Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technician
Find out about the work done by the medical laboratory technician. It involves examining both body fluids and cells under the microscope or with specialized computer equipment, analyzing the results, and forwarding that information on to...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Respiratory Therapist
Respiratory therapists are in demand. If you are interested in a career in the medical field, read this article from Science Buddies to see if this interests you. Included are interviews with respiratory therapists and videos of...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Nuclear medicine offers a look into the body that x-rays can't show. The nuclear medicine technologist is responsible for admininistering the the various tests that are afforded by nuclear medicine. The technologist can also be the one...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Registered Nurse
Registered nurses have always been important members of the medical team. Find out if this is a career that might interest you. Several videos have interviews with registered nurses in many different specialties. This Science Buddies...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Epidemiologist
Being an epidemiologist is like being a detective, at least a medical detective. Read about the many different ways the epidemiologist looks into medical conditions to see what causes them. Science Buddies' career profile lays out the...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Medical Social Worker
The role of medical social worker is a huge one. Read this Science Buddies career profile to find out the specialized knowledge a medical social worker needs to have to coordinate care and information for hospital patients while in the...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Dietitian or Nutritionist
This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a dietician, as well as the education and job description. Included are interviews with people who have pursued this career. Try out some aspects of this career by...
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Science Buddies: Career Profile: Audiologist
This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become an audiologist, as well as the education and job description. Included are interviews with people who have pursued this career. Try out some aspects of this career by...
Career Cornerstone Center
Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Profiles of Physicists: Michelle O'brien
A brief career profile of Ms. Michelle O'Brien, a physicist for the ionizing radiation division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Can be downloaded in PDF format.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Food Scientist
Explore why plants can be healthy food sources. Learn how a food scientist assesses the nutritional value of Green Giant vegetables.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Apothecary Shop
This site gives you an idea of what you might find in a colonial Apothecary Shop. Don't know what that is? Even better, go visit the shop of Pasteur & Galt.
Purdue University
Purdue University: Industrial Hygiene
This site gives a brief explanation of what the field of industrial hygiene involves.
Other
American College of Healthcare Executives
Information on membership, publications and education, plus a career resource center for health care executives.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Physician
This site from Science Buddies gives a good overview of what a career as a physician might be like. In addition to information about various specialties, you can find out the education requirements and responsibilities of being a...
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American College of Surgeons
Home page of professional organization of surgeons. Site contains professional and education resources, including a Medline search engine link.
Careers New Zealand
Kiwicareers: Radiation Oncologist
KiwiCareers offers a very informative site about the duties of an oncologist. Even though it was written for a New Zealand audience, the principles are the same.