Unit Two-Pursuing Health Science Careers (topic one)
assignment question What is the difference between your skills and your talents?
Skills are created through experiences, and talents are what you are born with.
Which of the following is an example of an internship?
temporary job that provides school credit
assignment question What government websites would you consider the most reliable resources for obtaining healthcare career information?
Department of Health and Human Services US Bureau of Labor Statistics
assignment question What is the difference between your hobbies and your interests?
Hobbies are the things you like to do for fun, and interests are things you want to learn more about.
Select questions that are commonly answered in a personal vision statement.
How old will you be? What work-related goals will you have accomplished? What will you do in your free time? Where will you live? Who will you spend time with?
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the technique that is being described. Stephanie is working at a hospital, but instead of getting paid, she is receiving school credit.
Internship
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the technique that is being described. Sophie is following a nurse around in a nursing home, to see whether she likes the nursing home's environment.
Job shadowing
assignment question Dwayne is an 18-year old boy who just graduated from high school. He is starting to think about his future, and where he sees himself years from now. His goal is to be a dentist by the time he turns 30. Dwayne's goal is an example of
Long term goal
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the technique that is being described. Fernando is meeting with a group of professionals in the health science field, including some of his old professors from college.
Networking
assignment question What can you do with a personal vision statement after you write it?
Use it to monitor and track your progress. Make changes to it along the way. Use it to help you select a career
assignment question What is a good way to figure out what you want your future to look like?
Write a personal vision statement.
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described. Jackie's parents raised her to have very specific career goals.
background
assignment question What are the two main categories of health science careers?
clinical nonclinical
Which of the following are parts of your background?
culture religion
assignment question If you were to think back to the places you visited or the jobs you have held as part of your self-assessment, you would be recalling your
experiences
Which of the following are examples of career goals?
getting a promotion finding a job earning a specific amount of money
assignment question What are some of the ways you can learn more about health science careers?
getting an education volunteering researching books and websites job shadowing doing internships networking
assignment question What are some of the unique characteristics you should consider when performing a self-assessment?
hobbies interests values
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described. Julian likes to read for fun.
hobby
What does a personal vision describe?
ideas about what you want your life to be like in the future
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described. Jane wants to take a class on the history of music so she can learn more about it
interest
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described. Samantha enjoys staying active; physical activity is one of her values.
lifestyle
Which of the following are clinical careers?
nurse who cares for patients in an assisted living facility doctor who diagnoses patients in a medical clinic
Which of the following is an example of job shadowing?
observing another person at his or her job
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described. Monique learned how to cook really well.
skill
What are interests?
subjects you would like to learn more about
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the characteristic being described. Ryan is naturally good at being organized and doing math
talent
Which of the following is an example of networking?
talking to a healthcare professional you know about careers in the healthcare field
What are abilities?
things you are able to do
What is experience?
things you have done in your life
What are hobbies?
things you like to do for fun
assignment question Use the drop-down tool to select the technique that is being described. Howard is looking for the opportunity to work someplace without pay because he wants to help out and gain experience.
volunteering
What is a lifestyle?
way of living that shows the beliefs and values of a person or group of people
Which of the following is an example of volunteering?
working at a nonprofit hospital without getting paid
