Publisher's Synopsis
According to the World Health Organization, nearly 34.4 million people work in the healthcare industry today. That includes occupations within fields such as Medical and Health Services Managers, Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, Healthcare Support Occupations, and Community Health Workers. So how do you find the right career path in these vast options of positions? Readers of Careers in Healthcare will discover various aspects of 13 different healthcare professions. Beginning with the educational requirements necessary to work in the field, moving into the day to day tasks and expectations, and learning about the developments in the field as well as all the different job opportunities. Unique to this series are firsthand interviews with professionals aimed to give readers an upfront and close perspective into the daily lives of those currently working in the various fields within the industry.