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Isaiah
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What are good jobs in the Medical field?
Im interested it the Medical field.
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Karin P.
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Hi Isaiah,
It's great that you are interested in a career in healthcare! There are many different kinds of jobs in healthcare: clinical roles, research oriented roles, technical roles, support services like administration or data science, and many more.
What you consider "the best" is of course highly personal. Is your main interest a high salary? Maybe it's a short education? Maybe you just want the best chance of finding a job? Or maybe you want to be in healthcare but not with direct patient contact? Everybody has different preferences, priorities and limitations.
I would recommend that you take some time to read up on different careers in healthcare and their education requirements, and also talk to people who work in healthcare. To get an even better impression and find out of healthcare is for you, you can volunteer e.g. at a hospital or another care facility or even find an entry-level job (even if it is just as a receptionist).
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
https://explorehealthcareers.org/
https://college.mayo.edu/academics/explore-health-care-careers/careers-a-z/
https://careers.mountsinai.org/home
It's great that you are interested in a career in healthcare! There are many different kinds of jobs in healthcare: clinical roles, research oriented roles, technical roles, support services like administration or data science, and many more.
What you consider "the best" is of course highly personal. Is your main interest a high salary? Maybe it's a short education? Maybe you just want the best chance of finding a job? Or maybe you want to be in healthcare but not with direct patient contact? Everybody has different preferences, priorities and limitations.
I would recommend that you take some time to read up on different careers in healthcare and their education requirements, and also talk to people who work in healthcare. To get an even better impression and find out of healthcare is for you, you can volunteer e.g. at a hospital or another care facility or even find an entry-level job (even if it is just as a receptionist).
I hope this helps! All the best to you!
KP
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Rafael Diaz Montelongo
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Hi Isaiah! Glad that you're interested in the medical field because there are so many good paths you can take. Some well known ones are doctor, nurse, and dentist, but there are also great options like physician assistant, physical therapist, pharmacist, radiologic technologist, occupational therapist, or even healthcare administration if you're more into the business side. Even though my career is in consulting, a lot of what I do connects to healthcare, like working on process improvements or facilitating workshops with stakeholders to standardize business processes, because hospitals need those exact same skills to run efficiently . I also earned career certifications and a quality assurance credentials, and those types of certifications are huge in the medical field for making sure patient care meets the highest standards . My biggest advice is to start exploring which part interests you most, whether that's working directly with patients, being behind the scenes in a lab, or managing operations, and try volunteering at a hospital or clinic to get a feel for it. No matter which direction you choose, the medical field offers great stability, solid pay, and the chance to make a real difference in people's lives!