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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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