Degree Requirements
Medical Profession
3 months-2 year Careers
4 year Careers
More than 4 year Careers
Medical Profession
100

Training to be a technician takes this long.

What is one year?

100

Medical Profession that deals with the disease of the eyes.

What is Opthamology?

100

This is the basic level of nursing professional, and often works in nursing homes and hospitals.

What is a Certified Nursing Assistant,  CNA?

100

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?

100

This healthcare professional provides patients with medications prescribed by their doctors.

What is a pharmacist?

100

provide information and advice to other healthcare providers, or to individuals and families concerned with the risk of inherited conditions

What is a Genetic Counselor?

200

Training to be a technologist takes this long.

What is 2 years?

200

Medical Profession that deals with diseases of the blood and blood forming tissues.

What is Hematology?

200

This is a person who has completed 1 year of nursing training and passed an exam.

What is an LPN?

200

This healthcare professional provides physical therapy services that are ordered by a physical therapist.

What is a physical therapy assistant or PTA?

200

This healthcare professional provides medical services to animals.

What is a veterinarian (or vet)?

200

treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities

What is an occupational Therapist?

300

A college degree that can be earned in 2 years

What is an associate's degree?

300

Medical Profession that deals with aging

What is Gerentology

300

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?

300

This healthcare career assists people who have hearing problems.

What is an audiologist?

300

This healthcare professional primarily works with people injured while playing sports. They specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries.

What is an athletic trainer?

300

evaluate, monitor, and supervise patient care before, during, and after surgery- essentially monitoring the patients vital life functions

What is an Anesthesiologist?

400

A college degree that takes 4 years to be earned.

What is a bachelor's degree?

400

Medical Profession that deals with ear, nose and larynx

What is Otorhinolaryngology?

400

This emergency services profession requires a 2-year college degree.

What is a paramedic?

400

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?

400

This healthcare professional diagnoses illness, prescribes medication, does procedures as needed, and earns their degree in more than 4 years

What is a medical doctor?

400

Work under the direction of doctors to helps patients who are having trouble breathing

What is a Respiratory Therapist?

500

A college degree that requires a bachelor's degree and then 2-3 more years of college.

What is a master's degree?

500

Medical Profession that deals with the glands and the hormones they secrete

What is Endocrinology?

500

This profession assists in doctor's offices and requires a one-year college degree.

What is a CMA (or LPN)?

500

This healthcare professional assists patients who have difficulty with their speech.

What is a speech/language pathologist?

500

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?

500

They use their hands to examine and treat problems of the bones, muscles and joints and help release stress that people withhold within their body .

What is a Chiropractor?