Component 2; Unit 2: Health Professionals – The People in Health Care
Description:
This unit discusses the health professionals who deliver health care and the training needed to work in these professions. The following professionals are described in this unit: physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, therapists, allied health professionals, paramedics, EMTs, dental professionals, mental health professionals, and social workers
Objectives:
- Define terms used in health care and in health professionals’ education and training, including clinician, patient/consumer, disease, and syndrome.
- Describe the education, training, certification, licensure, and roles of physicians, including those in primary care and other specialties.
- Describe the education, training, certification, licensure, and roles of nurses, advanced practice nurses, licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, and medication aides.
- Describe the education, training, certification, licensure, and roles of physician assistants, pharmacists, therapists, and allied health professionals.
- Describe the education, training, certification, licensure, and roles of paramedics, emergency medical technicians, dental professionals, mental health professionals, and social workers.
Component 2; Unit 2; Lecture 2a comp2_unit2a_lecture_slides
Lecture a (17:22) 1) Introduction and Physicians; 2) Non-clinical IT/Informatics Roles for Clinicians; 3) Effects of Changing Care Models on Clinicians
Component 2; Unit 2; Lecture 2b comp2_unit2b_lecture_slides
Lecture b (16:13); 1) Nursing Professionals; 2) Non-clinical IT/Informatics Roles for Clinicians; 3) Effects of Changing Care Models on Clinicians
Component 2; Unit 2; Lecture 2c comp2_unit2c_lecture_slides
Lecture c (22:49): 1) Physician assistants, Pharmacists, Therapists, Technicians, Paramedics, Dental Professionals, Mental Health Professionals, Care Coordinators; 2) Non-clinical IT/Informatics Roles for Clinicians; 3) Effects of Changing Care Models on Clinicians
Suggested Readings:
MedlinePlus. (n.d.). Health occupations. Retrieved from https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthoccupations.html
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. (n.d.). Health professions links. Retrieved from http://www.naahp.org/PublicResources/HealthProfessionsLinks.aspx
U.S. News. (n.d.). Best health care jobs. Retrieved from http://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-healthcare-jobs