What is a career?
What is a career?
A career is an occupation or profession that requires special training.
Health careers are designed to familiarize students with the various careers in the medical profession and allied health services.
Students will learn skills necessary for their career path, which in this case is in healthcare. These include working with others, communication skills, legal and ethical responsibilities, cultural considerations in healthcare industry, problem solving, decision making, accepting personal responsibility, and self-management.
Health career Planning refers to an
Health career Planning refers to an
individual's plan to make a career choice, growing in the chosen career or making a career shift. Career planning involves the very important step of self-assessment.
Self-assessment is necessary to understand one's capabilities and drawbacks. The various career options should be explored in detail to fine a fit between one's abilities and the opportunities provided by a career option. It involves continuous learning and improvement to build and grow in the chosen career path.