30.01.2025 Today’s Insights Into 82 Medical and Healthcare Careers, from Nurse.Org and AIMS Education
Dear Students,
Perhaps you are a someone who is passionate about helping others through medicine (Western, Eastern or a combination of both), yet who confidently believes that medical school is not in your plans. Fear not: Hot off the press (Jan 20) from Nurse.org, a respected medical industry resource, is a comprehensive listing of dozens of healthcare-related career options to choose from (immediately below). While some may require specialized Bachelor’s degrees, and others mandate actual graduate degrees, this detailed compendium includes numerous additional options that can also appeal to ambitious undergraduate international students like you, who may still be evaluating your professional options.
What does it take to succeed in a professional healthcare career trajectory? Regardless of the specific functional role or title, there are certain key competencies that any aspiring talent – like you – will want to develop, ideally prior to launching your career. According to industry training source AIMS Education, there are 9 essential power skills needed for success in such vocations, and, fortunately, all of these can all be built through coaching. Within this article: https://aimseducation.edu/blog/essential-skills-for-healthcare-professionals, for example, many of the “muscles” that students and new grads (including you and your friends) must learn to “stretch” and “strengthen” are highlighted, including:
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Empathy
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Communication (which includes written, verbal and conflict management)
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Teamwork (which includes collaboration)
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Work ethic (which includes organizational skills, perseverance and resilience)
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Stress management (which includes self-awareness, work/life balance and negotiation)
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Time management (which includes self-reflection, problem-solving and creativity)
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Positivity (which includes an abundance mindset)
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Flexibility (along with adaptability, an open mind-set, curiosity and listening skills), and
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Confidence
For perspective, healthcare is expected to add 1.6M US jobs from 2023-2033 (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics), “which represents 24% of all jobs forecast to be added to the economy” during this time! What’s more, the intellectually-stimulating and “feel-good” vertical is also “anticipated to be the third-fastest growing industry, with a growth rate of 9.0%…”
…which is certainly a “healthy” growth rate for interested candidates – like you – to ponder this evening!
Best,
Amy-Louise
Want to learn more about entering or uncovering healthcare careers? Please see below: