Health Science Career Pathways

Hospitals never close. In order to be open all day and night, holidays and weekends, during all types of issues and weather hospitals must be maintained by people that are often "behind the scenes." Which pathway is this?

• therapeutic

• diagnostic

• biotechnology

• support services

Which of the following is the best description of careers in the health informatics pathway?

• diagnosing disease and injury

• providing care, treatment, education, and counseling

• documenting patient records and health information

• working behind the scenes to create clean, safe environments

• using living cells to make useful products

People who are currently tracking the emergence and spread of the COVID-19 and other diseases to look for patterns and statistics are called

• therapeutics

• toxicologists

• epidemiologists

• cardiologists

• immunologists

Match the description with the correct career pathway:

Counselors who help people deal with addictions, family issues, stress management, self-esteem and emotional health.

• Support services - Industrial Hygenists

• Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

• Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

• Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

• Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

Match the description with the correct career pathway: Individuals who create illustrations, diagrams and graphics for scientific journals, textbooks and computer graphics

• Support services - Industrial Hygenists

• Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

• Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

• Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

• Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

Match the description with the correct career pathway: These people collect blood from patients and prepares it for testing.

• Support services - Industrial Hygenists

• Diagnostic services - Phlebotomist

• Therapeutic - Mental Health Counselor

• Biotechnology- Forensic scientists

• Health informatics - Medical Illustrator

Which of the following 2 careers is NOT a health career pathway?

• doctors

• nurses

• therapeutic

• health informatics

• support services

What is the name of the person who draws blood? (*spelling counts!)

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Because the focus of this pathway is on improving current methodologies, in some ways the future of medicine depends on work in the area of ____.

• biotechnology research and development

• diagnostics

• support services

• therapeutic

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You go to the doctor and are checked in by the medical secretary. She is a part of the ___ pathway.

• support services

• health informatics

• technology