One way to focus freshmen on careers

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College freshmen can be taught how to focus on careers by integrating career planning into the freshman term paper. Students are more participative if they structure the term paper themselves by posing questions about possible future careers and organizing their ideas into specific researchtopics. Coordination with the school's career resource center provides studentswith answers to several of their questions, which can be substantiated by library research and interviews. An evaluation of one such program shows that students found the term paper assignment the most valuable and relevant to their lives.

Innovations, Report writing, College freshmen

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Prognosis for careers in health: never better

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The employment outlook for health and allied professionals are positive despite recession and trends in other professions. Health-care institutions and facilities are offering incentives such as high starting salaries, flexible work hours, study opportunities and rapid career advancements to fill in vacant positions. There are more than 85 different occupations that are included in the allied health field. Career planning and placement professionals and counselors are encouraging students to look for careers in the allied health professions to fill in the growing need.

Health care industry, Recruiting, Employment, Allied health personnel

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Clinical experience is critical to careers in health

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Health education institutions should continuously develop their programs and facilities to satisfy the needs of health professional students. Accredition of allied health organizations requires minimum field work as clinical requirements before certification. Students should be exposed to clinical settings to enhance their training and may choose from a variety of health care services. Clinical experience and academic competence are advantages in future job performance.

Cover Story, Training, Curricula, Clinical competence, Health occupations schools

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