Career Development

Is a Healthcare Program/Major right for you?

It is always a good idea to research and learn about the field before enrolling in a program or degree option. These Career Fact Sheets provide information about work activities, skills used, coursework required, job outlook and salary information for the health care Associate & Certificate programs offered at the College of St. Catherine. Use the health care weblinks to further explore health care professions.


Health Information Specialists.pdf
Medical Coding.pdf
Nursing.pdf
Occupational Therapy Assistants.pdf
Ophthalmic Technicians.pdf
Phlebotomists.pdf
Physcial Therapist Assistants.pdf
Radiography.pdf
Sonography.pdf

Health Care Career Exploration Websites:
NIH Office of Science Education LifeWorks: Click on the alphabetical list to read about health care careers.
AMA: Under “Med School & Residency” click on “Health Care Careers” to learn about more than 65 different health care careers
Health Professions Network: Click on “Featured Health Professions” to learn more about a variety of health care occupations
DiscoverNursing.com: Learn more about the nursing profession on this website hosted by Johnson & Johnson.
Healthcare Videos: Go to Minnesota's ISEEK (see Related Links below) or go to www.iseek.org: click on Explore Careers, then Find Careers, and finally the Health Science link. From here you can click on the video clip icon() for a number of different healthcare careers.