Health Professions Career and Education Directory 2007-2008


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Make sure you have the most up-to-date edition of this indispensable reference for researching and planning a career in health care. Health Professions Career and Education Directory 2007-2008 contains the most current and comprehensive information on more than 70 health professions and the educational programs available for a career in health care. No other reference available gives greater in-depth information about more health professions. Detailed descriptions are provided for each profession, including information on profession history, occupation and job descriptions, employment outlook and characteristics and more. Educational programs are listed and include contact information, class capacity, start dates, program length, tuition costs, academic awards granted and availability of evening/weekend courses. This edition of the Directory gives pinpoint information on: 6,873 education programs at 2,500 institutions, enrolling 200,000 students in 71 different health care occupations. Key data is provided from 26 accrediting agencies. Health Professions Career and Education Directory is the most authoritative resource for anyone pursuing a career in health care today. information at your fingertips for researching and planning a career in health care.




Health Professions


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Diversified Health Occupations


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Students considering health occupations must acquire a core base of knowledge and skills. This textbook give you a strong foundation of required knowledge to prepare you for entry-level positions. Many charts and photos are included to improve the learning experience. You can apply your own style of learning and use the accompanying workbook to test yourself with assignment sheets and step-by-step procedures. Plus you'll find an overview of the many health careers and references to additional resources, including important Internet sites.Key features:*Topics provide a strong foundation of required knowledge and skills*Comprehensive and easy-to-read text helps students learn*Workbook includes assignments and procedures to apply what you've learned*Teacher's Resource Kit provides everything needed for the instructor(KEYWORDS: health occupations, allied health, careers)







Health Professions


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This title contains information in nearly 6000 educational programs in over 50 professions, from anaesthesiologist assistant to therapeutic recreation specialist; describes professions by work environment, general occupational responsibilities, average salaries and job outlook. It also features statistics and data on trends in health professions and education and program enrolments, graduates and attrition by gender.




Guide to Reference in Medicine and Health


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Drawn from the extensive database of Guide to Reference, this up-to-date resource provides an annotated list of print and electronic biomedical and health-related reference sources, including internet resources and digital image collections.




Introduction to the Health Professions


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Completely updated, Introduction to the Health Professions, Sixth Edition provides the most current, comprehensive coverage of all the major health professions. This popular text outlines more than 75 careers and touches on every major facet of the field including training requirements, job responsibilities, and salaries. This fundamental resource provides a thorough review of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, managed care, health care financing, reimbursement, insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and the impact of new technology on healthcare services. Written specifically for students who plan to become healthcare professionals, this text will give you all the information you need for a successful career! Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.




Stanfield's Introduction to Health Professions


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The Seventh Edition of the text outlines more than 75 careers and touches on every major facet of the field including a description of the profession, typical work setting; educational, licensure and certification requirements; salary and growth projections and internet resources on educational programs and requirements for licensure and/or certification. In addition, this resource provides a thorough review of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, managed care, health care financing, reimbursement, insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and the impact of new technology on healthcare services. All chapters are updated to reflect current demographics and new policies.




Stanfield's Introduction to Health Professions


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"Introduction to the Health Professions provides comprehensive coverage of all the major health professions. The Eighth Edition includes the 75 careers and touches on every major facet of the field. Training requirements, job responsibilities, and salaries are also described. In addition, this resource provides a thorough review of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, managed care, health care financing, reimbursement, insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and the impact of new technology on healthcare services"--




The Top 100


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