Healthcare jobs, which are best options for career change
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Healthcare jobs, which are best options for career change
So my significant other is considering transitioning into the healthcare industry. She has a four year degree in sociology/psychology with some science classes but would have to take some pre reqs to qualify for admission to most associate of science 2 year medical tech programs.
Does anyone here that works in medical industry have any insights into what career path in this industry would offer the best bang for time/effort/money invested? Also important is ease of finding job openings as concerned about certain areas being saturated with applicants. Any information or suggestions regarding this would be highly appreciated!
Does anyone here that works in medical industry have any insights into what career path in this industry would offer the best bang for time/effort/money invested? Also important is ease of finding job openings as concerned about certain areas being saturated with applicants. Any information or suggestions regarding this would be highly appreciated!
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Is she crazy?
No one is hiring and layoffs/pay cuts are happening everywhere. The hospitals and outpatient centers & practices of all kinds are going broke. Pugchief gave us a nice inside look into what's happening to his small dental practice.
Plus, in the era of EHRs and oppressive regulation, everyone in medicine is flat out miserable.
It'll all recover at some point (minus the EHRs & regulations which aren't going anywhere), so entering a training program at least 2 years long may not be a terrible idea. PA school sounds fine. Consider physical therapy or nursing also. But, if she likes medicine in general why not consider becoming a vet tech? Same work, less stress, cute fuzzy critters instead of crazed people with their lawyer's phone number in their pockets, and a lot less bureaucracy to deal with.
No one is hiring and layoffs/pay cuts are happening everywhere. The hospitals and outpatient centers & practices of all kinds are going broke. Pugchief gave us a nice inside look into what's happening to his small dental practice.
Plus, in the era of EHRs and oppressive regulation, everyone in medicine is flat out miserable.
It'll all recover at some point (minus the EHRs & regulations which aren't going anywhere), so entering a training program at least 2 years long may not be a terrible idea. PA school sounds fine. Consider physical therapy or nursing also. But, if she likes medicine in general why not consider becoming a vet tech? Same work, less stress, cute fuzzy critters instead of crazed people with their lawyer's phone number in their pockets, and a lot less bureaucracy to deal with.
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My Daughter was thinking Criminal science or Medical field - Do you know if there as been any forecasting on the medical field needs based on the age of the population - I have no proof but I think we are in a medical field bubble due to the large population of aging Boomers. Gen X is a much smaller group and the next largest group is still very young.WiseOne wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:16 pmIs she crazy?
No one is hiring and layoffs/pay cuts are happening everywhere. The hospitals and outpatient centers & practices of all kinds are going broke. Pugchief gave us a nice inside look into what's happening to his small dental practice.
Plus, in the era of EHRs and oppressive regulation, everyone in medicine is flat out miserable.
It'll all recover at some point (minus the EHRs & regulations which aren't going anywhere), so entering a training program at least 2 years long may not be a terrible idea. PA school sounds fine. Consider physical therapy or nursing also. But, if she likes medicine in general why not consider becoming a vet tech? Same work, less stress, cute fuzzy critters instead of crazed people with their lawyer's phone number in their pockets, and a lot less bureaucracy to deal with.
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I never thought that vet tech's were that well paid? Low five figures? While I'm assuming that physican assistant's are minimum six figures?WiseOne wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:16 pmIs she crazy?
No one is hiring and layoffs/pay cuts are happening everywhere. The hospitals and outpatient centers & practices of all kinds are going broke. Pugchief gave us a nice inside look into what's happening to his small dental practice.
Plus, in the era of EHRs and oppressive regulation, everyone in medicine is flat out miserable.
It'll all recover at some point (minus the EHRs & regulations which aren't going anywhere), so entering a training program at least 2 years long may not be a terrible idea. PA school sounds fine. Consider physical therapy or nursing also. But, if she likes medicine in general why not consider becoming a vet tech? Same work, less stress, cute fuzzy critters instead of crazed people with their lawyer's phone number in their pockets, and a lot less bureaucracy to deal with.
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"Mental health" has a very promising future. There are an unprecedented number of crazy people nowadays.GT wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 4:22 pmMy Daughter was thinking Criminal science or Medical field - Do you know if there as been any forecasting on the medical field needs based on the age of the population - I have no proof but I think we are in a medical field bubble due to the large population of aging Boomers. Gen X is a much smaller group and the next largest group is still very young.WiseOne wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 3:16 pmIs she crazy?
No one is hiring and layoffs/pay cuts are happening everywhere. The hospitals and outpatient centers & practices of all kinds are going broke. Pugchief gave us a nice inside look into what's happening to his small dental practice.
Plus, in the era of EHRs and oppressive regulation, everyone in medicine is flat out miserable.
It'll all recover at some point (minus the EHRs & regulations which aren't going anywhere), so entering a training program at least 2 years long may not be a terrible idea. PA school sounds fine. Consider physical therapy or nursing also. But, if she likes medicine in general why not consider becoming a vet tech? Same work, less stress, cute fuzzy critters instead of crazed people with their lawyer's phone number in their pockets, and a lot less bureaucracy to deal with.
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I recall reading that vets have a high suicide rate as well. I suspect vet techs would be exposed to the same causes?
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Better than doctors. Neither applies to lower level positions though.
You might be right that vet techs aren't paid as much as PAs, but consider that pay in medical positions is likely to stagnate/go down. Less money to spread around. The Gen Xers may be less numerous than the boomers, but they're sicker. More obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease etc. And the millennials are even worse.
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If true, that is shocking to me and something that would have never crossed my mind.
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My theory for any profession is no matter what is going on in the overall profession if you are one of the good / upper level ones in your profession then you are always going to have a job and will always be paid well. And, the medical industry is a huge one. Just like every organization needs some form of accounting personnel, every single county in the country needs various medical personnel.WiseOne wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 9:46 amBetter than doctors. Neither applies to lower level positions though.
You might be right that vet techs aren't paid as much as PAs, but consider that pay in medical positions is likely to stagnate/go down. Less money to spread around. The Gen Xers may be less numerous than the boomers, but they're sicker. More obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease etc. And the millennials are even worse.
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The higher ups in the medical profession are not doctors any longer. It's administrators. And it's definitely not PAs.
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By upper level, I was not referring to where you are on the organizational hierarchy but how you compare to your peers at your profession. Therefore, I'd be comparing Physicians Assistants to Physicians Assistants and not to any type of administrator.
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A quick search yielded this: https://time.com/5485552/veterinarians-suicide/
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Those are veterinarians. I thought the original reference was to veterinarian technicians? I'd assume they would be subject to much less stress than the veterinarians.drumminj wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 9:12 pmA quick search yielded this: https://time.com/5485552/veterinarians-suicide/
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I feel we're way off on a tangent now, but will try to close the loop. Yes, the original discussion was vet techs and the article is about veterinarians, but if you see my quote above in your post, as I say "I suspect vet techs would be exposed to the same causes?".
Perhaps I misunderstood you earlier and you were saying that it never would have crossed your mind that techs are exposed to the same stressors, rather than (as I interpreted it) it never crossed your mind that vets would have a high suicide rate? If so, I apologize for derailing us.
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I believe that now all your current interpretations are correct!drumminj wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 8:59 amI feel we're way off on a tangent now, but will try to close the loop. Yes, the original discussion was vet techs and the article is about veterinarians, but if you see my quote above in your post, as I say "I suspect vet techs would be exposed to the same causes?".
Perhaps I misunderstood you earlier and you were saying that it never would have crossed your mind that techs are exposed to the same stressors, rather than (as I interpreted it) it never crossed your mind that vets would have a high suicide rate? If so, I apologize for derailing us.
Vinny
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I could see mental health techs committing a lot of suicide after dealing with millennials in such large doses. Maybe that wasn't such a good suggestion. I disavow my previous post, and now promote plastic surgery.
You there, Ephialtes. May you live forever.
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Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 4:45 pmI could see mental health techs committing a lot of suicide after dealing with millennials in such large doses. Maybe that wasn't such a good suggestion. I disavow my previous post, and now promote plastic surgery.
I want to commit suicide after hearing Millenial women speak... vocal fry and "thank you" comes out as "THENK-yeeeew", and you still have whatever ugly regional accent mixed in with it... current Kroger commercial
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Your daughter had her friends over recently, didn't she?ochotona wrote: ↑Mon May 11, 2020 9:36 amKriegsspiel wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 4:45 pmI could see mental health techs committing a lot of suicide after dealing with millennials in such large doses. Maybe that wasn't such a good suggestion. I disavow my previous post, and now promote plastic surgery.
I want to commit suicide after hearing Millenial women speak... vocal fry and "thank you" comes out as "THENK-yeeeew", and you still have whatever ugly regional accent mixed in with it... current Kroger commercial
You there, Ephialtes. May you live forever.