Health Sciences and Nursing Admissions | Programs | Student Handbook | Career Talk
Think of health care and you may think of the nurse, the doctor and the pharmacist. Yet that's just one small part of the health care picture. There's the Ultrasound Technician who presents you with the first picture of your child, the Paramedic whose competent presence helps you make it through an accident, or the Physical Therapist Assistant who helps you recover from a weekend game of basketball.
Think health care and think beyond the most obvious careers. In all there are 200 health disciplines, so consider those who make a difference behind the scenes. Let’s say you suffer an asthma attack. You’re evaluated by a Nurse and doctor. A Patient Care Technician looks in on you. Your doctor may order a breathing treatment that will be administered by a Respiratory Care Therapist. Your blood tests go to the Medical Lab Technician for processing. A Radiologic Technologist takes your x-rays. Health Information Management professionals maintain the confidentiality of your personal health information and encode data for statistical and insurance purposes. You’re in contact with many different health care professionals.
Those are just some of the health care careers you can prepare for at Greenville Tech. Programs also include Animal Studies, Computed Tomography, Dental, Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Massage Therapy, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Personal Trainer, Pharmacy Technician, and Surgical Technology.
Think health care and you should think job security. These jobs aren't going to be shipped overseas, and with America's aging population, they're secure positions. Right now, the health professions are suffering from a critical manpower shortage, so when you gain the skills you need to qualify for these jobs, you’ll have skills that should serve you well.
Think health care, and think Greenville Tech. Your education begins in the classroom, where you learn from health care professionals with years of real world experience in your specialty area. From there, you apply what you've learned in clinical settings. Our new STAT (Simulation Technologies and Training) Center on the Barton Campus and our participation in a center housed at Greenville Hospital System allows students to practice on life-like, computerized mannequins. This practice means that as you begin the hands-on component to your education, you learn in a safe environment before moving on with confidence to real patients.
STAT (Simulation Technologies and Training) Center
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