Exploring Careers in Health Science

As a pair discuss: What career would you like? What is required to work in that career?

Share with the class. Today we are exploring careers in health science.

Answer the questions as pairs then share with the class:

Have you every been to the hospital? Can you recall the number of individuals you interacted with before and after a doctor saw you? List and describe the job titles of each individual.What educational requirements and skills are required to enter a specific health science position?

What educational requirements and skills are arequired to enter a specific health science position?

Hand out the Exploring Careers in Health Science Vocabulary list. (determine which vocabulary you want the class to study) First as pairs, then as a class go over the selected vocabulary

Watch the video, Exploring Careers in Health Science (4:03) Review the list of health careersd from the video. Add to the list any other careers the students know of. (include data management, environmental health, safety, veterinary medincine, pharmacology, and physical and psychological therapy

As pairs have students discuss careers in the health science field that might interest them.

For this assignment, students will pick one career from the list created by the class that might interest them. Peer students will assist in the writing process offering suggestions.

Introduce the OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook) Demonstrate the Healthcare Occupational groups and/or look up some of the occupations mentioned by the students.

For this assignment, students will pick one career from the list created by the class that might interest them. Find out as much about that field as they can, using a variety of sources (not limited to AI sources) be sure to cite sources. 

Questions to answer:

• What does the job involve on a daily basis?
• What kind of education is required to work toward entering that field?
• What king of training is needed for the job and how long will it take?
• What will it cost for training for the job?
• How much does this career pay? (entry-level to top)

Students can develop a poster, video, pamphlet, slide presentation about the career that interested them. 

Students share their career investigation. Be an active audience asking questions.

Have students take pictures using their phones of health science careers. Bring back the photos and generate a new discussion about some of the careers. Remind the students of the job outlook (From the OOH: Healthcare Occupations

"Overall employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations from 2024 to 2034. About 1.9 million openings are projected each year, on average, in these occupations due to employment growth and the need to replace workers who leave the occupations permanently."

How will AI impact healthcare occupations?