Career Questions tagged Hospital And Health Care

What type of degrees do you need to become something in the medical field?
I'm exploring my options


Is learning how to be a nurse less stressful than any other job in the medical field?
I know there are different types of nurses but is it less stressful to learn how?

If math and sciences are not always your strong suit, is it still possible to go into the medical field?
To be more specific, after nursing, I would like to go farther and become a neonatal nurse practitioner. Would this career be possible not being great at math and some sciences? Or would there be a better option for me that you would recommend?

What courses and activities can students engage in when attending High School that will help prepare them for the medical / health care field?
This question is part of our professionals series

How many years in total does it take to become a doctor? I want to be a family medicine.
I want to be a family medicine doctor, how many years in total does it take to become a doctor? I want to go to VCU university.

How are nursing schedules in terms of flexibility?
i am a student in san jose job corps

How can I become the best doctor I can?
I have always liked medicine and science. I plan on going to medical school and then attend in nurses apprentice to get experience in the medical field.

What is the best job?
I want to be in the medical field but I don't like high stress or blood or needles. Which job should I do?

my career goals!
my career goal to help people. i would like to go to school for nursing or something involved into nursing department. but how do i know if right for me? i would start will in high school learn all the health stuff like about the body etc. then colledge i hope

What are some difficult tasks that come with being in the medical field, specifically a doctor? ??
What are some difficult tasks that come with being a doctor?

How do people in health care feel about their job ?
Im in P-TECH for nursing and I enjoy it so far but wonder what the actual job will be like.

what does it take to become a Doctor ?
How do you become a doctor, how much is starter pay, what's the best and worst part about your job, how many years of schooling is required, and is it hard work to get there?

Is radiation therapy stressful? Especially now, are you adequately staffed? Are you able use PTO? Do you get PTO? Is there a lot of overtime?
Hello, currently in school for radiation therapy but haven't started clinicals. I'm really stressed about the job as I'm learning I don't deal well with the stress of school and working. The hospitals around me seem to be overrun and overtime is simply constant and expected. I do not want to...

Advice about the medical field?
What is some great advice, about going into the medical field, and what helped you accomplish your goal?

How long do you have to go to college to be a Sonographer?
I want to do sonograms on babies

Becoming a pediatrician ?
What’s the hardest part about becoming a pediatrician? And what can I do to prepare myself now to become a pediatrician ?

What is the pathway to become a Pediatric Physical Therapist?
I am going attend a four-year university this upcoming fall and was wondering how I could accomplish this goal.

What are the challenges in Medical assisting?
As someone interested in medical assisting as a potential career, what are some challenges you face on a daily basis? How do you cope with said challenges?

What steps should I take as a high school Junior if plan on doing Family Medicine?
Also, how should I choose my major in college? Does it matter that I attend an Ivy league or prestigious university for undergrad? Do I need to like and/or be good at high school science to be good or enjoy Family Medicine as a career?

majoring in health science
What things during high school helped you realize that you wanted to major in the health field?

Health Care
What is the most stressful situation you've been in while dealing with a patient.

Medical Careers?
There are so many health science careers. How do I chose the one that is right for me? I feel like I am interested in so many things in this field (Nursing, sports medicine, physical therapy, etc.) but each career is very specific to only one thing.

When did you begin seriously evaluating your career?
What helped you to be where you are right now?

Did you know what you wanted to become from the start or did you changed your mind throughout the years?
When I was in elementary I wanted to become a doctor but throughout the years I realized it was difficult and so I decided to become a nurse because I want to study medicine.


Did you know what you wanted to be from the start or did it alter throughout the years?
Why do you like what you do?

How much does the training/education cost for med school?
What does the cost look like

What courses should I take to become a general surgeon? #EOY22
Hello! I am interested in becoming a general surgeon but I just wanted to see what courses I should take in highschool to get prepared for it in college. Thank you so much in advance!

A day in the life of a surgeon or anesthesiologist?
I'm curious to know how your schedules work and what time you get up to start work