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cation Transfer Certificate, Li­
brary and Media Assistant and/
or Instructional Assistant
through P C C 's
Education
P ro g ra m ,
call the Cas­
cade Campus
at 503/978-
5229.
Health
Care
There are several types ofhealth
care professionals requiring vary­
ing levels of education and train­
ing. Registered nurses (RNs)
are trained at the undergraduate
level, while nurse practitioners
(NPs) have gone on to special­
ize at the master’s level within
the nursing field. Physician as­
sistants (PAs) are licensed to
practice medicine with physi­
cian supervision. Doctors o f
Osteopathy and Medical Doc­
tors both complete four years
of post-graduate work to earn
the titles of DO and MD, re­
spectively, as well as the right
to prescribe medicine and per­
form surgery.
Some of the biggest growth
opportunities are expected to be
for personal and home care aides
(171,000 openings, up 85 per­
cent from 1996 to 2006), home
3Uje
Focus on Careers
h e a lth
aides and nurses health care industry evolves in a
(378,000 new competitive market.
jobs, up 76 per­
Health care IT is a steadily
cen t),
and grow ing sector, due to the
p h y s i c a l industry’s relative lack of IT in­
t h e r a p i s t s vestment thus far.
and their as-
* To earn an Associate o f Ap­
s i s t a n t s plied Science Degree through
( 1 4 7 ,0 0 0
new jobs, up al­
m ost 80 p ercent).
The government even pre­
dicts continued growth op­
portunity for physicians, de­
spite the current state of
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oversupply.
To qualify for some posi­
tions (including doctor,
nurse, tech, and others) you
need technical training, and
to land a job you often need
a strong network in a given
area and practical experience
in the industry.
The HMO segment offers
jobs in management as well
as medicine—particularly if
you understand IT and data
system development. As a
job seeker, you should know
that HMOs have been the
catalyst for many of the effi­
cient business practices im­
posed on all aspects ofhealth
care in recent years, and tech­
nical and administrative sup­
port are in high demand as the
P C C s Nursing Program, call the
Sylvania Campus at 503/977-
4908.
Insurance
Due to the replacement of
agents by Internet sales, job
(0bseruer
opportunities in this industry
are increasing at a below-aver-
age pace. But the entrance of
insurance companies into the
grand arena of financial ser­
vices marks a new era: Agents
will be called upon to provide a
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