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Narrator: The healthcare industry
is one of the largest industries on the planet
ranging from everything from physicians and nurses
to pharmaceutical chemists and ambulance drivers.
The number one goal of anyone working in this industry
is to improve the access and quality of healthcare services
to the patient population.
If you have a passion for patient care, science, sales,
or virtually anything else, odds are good
that you can find a rewarding career in this industry.
If hands-on patient care and diagnostics are your interests,
you may be interested in a career
as a physician or a surgeon,
a dentist or a dental hygienist,
or a nurse or a paramedic.
If science or medical technology are your interests,
you may be interested in a career
as a hospital or a retail pharmacist,
a clinical laboratory technician,
or a radiologist or MRI technologist.
There is also a strong need for technical support roles
in this industry such a medical scribe
or a transcriptionist, a health information technician,
or a medical biller or a coder.
Although this video primarily covers patient-facing roles,
there are countless careers in closely-related fields
such as healthcare insurance, medical device manufacturing,
and pharmaceutical sales.
There is definitely a place for your passion
and skillset in the healthcare industry.
(upbeat music) A career in healthcare
can begin with any degree ranging from a high school diploma
to a doctor of medicine or a dentistry.
One common path is for young adults
to gain practical hands-on experience
as a either a medical scribe or a medical assistant.
This immersive option will build valuable experience
for your resume as well as confirm whether or not
a career in healthcare is right for you.
-: Re-gown and glove yourself,
and go back into the sterile field
and move all that to the patient,
and surgeon usually comes in somewhere in that process.
And at some point, ask for the scalpel
and we get started.
Narrator: The majority of healthcare workers
in America are nurses.
Registered nurses assist doctors with patient treatment,
handling tasks such as administering medicine
and monitoring recovery.
With additional education,
advancement is possible to a nurse practitioner,
a role with additional responsibilities
such as diagnosing illnesses and prescribing medicine.
-: So as a nurse, we are one of the first people
that actually sees the patient.
We come in to the room, we assess the patient,
looking at their vital signs,
see what needs to be done next, if labs need to be ordered,
collaborating with doctors
as well as getting some medications.
Narrator: A highly desired position at the moment
is a physician assistant.
Someone who autonomously treats patients
under the supervision of a physician.
In addition to primary care settings,
they may also work in specialty clinics doing works
such as assisting with surgeries and setting fractures.
-: If they need an x-ray, we'll usually do that
so we can kinda see, make sure that we don't see anything
that's abnormal that could be causing the issue.
And then, I go in, I talk with the patient,
sit down, and really listen to 'em.
That is another thing about being a physician assistant.
We are expected to sit down and really listen to you.
Narrator: If the choice is made
to attend medical school to become a doctor,
students will have the choice
of choosing their specialty in their third year.
This is a personal choice
that will depend on your passion, your skillset,
and the desired frequency, and seriousness of procedures.
-: Some days, I'm seeing patients in the clinics,
some days I'm rounding in the hospital,
seeing patients that are as sick
as being in the cardiac ICU,
taking care of people having heart attacks.
As a fellow, we work in lots of places in the hospital,
so we work in the cath labs if someone has a heart attack
in the middle of the night.
I might be there, help and take care of them.