Healthcare Jobs
This healthcare professional provides direct care to patients, often working in hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities.
What is a Registered Nurse (RN)?
The term for the hands-on training doctors complete after medical school.
What is residency?
This healthcare career, which involves taking care of patients' oral health, has a median annual salary of over $150,000.
What is a Dentist?
These professionals work with patients to improve their mobility and manage pain after injury or surgery.
What is a Physical Therapist (PT)?
John S. Pemberton a pharmacist invented this famous soft drink. Also known as soda or pop if you're from the mid-west
What is Coca Cola?
These medical professionals use imaging techniques such as X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans to diagnose and treat patients.
What is a Radiologic Technologist?
To become a pharmacist, you must complete a professional doctorate degree.
What is a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)?
This high-demand role involves diagnosing and treating illnesses and has an average salary exceeding $120,000 per year.
What is a Physician Assistant (PA)?
They prepare the operating room, sterilize equipment, and hand tools and supplies to the surgeon during a procedure.
What is a Surgical Technician or Surgical Technologist?
Doctors take this important oath to treat patients ethically and to do no harm.
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
This specialist cares for patients undergoing surgery, ensuring they are safe and pain-free by administering anesthesia
What is an Anesthesiologist?
This healthcare career typically requires a master's degree in nursing and certification as an advanced practice nurse.
What is a Nurse Practitioner?
As of 2024, this healthcare job is one of the highest-paying positions, with average salaries over $300,000 annually.
What is a Surgeon?
This job involves assessing, diagnosing, and treating people with speech, language, and communication issues.
What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?
This medical imaging technique uses magnets and radio waves to create detailed images of the inside of the body.
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?
This person helps deliver babies and provides care for pregnant women.
What is an Obstetrician?
To become a doctor, you need this many years of college and medical school combined.
What is about 8 years?
With an average salary of over $200,000, this profession specializes in the surgical treatment of heart diseases.
What is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon?
This physician examines bodies, organs, tissues, and fluids to diagnose diseases and determine the cause of death.
What is a Pathologist?
This medical device was invented in 1816 by René Laennec, who was uncomfortable putting his ear directly to a female patient’s chest.
What is a Stethoscope?
A pharmacist specializing in this area advises on the safe use of medications during clinical trials.
What is a research pharmacist?
Physical therapists (PTs) must complete this level of education before they can practice.
What is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)?
This federal program can forgive some student loans for pharmacists working in underserved areas.
What is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program?
This professional evaluates and treats disorders of the heart and vascular system using specialized imaging.
What is a Cardiovascular Technologist?
The "C" in CPR.
What is is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?