Many health care providers agree that the life-changing and life-saving potential of their job makes it all worth it.
“The greatest gift one can give is to improve someone’s quality of life,” says Dr. Daniel Erb, dean of the Congdon School of Health Sciences. “You can do that in a number of ways. To improve the health or the function of an individual is truly a gift and an amazing thing to be able to do.”
Flexibility
The need for health care is universal. A career in this industry allows room for travel and mobility to move from one area to the next, since you can do your job practically anywhere in the world.
Specializing in a certain area allows you to hone in on your passion and work wherever you want.
“For example, PAs work in all areas of medicine, including primary care, family medicine, emergency medicine, surgery and psychiatry,” says Dr. Linda Sekhon, chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at HPU.
Team Work
The role of health care providers today looks much different than it used to. Pharmacists, physicians and physical therapists used to practice in silos.
But times have changed. Today, health care is a collaborative team sport of patient-focused care. Providers of various specialties interact daily, and their patient’s well-being depends on their ability to communicate effectively.
Increasing Demand
A growing and aging population requires more people who can provide quality health care.
When students in HPU’s health sciences and pharmacy schools graduate, they’ll enter the workforce with many job opportunities available throughout the world. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics show these fields are expected to grow up to 34 percent by 2024 – much faster than average for other occupations.
Dynamics
In health care, no day is the same.
The field is very dynamic; health care providers work in office settings, emergency rooms, retail pharmacies, even on the battlefield. It provides the opportunity to interact with a broad range of people, learning new skills every day.
“New drugs and procedures are discovered almost daily,” says Ragan. “This makes pharmacy a very dynamic field to pursue.”
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Rewarding
Many health care providers agree that the life-changing and life-saving potential of their job makes it all worth it.
“The greatest gift one can give is to improve someone’s quality of life,” says Dr. Daniel Erb, dean of the Congdon School of Health Sciences. “You can do that in a number of ways. To improve the health or the function of an individual is truly a gift and an amazing thing to be able to do.”
Flexibility
The need for health care is universal. A career in this industry allows room for travel and mobility to move from one area to the next, since you can do your job practically anywhere in the world.
Specializing in a certain area allows you to hone in on your passion and work wherever you want.
“For example, PAs work in all areas of medicine, including primary care, family medicine, emergency medicine, surgery and psychiatry,” says Dr. Linda Sekhon, chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at HPU.
Team Work
The role of health care providers today looks much different than it used to. Pharmacists, physicians and physical therapists used to practice in silos.
But times have changed. Today, health care is a collaborative team sport of patient-focused care. Providers of various specialties interact daily, and their patient’s well-being depends on their ability to communicate effectively.
Increasing Demand
A growing and aging population requires more people who can provide quality health care.
When students in HPU’s health sciences and pharmacy schools graduate, they’ll enter the workforce with many job opportunities available throughout the world. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics show these fields are expected to grow up to 34 percent by 2024 – much faster than average for other occupations.
Dynamics
In health care, no day is the same.
The field is very dynamic; health care providers work in office settings, emergency rooms, retail pharmacies, even on the battlefield. It provides the opportunity to interact with a broad range of people, learning new skills every day.
“New drugs and procedures are discovered almost daily,” says Ragan. “This makes pharmacy a very dynamic field to pursue.”