One of the many options you have as a healthcare professional is choosing a medical specialty in which to practice. Whether you’re a nurse‚ a physician‚ or allied health professional‚ choosing a medical specialty will help focus your educational goals‚ job search efforts‚ and career choices. The sooner you identify your true passion in medicine‚ the more successful you may become‚ by working in a field you love. For example‚ is your passion working with kids‚ pregnant moms‚ cancer patients‚ or
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GASTROENTEROLOGIST Gastroenterologist is also a sub-specialty of internal medicine .a gastroenterologist deals with digestive system problems. They diagnose and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. • ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) — a procedure to detect disorders in the ducts such as narrowing‚ gallstones‚ blockages‚ tumors and cysts. An ERCP combines the use of X-rays and endoscope — a long‚ flexible‚ lighted tube. The endoscope is advanced through
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Pediatrics is a relatively new medical specialty.[1]Hippocrates‚ Aristotle‚ Celsus‚ Soranus‚ and Galen‚ understood the differences in growing and maturing organisms that necessitated different treatment "Ex toto non sic pueri ut viri curari debent."[1] A 2nd century AD manuscript by the Greek physician and gynecologist Soranus of Ephesus dealt with neonatal pediatrics.[2] Byzantine physicians;Oribasius‚ Aëtius of Amida‚ Alexander Trallianus‚ and Paulus Aegineta stand out for their contributions to
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Informatics Specialty Area and Interoperability Grand Canyon University: HIM-515 Foundations and Concepts of Healthcare Informatics June 20‚ 2012 Informatics Specialty Area and Interoperability As the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) progress nationwide‚ the concepts of interoperability and health information exchange (HIE) must be discussed. The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (2005‚ p. 2) define interoperability as “the ability of health information
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Medical Specialties Several specialties exist within the field of medicine. I have chosen 8 specialties to describe. These specialties are: neurology‚ cardiology‚ orthopedics‚ ophthalmology‚ gastroenterology‚ urology‚ dermatology‚ and gynecology. Neurologists work with the nervous system. A neurologist studies any disorder that has to do with the nervous system. Neurologists treat patients for a variety of symptoms; patients can be seen for something as minor as lower back pain to something serious
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Specialty Hospitals: A Problem or a Symptom? Specialty hospitals are not a new thing. However‚ as the number of specialty hospitals increases there is a question about their financial influence on the community hospitals. This paper discusses the results of two congressionally mandated reports on specialty hospitals. Main Concerns about Specialty Hospitals: 1. Clinical decisions made by physician-owners might be distorted by financial incentives 2. Specialty hospitals treat
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Case Problem: Specialty Toys Specialty Toys‚ Inc.‚ sells a variety of new and innovative children’s toys. Management learned that the preholiday season is the best time to introduce a new toy‚ because many families use this time to look for new ideas for December holiday gifts. When Specialty discovers a new toy with good market potential‚ it chooses an October market entry date. In order to get toys in its stores by October‚ Specialty places one-time orders with its manufacturers in June or July
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No better tributes have been paid to any man on earth than to the teacher. East or West‚ everywhere he has been respected and worshipped. In the ancient India teacher was ranked next to God. In the West he is called‚ the "architect of nation"‚ "maker of man"‚ "the maker of history". Like the gardener‚ the caresses young human beings and looks after their physical‚ mental and social growth and development. It is said that God has created man after his won image‚ the teacher fashions the child‚ after
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My career choice is nursing. In this essay‚ I will be explaining a few different specialty-nursing careers that someone could go into. The specialties I chose are ones that I would prefer to go into after graduation. The following essay will be about the duties that each specialty could include and the schooling that is preferred with each. Nursing can be a difficult but very rewarding job. The first nursing specialty is an Emergency/ Trauma nurse. These types of nurses are the first healthcare worker
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Summary ‘’Competitive advantage through specialty franchising’’ by John F. Preble and Richard C. Hoffman Franchising marketing strategy that plays a big role in the domestic and internationals markets. The two trends fueling franchising are: growth in the service sector and the fast pace of today’s society. In the fast pace of today’s society‚ consumers are increasingly pressed for time‚ which means that they seek for faster and more efficient ways of getting goods and services‚ without losing
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