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Health Profession: There’s Something for Everyone
Andrew Yeung2nd Year UCSD [email protected] 2010 Spring Tours
Today’s Overview
•Why look into Health Career?•Food Platter: Variety of Choices•Recommended Tips
▫Courses▫International▫Volunteer
Why the Health Career?
•Always in demand = Job Security = $$$•High Job Satisfaction: Helping save lives
and Working with People rather than cubicle
•Versatile (Useful like in the movies)
Party Tray: Diversity of Options• Doctors (M.D. or D.O.)• Sports Medicine (M.S.M.)• Public Health (M.P.H.)• Nursing (N.P., R.N.)• Optometry (O.D.)
• Podiatric• Dentistry (D.M.D.)• Physical Therapy (P.T.)• Veterinary (D.V.M.)• Pharmacy• Nutrition• Chiropractic• Occupational Therapy (O.T.)• Psychology• Speech-Language Pathology• Surgery• Physical Education
Physical Therapy (P.T.)
•Using physical methods (e.g., manipulation, traction, exercise, massage, hot/cold therapy, etc.) to assess, diagnose, and treat injury, disability or disease.
Sports Medicine•One of the fastest growing areas of health
care because health workers who specialize in sports medicine help many “regular” people as well as athletes.
Public/Global Health (M.P.H.)
•“Big Picture”: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Doctor (MD or DO)•Medical School•Primary Care
▫Family Medicine▫General
Pediatrics▫Internal Medicine
•Specialists▫OB/GYN▫Dermatology▫Immunology▫Oncology
Nursing (R.N., N.P., C.N.C.)•Fill many roles in Health Field
▫Trauma, forensic, psychiatric, academic, practitioner, anesthetist, etc.
•First Registered Nurse (R.N.)
Do I have to be in love with Science?
•No•Plenty who majored in Arts/Humanities,
Literature, History, etc.
Do I still have to take Science Classes?•Unfortunately Yes, BUT don’t fret!•Don’t be afraid to ask for help: Tutoring
(EAOP), Teachers, Parents, Advisors•EAOP Online Tutoring: Oats.ucsd.edu/
Tips: Courses You Should Take Now
•Any AP Courses•Community College Classes
▫Free! And Easy!▫Transferable Credit! (Enter as Sophomore)
Courses
•Other:▫Science/Math▫English Writing Composition▫Anything Fun (Music, Art, Psychology, etc)▫Foreign Languages (It’s Just A Good Skill
Period)
Go Abroad!• www.studyabroad.com/highschool/ • Diversify, Well Roundness• Learn, See, Live• International Exp. = Looks Great on Resume• Study, Work, or Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer!•Free Work leads to Paid work (like
internships)•Good Exposure & Learn new experiences•In Future, gives you experience to put on
resume•Experience = Job = $$$•Financial Aid (Scholarships)www.volunteersandiego.org/
What are the top three causes of Death?a) Diabetes, Cancer, Influenzab) Heart disease, Cancer, Strokec) Accidents, Alzheimer disease, Chronic
Respiratoryd) HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Malaria
Answer
•B – Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke•Heart Disease = 631,636•Cancer = 559,888•Stroke = 137,119•Total = 1, 328, 643•Life Expectancy is 77 years old, with
women 5 years longer•Racial and Age Differences persist
What is the top leading preventable cause of death?a) Tobacco Smokingb) Overweight/Obesityc) Sexually Transmitted Diseasesd) Alcohol Abusee) Infectious Diseases
Answer
•A = Tobacco Smoking•Over 435,000 deaths per year•Overweight/Obesity = 365,000 deaths•STD = 20,000 deaths•Alcohol = 85,000 deaths• Infectious Disease = 75,000 deaths
Only You Can Prevent Preventable Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a189xAYBRv8&feature=related
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