Health Profession

Assignment 2: Health Profession Assignment

Identify at least one alternate health profession, such as PA-C, and a related professional organization, such as the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that answers the following:

What is your interest in this profession?

What are your goals regarding this profession? Describe the plans you have made towards this goal in the past year.

What is the growth trend for this profession, especially as there is a continuing shortage of medical professionals in the U.S.?

In addition, your presentation should address the following:

What was Florence Nightingale’s role in establishing nursing as a formal occupation?

Compare and contrast the types of nursing programs described in Cockerham (2007) to the available nursing programs listed on the All Nursing Schools Web site.

Write additional information in the Notes section of the PowerPoint presentation.

Name your presentation: SUO_HSC2010_W4_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.

Submit your presentation to the W4: Assignment 2 Dropbox by Week 4, Day 6.

Cite your sources using the correct APA format on a separate page.

Physician assistants are very important because they are the ones who do majority of the life-saving work. They take a short time in training facilities than full physicians and therefore they might start working sooner than the latter. With the increase in physician shortages being experienced globally, their services are in high demand which makes the profession more lucrative and well paying……………………..