This career path is focused on preparing individuals for employment in careers that relate to families and human needs such as counseling and mental health services, family and community services, personal care and consumer services.
It is also focused on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.
While many majors and minors can prepare you for this career path, we find that students studying certain subjects have a natural connection. Common majors and minors related to career in this area include:
Health Sciences (all majors), Psychology, Sociology
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The healthcare sector, known for its vital and often challenging work, also offers a range of glamorous jobs that can be appealing to students, recent graduates, and those at the beginning of their careers. These positions combine the fulfillment of …
Healthcare is evolving rapidly as medical advances lead to longer lifespans and increased disease management for those previously seen as incurable. Every day there are new and promising treatment options being tested and rolled out, giving hope to those who …
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Healthcare employers look for candidates who bring both solid technical skills and a compassionate approach to patient care. Picking the right skills for your healthcare resume can help you show you’re a good match for the job. It highlights your …
Primarily, a career in healthcare is about helping and serving others. It does not matter whether you are a phlebotomist, a nurse, or a neurosurgeon, the end goal is the same: helping patients. In healthcare, what you do really matters. Everyone contributes to the common goal of helping patients. Helping patients can take on many forms, and there is something for everyone due to the breadth of healthcare as a field.
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Together with Keystone Strategy, we carried out a survey of key decision makers in the healthcare delivery space to determine their attitudes and opinions about the relevance of digital solutions for the space.
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Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
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