Training to be a technician takes this long.
What is one year?
This person is trained in more than one area.
What is a multiskilled or multicompetent worker?
This is the basic level of nursing professional, and often works in nursing homes and hospitals.
What is a CNA?
This healthcare profession can be reached by completing either 2 or 4 years of nursing education and passing a national exam.
What is an RN or Registered Nurse?
This healthcare professional provides patients with medications prescribed by their doctors.
What is a pharmacist?
Training to be a technologist takes this long.
What is 2 years?
What is an entrepreneur?
This is a person who has completed 1 year of nursing training and passed an exam.
What is an LPN?
This healthcare professional provides physical therapy services that are ordered by a physical therapist.
What is a physical therapy assistant or PTA?
This healthcare professional provides medical services to animals.
What is a veterinarian (or vet)?
A college degree that can be earned in 2 years
What is an associate's degree?
This status indicates that a person has fulfilled educational requirements and met standards.
What is certification?
This profession requires a 1-2 year college degree and assists surgeons by handing out instruments and managing other operating room functions.
What is a surgical technologist?
This healthcare career assists people who have hearing problems.
What is an audiologist?
This healthcare professional primarily works with people injured while playing sports.
What is an athletic trainer?
A college degree that takes 4 years to be earned.
What is a bachelor's degree?
This status indicates that a person has passed a qualifying exam and is on a state list of qualified healthcare workers.
What is registration?
This emergency services profession requires a 2-year college degree.
What is a paramedic?
This healthcare professional provides therapy assisting with activities of daily living, as ordered by an occupational therapist.
What is an occupational therapy assistant or OTA?
This healthcare professional diagnoses illness, prescribes medication, does procedures as needed, and earns their degree in 12-15 years.
What is a medical doctor?
A college degree that requires a bachelor's degree and then 2-3 more years of college.
What is a master's degree?
This status indicates that a person has passed testing and educational requirements and is authorized by the state to work in a profession.
What is licensure?
This profession assists in doctor's offices and requires a one-year college degree.
What is a CMA (or LPN)?
This healthcare professional assists patients who have difficulty with their speech.
What is a speech/language pathologist?
This healthcare career diagnoses and prescribes therapy for people who have had a stroke and need assistance with activities of daily living.
What is an occupational therapist?