patient’s vital life functions—heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure, breathing—through continual monitoring and assessment during surgery.

4 years residency often on call for all hours of the day.

In extreme cases they can work over 80 hours per week

Top Medical Colleges

#1 Harvard University Boston, MA Full-time: $47,500 #2 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Full-time: $42,600 455 #2 University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) Philadelphia, PA Full-time: $45,498 636 #4 Stanford University Stanford, CA Full-time: $45,744 449 #5 University of California--San Francisco San Francisco, CA Full-time: $29,856 (in-state), Full-time: $42,101 (out-of-state)

What to do in high school

Take many science and math classes Human Anatomy + Physiology• Educate yourself-Volunteer at hospitals/medical organizations-Internships-Research on your own• Keep an open mind!

Helpful sites

Interviews from people working in medicine etc http://www.jobshadow.com/list-of-

interviews/ Overview of other medical professions:

www.healthjobsstarthere.com