Doctors
Specialize in caring for children, from birth through early adulthood
Pediatrician
Respond to 911 calls for medical-related emergencies
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Ultrasound technician
Ultrasound technician is done by either earning a degree in medical sonography or completing a certification program that takes about a year. It’s a short medical course, but you may also have to pass a licensing exam before beginning work as an ultrasound technician in some states.
PPE
Personal Protective Equipment:
Gloves
Goggles
Mask
Gown
A specially trained person with a license to provide a wide range of emergency services (as the giving of intravenous drugs) before or during transport to a hospital.
Specialist who focuses on diseases of the heart
Cardiologist
These professionals are responsible for dispensing medications prescribed by physicians and other healthcare providers.
Pharmacist
Dental hygienists
Dental hygienists need at least an associate degree, so it takes a minimum of 20 months to get your first job. You’ll also have to pass a statewide licensure exam and follow other procedures depending on your state to become certified.
Stethoscopes
A stethoscope can be used to listen to heart, lung, and intestine noises, as well as blood flow in arteries and veins.
Respiratory therapist
A respiratory therapist helps patients who are having trouble breathing.
Diagnoses, treats and manages brain and nervous system disorders, including the spinal cord and nerves.
Neurologist
Work alongside physicians in medical environments documenting the physician's notes into the patient's medical record electronically.
Medical Scribes
Phlebotomy technician
Phlebotomy technician requires a certification from an accredited program in your state.
Blood Pressure Monitor
Measures blood pressure in the heart and arteries by inflating a cuff around a patient’s arm, restricting blood flow through the artery near the elbow joint (brachial artery). Then, a stethoscope-like device senses arterial pulse waves produced as blood flows past it during each heartbeat (systolic phase) before returning back into the heart during the diastole phase).
Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologists are trained in the administration of medication to produce a loss of sensation (particularly pain) throughout surgery, childbirth, and other medical procedures.
Medical specialists who focus on mental health
Psychiatrist
Examines patients with hearing, balance, or other related ear problems
Audiologist
Radiation therapist
A radiation therapy associate degree in applied science (AAS) is a two-year medical degree
X-rays
X-rays are used to diagnose various health issues, including bone fractures and soft tissue injuries. An X-ray image may show foreign objects such as broken bones or metal implants inside the body. But it cannot reveal soft tissues such as tumors or blood clots that cause cardiovascular diseases like stroke or heart attack.
Flight Nurse
Flight nurses are responsible for checking vitals, keeping records, administering medication and performing medical procedures while on a helicopter.
Health professionals primarily focused on diagnosing conditions associated with the skin, hair, and nails.
Dermatologist
Health care professionals who treat patients' neuromusculoskeletal systems, which include muscles, bones, nerves, ligaments, and tendons
Chiropractors
Surgical technologist
There are many schooling options available for people who want a career as a surgical technologist. These include vocational schools, associate programs, and bachelor’s degrees in surgical technology. At least an associate degree is preferred by most organizations.
Blood Analyzers
Blood tests are used to diagnose many conditions such as anemia (low levels of iron), anemia due to hemolytic disease of newborns (HDN), iron deficiency anemia (IDA), etc.
Medical geneticists
Evaluate, diagnose, and manage genetic disorders and birth defects, and they help patients and their families understand and cope with such disorders