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Medical Careers and Education
Due to increased health awareness and medical advancements more and more people are inclined to medical careers and education. During the last decade medical careers and education has gained much attention from almost every group of people.
According to one estimate, the biotechnology industry has more than tripled in size between 1992 and 2001, with revenue increasing from $8 billion to $27.6 billion. In 2001, there were 191,000 U.S. employees, and more opportunities are expected in healthcare, food production, and environmental cleanup . In regard to the burgeoning drug industry based on genomics, the Consulting Resources Corporation’s newsletter for biotechnology professionals said, "We expect the growing family of new genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics technologies to dominate...developments in therapeutics by greatly improving the efficiency and speed of the entire drug discovery, testing, and approval process."
Colorado AHEC
The Colorado AHEC system is a community/academic partnership involving the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) with its five schools (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Graduate) and five AHEC's, each serving a designated region of the state. Four of the AHEC's are rural, community-based independent organizations. The fifth AHEC is predominantly urban, with a community-based advisory board. This long-standing partnership has generated numerous linkages between academic resources and local health care facilities and providers, assuring that a variety of educational and support services are available throughout Colorado.
CU Mini-Med School
CU Mini-Med School is a respected name in medical education. CU Mini Med School is for everyone: mothers, teenagers, lawyers, musicians, pre-med students, grandparents - anyone interested in learning more about health and medicine. Each year, people of all ethnic and economic backgrounds and occupations take advantage of this unusual educational opportunity.
Medical Careers and Education in Genetics and the Biosciences
The large, multidisciplinary Human Genome Project (HGP)–the completed effort of finding all human genes and characterizing a reference genome–has promised to revolutionize the future so profoundly that the 21st has been dubbed the "biology century." Almost everyone will be affected by applications of information and technologies derived from the HGP era of the late 20th century.
Entirely new approaches will be implemented in biological research and the practice of medicine and agriculture. Genetic data will provide the foundation for research in many biological sub disciplines, leading to an unprecedented understanding of the inner workings of whole biological systems. The benefits of genomic research are, or soon will be, realized in such areas as forensics and identification science, ecology and environmental science, toxic-waste cleanup, creation of new bioenergy sources and more efficient industrial processes, as well as in understanding the mysteries of evolution, anthropology, and human migration.
Careers in Psychology
When people think of a psychologist, they typically think of either the doctoral level therapist doing therapy in a plush office or the mad university scientist placing electrodes in the brains of unsuspecting lab rats. While this is certainly a possibility, it is only a small percentage of what psychologists do. Psychologists are involved in a large number of very dichotomous career paths, although therapy and education are the two largest. Typically a doctorate is required, but for some career paths, a Master's degree will suffice.
Some more useful resources for medical careers and education:
Alternative Medicine Schools Directory - A comprehensive directory of alternative medicine schools and guide to careers and education in alternative medicine. For details, visit: http://www.naturalhealers.com. If you would like to find massage therapy schools, chiropractic colleges, acupuncture schools, or any school of the natural healing arts, you'll find NaturalHealers.com a great source for information on schools, programs, certification, careers and licensing requirements.
21st Century Healing - Course in the practice of healing (including distant healing) is offered in Vancouver, BC, Canada. http://www.geocities.com/wholistic_healing
Advances in Wellness - Educational presentations designed to promote emotional growth and personal development. Based in Dallas, Texas. http://advancesinwellness.com
American College of Osteopathic Pain Management and Sclerotherapy - Sclerotherapy, prolotherapy (proliferative therapy), stimulates the bodys nature healing processes to strengthen joints weakened. http://acopms.com
Canyon Ranch Health Resort Life Enhancement Programs - Spa offers wide variety of health, fitness, and wellness treaments, education, and seminars in Tucson, Arizona. http://www.canyonranch.com/medicine_week
Complementary Health and Learning Center - Non-profit organization in Mandeville, Louisiana, is dedicated to teaching people positive affirmation to help heal themselves. http://www.eyeheal2.homestead.com
CompMed Alaska - Specializes in education and research in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Lyn Freeman offers classes to medical pro. http://www.compmedalaska.com
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