Top 100 Health Care Careers: Your Complete Guidebook To Training And Jobs In Allied Health, Nursing, Medicine, And More 2nd Edition |
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Book - DescriptionA career guidance manual, including how to choose the health-care career that is best for you, how to get the required education, and how to relate to patients. It contains a detailed overview of 100 jobs, including scope, activities, educational requirements, salary range, advancement, certification, and outlook, and a directory of education and training programs for each of the 100 featured careers--thousands of programs in all 50 states and Canada. Plus, there’s a self-assessment for choosing the right career in the field, guidance on the common admissions tests for health-care programs, information on financial aid, and complete job search tips, including sample resumes and cover letters. This second edition has 19 new careers, including physicians and dentists, for a total of 100, plus more Web resources, and the listing of education and training programs has been expanded. Reader ReviewsHo-hum. - Rating: 3
By the time you buy, you're already committed to a particular area. But some may still be deciding so I guess it's fine for them.Useful - Rating: 5
To be to the point, this book is very informative and easy to use. Each career description includes all the most pertinent information - what the job typical entails, future outlook, average salary, training required, personal skills neccessary, personality traits that are compatible (or incompatible), and a detailed listing of schools that offer programs to earn whatever degree/certificate/etc. that is neccessary to begin.A "must-have" for anyone planning their future in health care. - Rating: 5
Written by Dr. Saul Wischnitzer & Edith Wischnitzer, Top 100 Health-Care Careers: Your Complete Guidebook to Training and Jobs in Allied Health, Nursing, Medicine, and More is the updated second edition of a thorough, easy-to-use handbook for selecting a health care career best suited to one's interests, training, and aptitude. Listing training requirements, salary ranges, advancement opportunities, certification and license procedures, and much more for each of the 100 health care careers featured, Top 100 Health-Care Careers gets the reader started with extensive contact information for institutions that can provide training, along with details on admissions tests and obtaining financial aid, and solid advice for choosing the right path for one's future in the field. An up-to-date resource and a "must-have" for anyone planning their future in health care. |
