Healthcare Professions
Healthcare Professions 2
Tools Used in Healthcare
Education & Career Pathways
Case Scenarios
100

Someone who is a medical doctor that specializes in overall oral health

What is dentist

100

Someone who treats the injuries and illnesses of pets and other animals with a variety of medical equipment and tools

What is veterinarian

100
used on pregnant women to determine the gender of the unborn baby.
What is ultrasound
100

Usually, how many years of undergraduate school is needed to get into medical school

What is 4-years (or a bachelors degree)

100

A 32 y/o patient is admitted to the ER. What types of physicians will this patient most likely meet first?

What is Emergency Medicine Physician

200

Someone who specializes in the preparation, dispensing, and management of medications and provides pharmaceutical advice 

What is a pharmacist

200

Someone who can diagnose, treat patients, and with work with people who have experienced an injury or disease that has affected their movement and range of motion.

What is a physical therapist

200

A comprehensive scan to look for tumors

What is CT Scan

200

Someone who completed a dissection (thesis defense and research) will achieve what degree?

what is PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
200

A 4 y/o child's primary care doctor is most likely what type of physician?

What is a pediatric physician (also accepted: pediatrician)

300

Someone who is a first responder for all medical scenes that treats and stabilizes patients for transport to the hospital

What is a paramedic (could also be EMT; question was vague)

300

Someone who examines bodies and/or bodily tissues to come up with a diagnosis of an illness, condition, or disease

What is pathologist (if said forensic pathologist, that too is correct; question was general)

300

a machine that might be used to check for broken bones after a motor vehicle accident

What is x-ray

300

The main medical school in the State of Hawai'i is called the

What is John A. Burns School of Medicine (will not accept JABSOM as an answer; must be spelled out)

300

Someone who experiences pain, stiffness, or discomfort that are making it difficult to perform everyday activities should seek what medical profession?

What is an orthopedic doctor

400

Someone who specializes in helping people with emotional problems without prescribing medicine

What is psychologist

400

Someone who does the following:

1) Recognize and evaluate injuries and provides first aid or emergency care if needed

2) Develop and carry out rehabilitation programs for injured athletes

3) Plan and implement comprehensive programs to prevent injury and illness among athletes.

What is athletic trainer

400

This is a machine used to indicate any fractures, sprains, strains, contusions, or deformities of the bones and/or soft tissues

What is x-ray

400

This career pathway is focused primarily on changing the health status of the patient over time.

What is therapeutic services pathway

400

A 74 y/o patient suffers from Alzheimer's and has no available family members that are willing to take care of him. What type of facility and healthcare professional will he most likely encounter? 

What is long-term care facilities and geriatricians

(also accepting the following answers: - long term nursing homes, and CNAs/RNs/geriatric nurses)

500

Person that takes care of someone at the end of their life while knowing they are going to die

What is hospice worker

500

Someone who diagnose, manage, and treat hearing, balance, or ear problems

What is audiologist

500
A device used to send electrical impulses to the heart to stop any ventricular fibrillation or pVT (pulseless ventricular tachycardia)

What is automated external defibrilator

500

Paramedics, EMTs, and Flight Medics fall under what healthcare career pathway?

What is support services pathway

500

If a 16 y/o patient fell and requires a scan to see if any bones were broken, who delivers this test

What is x-ray technician