Healthcare & Biosciences

Primarily, CMA's are hired in health offices to room patients, schedule appointments, take vitals, and help the office day run smoothly.

A certified nurse assistant works directly with a patient giving them basic daily care and meeting their needs. CNA's perform tasks such as bathing, feeding, dressing, transferring, and documenting.

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) take care of patients at the entry level. If there has been a medical or traumatic emergency, then EMTs are generally called to provide medical care. As the first care providers, they examine the nature and severity of injuries and transfer the patient in a well-equipped vehicle. Then, they inform the hospital about the number of patients being brought in and their injuries and illnesses.

EMTs are also responsible for monitoring a patient’s condition until they reach a hospital and provide them with the care they need. Generally, EMTs are sent to emergency sites by 911 operators, where they might work alongside firefighters and the police.

LPN's are able to perform many nursing tasks such as passing medication, changing dressings, and performing basic nursing procedures. They may also work in many speciality areas of the nursing field.

A nurse practitioner is able to diagnose and treat their patients under the supervision of a physician.

A person who helps people form healthy eating habits to improve health and prevent disease. They may provide nutritional counseling, meal planning, and nutrition education programs. Nutritionists may also look at how the environment affects the quality and safety of food and how it may affect health.

An occupational therapist provides individual care to patients in order to help them improve tasks that they may need to perform in their everyday life. After an injury, a patient may be unable to do things that they need to do every day, so this is where OT can help.

Paramedics are skilled, pre-hospital service providers. They are licensed healthcare professionals and can provide advanced life support to patients before they reach a hospital. Providing care on par with that of an emergency medical room, they have additional training in treating acute illnesses and injuries. They have extensive knowledge on subjects such as physiology, cardiology, medical procedures and medication. Paramedics are usually called to a scene via 911.

Phlebotomists draw blood for tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations. They work mainly in hospitals, medical and diagnostic laboratories, blood donor centers, and doctors’ offices.

A physical therapist works with a patient to help them gain back, improve, or maintain a mobility problem. They help patients to exercise and strengthen muscles in the body to be able to perform tasks again.

A physician diagnoses and works with a patient to discuss the best options for optimal health or treatment plans. Physicians many times have their own offices and specialties.

Postdoctoral research fellows have attained their doctoral degrees and are continuing their scientific training prior to securing positions in which they will either establish their own independent research programs or move on to the pharmaceutical industry.

Radiographers, also called radiologic technologists, are health care professionals who operate special scanning machines that make images for medical purposes. They use equipment like X-ray machines, CT scanners, and advanced technologies such as digital fluoroscopy.

Radiographers often pass their findings on to radiologists, who interpret the images to help make a diagnosis. This is called diagnostic radiology. Interventional radiology uses imaging during a medical procedure to guide and assist in treatment.

Besides a medical center’s radiology department, radiologic technologists can work in areas like surgery, the emergency room, cardiac care, intensive care, and patient rooms.

A registered nurse must have at least a two-year degree in nursing. Registered nurses are hired in various areas of healthcare such as maternity, emergency rooms, surgery, and critical care and are responsible for performing advanced care for their many patients.

Research assistants are scientists with at least a BS in their field of study. They perform experimentation under the direction of the faculty as part of their research group with the goal of facilitating the advancement of the research.

Trained in sleep technology and relevant aspects of sleep medicine, sleep technologists assist in the evaluation and follow-up care of patients with sleep disorders. Sleep Technology is recognized as a separate and distinct allied health profession. The scope of practice of sleep technologists enables them to work in sleep centers, laboratories for sleep-related breathing disorders, Durable Medical Equipment (DME) settings, academic and industry research settings, home environments, and non-facility-based settings under the direction of the sleep specialist.

A surgical technologist is someone who helps at the surgical field in the operating room. They are key members of the team that assists surgeries. They pass instruments, maintain sterility, and assist the doctor as needed. They work closely with surgeons, registered nurses, anesthesiologists, and other hospital personnel.