3rd Health Careers Vocabulary Practice

a two-year college degree awarded after completing 60 credit hours; commonly offered through a community college

• associate's degree
• bachelor's degree
• master's degree
• doctorate degree

the term for the progression from an entry-level position to a higher level of pay, skill, and responsibility

• support services
• licensure
• career ladder
• biotechnology research and development

career pathway that offers many opportunities for hands-on experience and focuses on changing a patient's health status over time

• therapeutic services
• diagnostic services
• licensure
• health informatics services

highly scientific career pathway that uses living systems and organisms to create and develop products used in healthcare

• biotechnology research and development
• support services
• therapeutic services
• diagnostic services

a degree such as M.D., D.V.M., or Ph.D., which is awarded after two to six years of education beyond the bachelor's degree

• associate's degree
• bachelor's degree
• master's degree
• doctorate degree

recognition given for completing a scientific course of study and/or passing a specified exam

• graduation
• licensure
• master's degree
• associate's degree

a healthcare career field considered to be a bridge between medicine and technology, which includes the management of health information and providing support to all other medical services

• career ladder
• diagnostic services
• licensure
• health informatics services

a system that categorizes patients according to their diagnoses

• system
• diagnostic-related groups (DRGs)
• health informatics
• therapeutic services

a healthcare pathway with careers involved in performing procedures to determine the causes of diseases or disorders

• support services
• therapeutic services
• diagnostic services
• pathway services

recognition given and required by a state agency; awarded when a person meets the qualifications for a particular occupation

• bachelor's degree
• master's degree
• certificate
• licensure