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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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Universidad Latina de Panama
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Elon University
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University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio
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Springfield College
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Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Gardner-Webb University
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
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Florida State University
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University of New Mexico
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Administered within the Department of Family & Community Medicine, the Physician Assistant program is a 27 month course of study to educate students to become Physician Assistants.
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University of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth
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The Master of Physician Assistant Studies program provides an exemplary education to physician assistant students planning for careers in primary health care, teaching and research.
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Central Connecticut State University
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Graduate Institute, The
Integrative Health and Healing
Integrative Health and Healing is a 36-credit Master of Arts degree program that explores complementary and alternative (CAM) healing on a continuum with allopathic medicine.
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Community College of Baltimore County, Essex Campus
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Emperors College Of Traditional Oriental Medicine
Masters of Traditional Oriental Medicine
Emperor’s College four-year master's program is one of the most comprehensive in the nation, consisting of 3,210 instructional hours or 224 didactic units and 970 hours of clinic training. Program
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Dallas College Of Oriental Medicine
Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine and acupuncture
DCOM offers complete training in acupuncture, Oriental medicine and clinical training leading towards a Masters degree and Licensure as an acupuncture practitioner.
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Wagner College
Advanced Physician Assistant Studies
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University of Tennessee - Memphis
Graduate Programs in Dental Science
The College of Dentistry of the University of Tennessee, Memphis has established a Master of Dental Science program under the auspices of the College of Graduate Health Sciences.
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South Baylo University
Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture
objectives:1. To provide the basic and prerequisite knowledge to specialize in Oriental medicine.2. To educate students to become primary health care providers of Oriental medicine.3.
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Touro University Worldwide
AP - Physician Assistant
Introducing Touro’s Online Master’s degree program for any Physician Assistant who has attained a BS degree and completed an accredited PA program.
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University of Rostock
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