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What is accreditation
Recognition from a professional association that an educational program meets minimum educational standards for an occupation
What are three differences between doctors from a century ago and today ?
Doctors made home visits
Doctors could not cure diseases , and now doctors are able to use life saving treatment
Doctors did not have enough hospitals to improve their patients treatments
What is medical imaging
What is X-rays was a huge step toward seeing inside the human body without using surgery
What is Alternative, complementary, integrative therapies?
Healthcare practices and treatments minimize or avoid the use of surgery and drugs.
What types of diseases might genomic medicine be used to treat ?
Hepatitis B
Heart disease
Cancer
What is colonscopy
What is or dna based stool screening test may someday replace the more invasive optical procedures used currently
What are Career clusters?
Groups of similar occupation and industries that share a course set of basic knowledge and skills for all workers.
What are currents issues in healthcare ?
Affordability: healthcare costs in the United States continue to rise
Accessibility : not everyone has the money or ability to access good healthcare
What is molecular imaging
What is provides detailed pictures of what is happening inside the body at the molecular and cellar level
What is career ladder ?
- sequence of job positions progressing from entry - level to higher levels of responsibility and authority based on education , experience , and performance
What factors are causing healthcare costa in the US to rise so rapidly ?
The cost of newly developed healthcare technologies
Living longer means more medical care for more years of life
Poor lifestyle choices that cause chronic conditions such as diabetes
What is nanotechnology
What is expected to develop devices so small they cannot be seen by a microscope
What is career pathways
Smaller groups of specialized occupations within a career cluster that require more specific sets of knowledge , skills and training
What are the benefits of obtaining credentials ?
Legal ability to perform the duties of your job
Employers often prefer a job candidate with credentials
Renewing credentials enable you to stay up-to-date healthcare industry developments
What is surgery
What is technological advances are also changing surgery