EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE: Health care jobs

Source: Tribune Media Services

Although doctors and nurses get all the TV time, the health care field is filled with numerous rewarding professions. This package, which includes stories and images, focuses on several medical careers.

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For the people; Public health care workers in demand

Source: Tribune Media Services | 262 words

The United States is facing a public health employment shortage.

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Table manners; Operating room nurses rely on quick thinking, thorough approach

Source: Tribune Media Services | 457 words

Anyone familiar with medical dramas on television see the pressure-soaked world of perioperative nurses, or operating room nurses, on a weekly basis. “They’re the ones who get yelled at by the doctors for dropping something or not moving fast enough,” says Ronetta Thompson, who spent 14 years as an operating room nurse.

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Not quite ready for prime time; Pathology can be fascinating, but not up to TV-show standards

Source: Tribune Media Services | 537 words

The CSI effect continues to spur interest in the pathologists' assistant program at North Chicago's Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The TV dramas that follow the forensics-driven cases of big-city crime scene investigation teams is often mentioned in applications to the program â€“ one of only seven of its kind in the nation.

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Setting the example; Health educators focus on improving lives of others

Source: Tribune Media Services | 647 words

Health educators can have a profound impact the life and well being of others. Through raising awareness, providing information and supporting and leading advocacy efforts, health educators help millions of people each day learn more about important topics such as diet, exercise, tobacco use and other lifestyle choices.

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Special service; Social workers pinpoint assistance to offer complete care

Source: Tribune Media Services | 269 words

Today's social workers usually specialize in one of three areas: Medical and public health â€“ Medical social workers provide individuals and families with support and services needed to cope with chronic or terminal illness, such as Alzheimerâ€™s disease, cancer or AIDS.

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Health care offers numerous job opportunities

Source: Tribune Media Services | 542 words

While job prospects may look troubling in many areas for 2009, health care is one field enjoying a substantial growth in available jobs, as well as a great need for new professionals to join the ranks in Chicago and across the country.

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Get personal; Health care job fairs offer a chance for face-to-face connections

Source: Tribune Media Services | 571 words

In any job search, a personal touch still counts. While most job seekers start their search online, many opportunities are still found at a career fair, which often feature dozens of health care employers in one location eager to land top candidates.

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Physicians join list of in-demand health care professionals

Source: Tribune Media Services | 241 words

Physicians serve a critical role in our society and have an effect on all of our lives. Whether diagnosing illnesses, prescribing treatment for injury or disease or counseling patients on diet, hygiene or preventative health care, their impact cannot be overstated. In addition, few health care fields offer a wider range of opportunities.

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Vision quest; Optometrists help patients focus in on improved living

Source: Tribune Media Services | 585 words

If you’re reading this with the aid of correctional lenses, you have an optometrist to thank. “I’m not saying people take their eyes for granted, but I’m not sure how often the average person stops to think about what his life would be like without sight,” says James Lundgren, a former high school driver’s education teacher.

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Ups and downs of U.S. job market

Source: MCT Graphics

Graph shows U.S. occupations that have grown and occupations that have declined since February 2008.

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Fewer doctors entering primary-care field as need grows

Source: MCT News Service | 875 words

BOISE, Idaho _ Many classmates of Dr. Chip Roser ended their medical training ready to practice a specialty. But in a recent national survey, almost half of family practice doctors said they would get out if they could.

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Fewer Primary Care Doctors

Source: MCT Photos Live

Dr. Chip Roser looks for signs of an infection in the ears of 2 1/2 month-old Loralai Schmidt at his office in Boise, Idaho.

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Dealing with modern culture's last taboo and medicine's greatest weakness

Source: MCT News Service | 3440 words

INTRODUCTION. Nobody wants to die a slow, lingering death. Health care reformers around the nation are pushing for a better way to help people at the edge of life.

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palliative care

Source: MCT Photos Live

Palliative care nurse Min Patel, center, comforts Suporia Givens, right, who has just learned that her 92-year-old grandmother, Lucinda Flemings is dying, May 30, 2008.

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