By Sweet - aka Grace Kutney, on September 20th, 2012
 Guest author: Kevin Hopkins
The field of healthcare is growing by leaps and bounds, and the healthcare industry is estimated to contribute around six million new jobs to the workforce over the next decade. This represents a nearly 30 percent growth in jobs from the healthcare field alone. There are many different career paths that a student can take, whether your interest ultimately lies in healthcare administration jobs, healthcare management jobs, or some other facet of the medical and healthcare field. A great place to start can be earning a healthcare administration or healthcare management degree online or offline, which can prepare you to climb to the heights of your chosen career path, regardless of where you may choose to specialize or focus your efforts once you graduate.
However, because some terminology used in healthcare can sound surprisingly similar, including terms such as “administration” and “management,” it can be helpful as well to learn before you enroll in an advanced degree program what the differences are between these terms so you are sure you focus your education towards the correct area.
The Role of Education
Education is one of the major differences between the fields of healthcare management and healthcare administration. Healthcare management professionals are most likely to have an educational background that matches their career, whether that may be management of medical staff, informatics and information technology, oncology research studies, or another area. Healthcare administration professionals, on the other hand, are likely to start out in a more business-related field with an advanced degree to match, such as finance, business management, accounting, marketing, or operations. This also speaks directly to the difference in job description between healthcare managers and administrators.
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By Sweet - aka Grace Kutney, on August 29th, 2012
 Even if you’re completely sure about your choice of major, it’s still a good idea to explore multiple disciplines, and your freshman year in college is a great time to start. There’s usually less room in your academic schedule to fit in classes from other departments the further along you get in your major, so take the time to explore while you have the chance.
- Try out classes that will give you exposure to new skills, or topics that you just find fascinating.
- Maybe take a class with an especially well-respected professor, or one that you know will force you to think in new ways.
- Consider classes that will allow you to meet a wider range of students and faculty. One of my former students, a bio-chemistry major, took a few theatre arts classes in her freshman year. Although she later had no time in her schedule to take more classes in the theatre department, the friendships she made in those first classes have lasted well beyond graduation. She knows that she likely would not have made those connections had she not taken the classes outside her discipline.
- Taking classes in another discipline may also open up opportunities to add a minor or even for a double major.
Of course, work closely with academic advising to ensure any courses you take don’t conflict with your required course load. Give yourself exposure to a variety of classes – at worst, you’ll confirm your interest in your own major, at best, you’ll make some new friends, learn something new, and broaden your horizons.
By Sweet - aka Grace Kutney, on August 7th, 2012
 Guest Author: D. Lawton
Website: http://www.careerconnected.com
Planning your future career may sound a little bit daunting at first however it is an important strategy to get you working towards your goal and on the right track. This means one would determine factors that would have an influence on life such as short term, long term goals, personal desires or needs and possible limitations. The answer to the question, what is a career plan involves a comprehensive look at all of these factors.
The career or action plan is similar to a road map in which one decides on a specific occupation mapping out the direction to achieve employment in the chosen field along with long term goals. In order to create an effective planning strategy it is necessary to assess a number of factors and complete designated steps. Before you can begin, it is important to have an idea of where you will need to start.
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