Health Careers

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Health Careers

• Helping students decide if a career in
• health care is right for them.

Presented by Stephanie Taylor, Director West
Central Missouri AHEC
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Who is AHEC?

• Missouri Area Health Education Center (MAHEC)
• Mission To enhance access to quality
  healthcare, particularly primary and preventative
  care, by growing and supporting Missouris health
  care workforce.

• Federal, state funding, local support
• AHECs are a national organization
• AHECs share a common mission.
• Missouri AHEC established in 1988

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What does AHEC do?

• Our functions feed into the healthcare workforce
• Youth recruitment activities
• Clinical training of medical and dental students
• Recruiting/retaining healthcare providers for
  rural and underserved urban areas
• Continuing education for current providers

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What does AHEC do?

• ACES - (AHEC Career Enhancement Scholars)
• Designed to help provide support for students
  interested in health field through
  extra-curricular activities
• Limited number of spots Competitive
• Career exploration workshops
• Field trips to health professions schools
• Science and anatomy dissection
• Leadership development
• Individual career planning sessions
• Transition to other regions for college
• Summer internships
• Long-term support high school/undergrad/post-gra
  d

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What does AHEC do?

• Medical Explorer Post / Pipeline
• Designed to help provide students explore health
  careers at a monthly activity
• Meets one night a month in the evening
• Held at Hospital Hill (downtown KC)
• 35 for the year
• Various healthcare providers coming in
• Hands-on activities
• Open to anyone ages 14-20
• Schoolyear calendar

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What does AHEC do?

• School-based health career clubs
• Designed to form partnerships between AHEC and
  schools to bring in presentations and activities
  to encourage students to go into the healthcare
  fields.
• East High School in Kansas City (oral health
  grant)
• University Academy (oral health grant)
• Winnetonka High School (oral health grant)
• Blue Springs High School (Project Lead the Way)
• Classroom presentations
• AHEC can bring in presentations to speak to
  students about health careers, education and
  training pathways, becoming a competitive
  applicant for training programs.

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ACTIVITY
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Is a Health Career right for a student?

• Do they like to deal with people?
• Are they comfortable with math and science?
• Are they comfortable in a health care setting?
• Are they a team player?
• Do they work well individually?
• Can they be a leader as well as follow directions
  from another?
• Lifelong learner

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Educational Requirements

• Different education pathways
• Certificate programs
• Associate Degrees
• Bachelors Degrees
• Post-Bac training
• Be weary of Institutes
• Can be more expensive in the long run
• Some employers prefer college graduates to
  condensed programs
• Be aware of their pass rates
• Most courses wont transfer to a college
• Education is limited to job specifics
• Many companies seek degree holders

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Career fields Clinical, patient based

• Medical Careers
• Medical Assistant 2 25-40,000
• Anesthesiology Assistant 6 60-100,000
• Chiropractor 6 100,000
• Physician Assistant 6 60-100,000
• Physician 8 100,000
• Nursing
• CNA gt1 Less than 25,000
• LPN 2 25-40,000
• RN 2 year or 4 year BSN 2-4 40-60,000
• Masters (CRNA, Midwife, NP, etc) 6 60-100,000
• Doctorate, PhD 8 100,000

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Career fields Clinical, patient based

• Behavioral Health
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker 6 40-60,000
• Mental Health Counselor 6 40-60,000
• Psychologist 8 60-100,000
• Psychiatrist (MD/DO) 8 100,000
• Dental careers
• Dental Assistant 0-1 25-40,000
• Dental Hygienist 2-4 40-60,000
• Dentist 8 100,000
• Oral Surgeon, Orthodontics 8 100,000

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Career fields Therapy and Technology

• Therapies and Rehab
• Physical Therapy Assistant 2 40-60,000
• Physical Therapy 8 60-100,000
• Occupational Therapy Assistant 2 40-60,000
• Occupational Therapy 6 60-100,000
• Respiratory Therapist 2 40-60,000
• Recreational Therapist 4 2540,000
• Speech-Language Pathologist 6 60-100,000
• Orthotics and Prosthetics 6 60-100,000

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Career fields Therapy and Technology

• Diagnostic Imaging
• Radiologic Tech 2-4 40-60,000
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography 2 60-100,000
• Nuclear Med Tech 2 60-100,000
• Radiation Therapy 2 60-100,000
• CT Technologist 2 60-100,000
• MRI Technician 2 60-100,000

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Career fields Lab and Instruments

• Technical Instrumentation
• Surgical Tech 2 40-60,000
• Cardiovascular Technician 2 40-60,000
• Perfusionist 2 60-100,000
• Dosimetrist 4 60-100,000
• Cytotechnician 4 40-60,000
• Histotechnician 4 40-60,000
• EEG Tech 2 40-60,000
• Clinical Lab Services
• Phlebotomist 0 25-40,000
• Medical Assistant 0 25-40,000
• Medical/Clinical Lab 2 25-40,000

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Career fields Allied Health

• Pharmacy
• Pharmacist 8 100,000
• Pharmacy Tech 0 25-40,000
• Nutrition and Wellness
• Athletic Trainer 4 40-60,000
• Registered Dietician 4 40-60,000
• Emergency Medicine
• Ambulance Driver 0 Up to 25,000
• EMT / Paramedic 2 25-40,000
• Genetics Counselor 6 60-100,000
• Audiologist 8 60-100,000

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Career fields Non clinical

• Administration
• CEO / CFO 4-6 100,000
• Medical Practice/clinic manager 4 60-100,000
• Accounting and Finance 4 40-60,000
• Marketing Manager 4 40-60,000
• HR Manager / Physician Recruiter 4 40-60,000
• Support services
• Food service 0 Less than 25,000
• Building maintenance 0 Less than 25,000
• Groundskeeper 0 25-40,000
• Medical Equipment Repair 2 25-40,000
• Biomedical Engineer 4 40-60,000

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Career fields Non clinical

• Health Information Technology
• Medical Records 0 25-40,000
• Medical Transcriptionist 2 25-40,000
• Medical Coders 2 25-40,000
• Medical Librarian 6 40-60,000
• Computer Info Systems Mgr 4 60-100,000
• Network Designers 4 60-100,000
• IT Project Managers 4 60-100,000

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Help them prepare now!

• Start investigating now visit websites
• Set realistic goals and expectations
• Take as much math and science as possible
• Class Standing should be in top 20
• Practice people skills Good manners, strong
  hand shaking, eye contact, explaining their
  interest in a health career
• Get involved with career exploration programs
• VOLUNTEER at local hospital, nursing home
• Join a health-related program or start one at
  school
• Document experiences and be prepared to discuss
  at an interview
• Choose a major you like doesnt have to be a
  science or math degree

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Help them prepare now!

• Competitive programs want to see well-rounded
  students (grades, involvement in community,
  part-time job in health field, etc)
• Know how to write a personal statement
• Know how to interview
• Know about early admittance programs
• KCUMB, KCOM early matriculation with colleges
• MU School of Medicine Bryant Scholars
• UMKC Dental school early reserved seat
• Nursing programs some will accept as a high
  school senior
• Refer to AHEC!

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Medical school admissions

• Minimum 24 on the MCAT
• 3.25 Science GPA
• 3.25 overall GPA
• 12 hours of Biology
• 13 hours of chemistry
• 3 hours of biochemistry
• 8 hours of physics
• 6 hours of English
• Take at University level NOT community college
  level
• Make sure high school A.P. / dual credit will
  count

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Medical school admissions

• Medical Experience/Service/Leadership
• Minimum 80 hours of shadowing a physician
• Volunteer in a health-care related setting
• Work experience in a health-care field (EMT,
  nurse, etc)
• Minimum two leadership roles in clubs/community
  organizations/work experience
• Involvement with a minimum of four community
  service organizations
• Research experience
• Domestic/international mission trip
• Commitment of more than two years to an
  organization/club/job

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Nursing school admissions

• William Jewell
• Anatomy with a lab
• Basic Psychology
• Chemistry with a lab
• Math for the Liberal Arts
• Microbiology with a lab
• Nutrition
• Physiology with a lab
• Written Communication Minimum 2.7 gpa

• UMKC
• High school direct admission
• 27 ACT
• top 10 of class
• 4 units of English
• 4 units of mathematics
• 3 units of social studies
• 3 units of science with one being a laboratory
  course
• 1 unit of fine arts
• 2 units of foreign language.

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Help to pay for training

• Scholarships
• National (Kohls, Loves, etc)
• Local (Greater KC foundations)
• Organization-based (church, retail, civic groups)
  
• Interest based (nursing, dental, etc)
• Background based (minority, etc)
• Based on effort (community service, etc)
• Federal and State Loans
• Federal grants
• Forgivable loans for health professions students
• Hospital hiring incentives

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PLTW Involvement
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Questions?
Sources www.explorehealthcareers.org www.kchealth
careers.com www.gacollege411.org www.healthresourc
epartners.org

• Stephanie Taylor, AHEC Director
• West Central Missouri AHEC
• Hosted by HCC of Rural Missouri
• 825 S. Hwy 13, Lexington MO 64067 816-617-2353
  cell
• stephanie_at_hccnetwork.org www.wcmissouriahec.org