HEALTH

• Health career


  A career in the healthcare industry, which has a high demand for workers both locally and globally
• Health careers are among the most lucrative job options available all over the world, especially these days, with an aging population and medical advances
• There is a continuous demand for health professionals
• Reasons to pursue a health career

  • You'll make a difference in people's lives
  • Good salary
  • Job security
  • Do work that interests you
  • Find a health career that fits your educational plans
  • Clear path to advancement
  • Work with people (or not)
• Components and steps in making a health career plan

  • Self assessment
  • Career exploration
  • Decision making
  • Plan of action
• Self assessment


  Discover your personal strengths through assessments (values, interests, personality, testing, skills, etc.)
• Career exploration


  Explore different careers and work environments through career fairs, online research, meetings, internships, alumni connections, professional resources
• Decision making


  Evaluate and narrow down options by listing pros and cons, comparing personal strengths and interests, and deciding which career fulfills both current and future goals
• Plan of action


  Plan achievable goals, develop strategies to reach goals, organize goals into smaller steps, identify actions for each step, utilize helpful people and resources, review and adapt plan regularly
• Medical profession


  A group of individuals qualified to practice medicine
• Allied health professions


  Lines of work that still deal with healthcare, but are distinct from medicine
• A career in health will give you the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives
• A wide range of healthcare career pathways will provide flexibility and a variety of ideas and opportunities to pursue personal development
• You need to identify your interests and skills, expose yourself to the different available careers, and decide on a career that works for you and your plan of action
• The medical profession comprises a group of qualified and dedicated individuals whose vision is to ensure that every person is healthy, free from any form of illness or disease
• Health career orientation will help you identify and explore health careers, and acquire awareness of a wide variety of educational training and resources for both academic and vocational that motivate you to pursue a career in health