| Jobs in healthcare will become more plentiful in coming | | | | rage among American citizens over this issue that |
| years as members of the "baby boomer" generation | | | | may very well force changes at the state level. |
| age. There will be an abundance of opportunities in | | | | Healthcare administrators are among those who see |
| healthcare careers, particularly in geriatrics, end-of-life | | | | the problems firsthand and understand the issues; |
| care and hospice and nursing home work. In addition, | | | | therefore, these people are in a position to help shape |
| the large number of severely injured and disabled | | | | healthcare policy in the coming years as individual state |
| veterans returning from occupation duty in Iraq is | | | | governments begin the type of healthcare reform that |
| already creating an urgent demand for workers in all | | | | most members of the U.S. Congress are unwilling to |
| healthcare fields that will continue for decades to | | | | address. |
| come. | | | | Whether you choose an administrative or a hands-on |
| If this kind of work interests you, you'll need to prepare | | | | career in healthcare, you'll be able to complete your |
| with health care training and education. Online degrees | | | | coursework at home, often at your own pace, by |
| are a convenient and economical way to start the | | | | attending college online. Contrary to what you may |
| training you'll need in order to qualify for these jobs. | | | | have heard, online courses are similar to traditional |
| In addition to "hands-on" careers in healthcare in fields | | | | classes at a brick-and-mortar university or college. |
| such as nursing, pathology, radiology and physical | | | | You'll hear lectures, read required texts, submit papers, |
| therapy, the U.S. Department of Labor anticipates a | | | | take exams and even participate in class discussions. |
| large number of openings for healthcare management | | | | The only difference is that you'll be using Internet |
| jobs as well as healthcare administration jobs. | | | | technology such as podcasts and electronic bulletin |
| Healthcare administration is an area that will take on a | | | | boards for these interactions. |
| great deal of importance in the coming years. If you | | | | As you might imagine, training for healthcare careers in |
| saw Michael Moore's movie "SiCKO," you understand | | | | "hands-on" fields such as nursing, anesthesiology and |
| just how dysfunctional the present U.S. healthcare | | | | pathology require some real-world clinical experience. |
| system is. The financial power of greedy insurance | | | | Once you are at that stage, many schools can |
| and pharmaceutical corporations and their undue | | | | arrange for you to complete these requirements at a |
| influence over corrupt members of Congress presents | | | | local hospital or other medical center near your home. |
| considerable obstacles. However, there is growing | | | | |