Alphabet Soup
Timeline
Care Facilities
Healthcare Professionals
Abbreviations
100

This type of healthcare professional works with animals.

What is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine? (DVM)

100

This time period saw the smallest spread of disease due to lifestyle choices at that time. 

What is Prehistoric?

100

A patient would go here if they were having a baby. 

What is a hospital?

100

This category of healthcare professionals operate ultrasounds and MRI machinery.  

What are Diagnostic and Imaging Professionals?

100

Veterinarian

DVM

200

The early role of a dental hygienist included:

A) implement dental hygiene duties in a clinical setting

B) perform dental prophylaxis on their patients

C) emphasize the importance of oral care to children

D) All of the above

D!!!! Dental hygienist performed all of these duties stemming from their educational program in Bridgeport, Connecticut

200

During this time period was the first deadly pandemic.

What is the Renaissance?

200

This type of facility bridges the gap between hospitalization and rehabilitation. 

What are Subacute Care Facilities?

200

Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Therapists are examples of this type of healthcare professional.

What is a Therapy and Rehabilitation Professionals?

200

Perfusionist 

PERF

300

This profession began around 1600 in the United States and most of the time they held university degrees at this time.

What is a Medical Doctor (MD)?

300

During this time period, religion dominated and it was considered shameful to study medicine. 

What is Medieval? 

300

If someone was experiencing a mental health crisis they would go to this type of facility.

What is a Mental Health Facility?

300

This category of healthcare workers use computers daily and deal with behind the scenes paperwork such as assigning insurance codes and transcribing doctor recordings. 

What is a Health Information and Administration Professional?

300

Paramedic

EMT-P

400

This profession was created as a volunteer program by the American Red Cross during World War 1.

What is a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)?

400

During this time period, the first vaccine was created.

What is Modern?
400

Meals on Wheels is an example of this type of facility.

What is a Volunteer Agency?

400

This category of healthcare professionals includes jobs such as a pathologist and pharmacy tech.

What is a Laboratory and Pharmacy Professional?

400

ENT

Ears, Nose, and Throat Doctor

500

Considered one of the oldest professions on record besides doctors and dentists. 

What is a Registered Nurse?

500

Provide the time period for the following key terms:

A) Shaving and washing before surgery

B) Small communities

C) Preventative Healthcare

D) Space Program

A) Ancient

B) Prehistoric

C) Ancient

D) Modern

500

Name the type of facility each of these belong to:

A) At home nurse

B) Hospitals

D) Nursing Homes


A) Home Health Agency

B) Acute Care

D) Extended Care Facility


500

This category of healthcare professionals work hard to create a good rapport with patients as they work directly with patients providing medical care, conduct operations, and perform procedures.

What is a Patient Care Professional?

500

DPM

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine