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Health & Medicine
What is Health and Medicine?
The health care field refers to the hundreds of professions that support humans’ physical and emotional well-being. Depending upon what kind of degree a student pursues, training in this field may qualify the graduate to perform a wide variety of tasks in a number of different settings. For example, a doctor or nurse provides hands-on service in a hospital or clinic, while medical researchers conduct experiments in laboratory settings, and medical administrative support personnel ensure the secure storage of patient information and facilitate the transmission of important medical information.
Who Should Study Health and Medicine?
If you’re considering a degree in health, nursing or medicine, you may ideally answer “yes” to the following questions:
- Do I have a strong background in the sciences, including biology, chemistry and anatomy?
- Am I reasonably comfortable with math and new technologies, including computers?
- Am I empathic and a good listener?
- Am I a good multi-tasker?
- Do I remain calm under pressure?
- Do I want to dedicate my career to helping people heal?
Ideally, you may also answer “no” to the following questions:
- Am I squeamish?
- Am I germ-phobic?
- Do I get stressed out under pressure?
- Do I prefer language, music and the arts to science and math?
Types of Health and Medicine Careers
Those interested in a career in health, nursing and/or medicine have plenty of paths from which to choose. Individuals who would like to work in direct patient care could consider the following jobs, among others:
- Nurse. Nurses care for ill people, promote health and prevent illness.
- Physician’s assistant. Physician’s assistants provide certain medical services under the supervision of a licensed medical doctor.
- Medical doctor. Medical doctors, or physicians, promote and/or restore health through the diagnosis and treatment of illness.
- Naturopathic doctor. Naturopathic doctors focus on holistic treatment of illness, using natural remedies to treat imbalance within the body.
- Dentist. Dentists care for the teeth, gums and mouth.
- Psychologist. Psychologists study mental processes and help to restore and/or maintain mental health.
- Herbalist. Herbalists use herbs to treat illness and promote health.
- Chiropractor. Chiropractors restore spinal health by using treatments such as spinal manipulation and manipulation of the soft tissues.
- Veterinarian. Veterinarians care for sick and injured animals.
- Acupuncturist. Acupuncturists treat pain or disease by inserting needles at certain points in the skin.
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University of Colorado Denver
Experimental Pathology
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Uniformed Services University
Pathology
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Pathology
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New York Medical College
Pathology
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Colorado State University
Clinical Sciences - Doctorate
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University of Texas at El Paso
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Wayne State University
Cellular and Molecular Pathobiology
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Vector-Borne Infectious Disease
This is an interdisciplinary graduate program focusing on both field and laboratory aspects of vector-borne disease research.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Medical Scientist Training Program, MSTP
The purpose of the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is to prepare students for careers in academic medicine and biomedical research.
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Stony Brook University (S.U.N.Y.)
Medical Scientist Training Program
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University of Iowa
Medical Scientist Training Program
The Iowa Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is a combined M.D./Ph.D. program that prepares trainees for careers in academic medicine, with emphasis on basic and clinical research.
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Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies
Medical Scientist Training - Doctorate
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