1. My Career Clusters
Amanda Dolitsky
Career Planning

2. My Career Clusters
• Health Sciences
- Hospitalists
- Radiation Therapists
• Human Services
- Physician Assistants
- Allergists and Immunologists

3. Hospitalist
Health SciencesGeneral Overview
What hospitalists do:
Hospitalists care for their various patients and make sure that they help the
patient as best as they can. They make treatment plans and consult patients of
the plan to keep them informed. They can provide counseling to the patient to
help them in the processes they undergo during their hospital stay.
Hospitalists can also admit patients and discharge them from the hospital.
Skills
• Critical thinking
• Social Perceptiveness
• Reading Comprehension
• Active listening
• Speaking
• Time management
• Systems of analysis

4. Hospitalist
Tasks
• Provide continuous care to hospital patients
• Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and x-rays
• Prescribe medications or treatment to hospital inpatients
• Admit patients to the hospital and conduct a discharge plan
• Refer to patients’ medical specialists, social services, or other professionals
involved.
• Admit patients for hospital stays and conduct discharge planning
• Communicate with patients’ primary care physicians while diagnosing,
treating, and providing continuous care to patients
• Interpret the results of tests and prescribe medicine
Majors/Education
Majors:
• Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
• Medicine
• Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Education:
• Post-Doctoral Training or Doctoral Degree usually needed for this career

5. Hospitalist
Colleges
• Stony Brook University
• Cornell Medical College
Salary
• Median Annual Wage: $180,870
Related Careers
• Radiologists
• Neurologists
• Physician Assistants
My Reaction
• This career was something that would suit my
interests, however, it requires several years of college
and I’m not sure I want to go to school for that amount
of time. This is definitely something I have to take into
consideration and figure out if the career is worth the
amount of schooling it will take.

6. Physician Assistant
Human Services
General Overview
What Physician Assistants do:
Physicians care for the well being of their patients. They provide
treatment and medication to assist physicians in any way they can.
They can complete small procedures if necessary and complete
therapeutic procedures as well. Anything that will benefit the health of
the patient can be handled by the physician assistant.
Skills
• Active listening
• Critical thinking
• Speaking
• Reading comprehension
• Judgment and decision making
• Science orientation

7. Physician Assistant
Tasks
• Interpret diagnostic test results
• Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval
• Provide physicians with assistance during surgery or complicated medical procedures
• Record patient medical data
• Administer diagnostic tests such as x-rays and laboratory tests
• Examine patients and obtain information about their physical condition
• Make tentative diagnoses and decisions about treatment of patients
• Perform therapeutic procedures such as injections, immunizations, wound care, and
infection management
Majors/Education
Majors
• Physician Assistant
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree usually needed for this career

8. Physician Assistant
Colleges
• Hofstra University
• Stony Brook University
• St. Johns University
• University of Bridgeport
Salary
• Median Annual Wage: $87,140
Related Careers
• Radiologists
• Hospitalists
• Neurologists
My Reaction
• This career seems like a decent option for me, and it does suit my interests.
I do like that this career allows me to be involved in medical procedures
without having a doctoral degree because it doesn’t require several years of
college. I would be interested in finding out even more information in this
career.

9. Radiation Therapist
Health Sciences
General Overview
What radiation therapists do:
Radiation therapists generally provide treatment for patients suffering
from diseases that require radiation as treatment plans. A common
disease that is involved in this treatment is cancer. The radiation
therapist helps the patient through the process of fighting the disease
and helps them get healthier. They administer radiation and
communicate any information they find.
Skills
• Writing
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Judgment and decision making
• Monitoring
• Social perceptiveness

10. Radiation Therapist
Tasks
• Obtain patients’ histories and communicate with clinicians
• Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings
• Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians,
patients, or families
• Confer with medical professionals regarding image-based diagnoses
• Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others
• Check for side effects, such as skin irritation, nausea, or hair loss to assess patients'’
reaction to the treatment
• Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures
• Evaluate medical information to determine patients’ risk factors, such as allergies.
• Provide counseling to radiologic patients to explain the process, risks, benefits, or
alternative treatments
• Treat patients with diseases that require radiologic treatment, such as cancer
Majors/Education
Majors:
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science-Radiation Therapist
Education:
• Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree is usually needed for this career

11. Radiation Therapist
Colleges
• Molloy College
• Quinnipiac University
Salary
Median Annual Wage: $78,290
Related Careers
• Acute care nurses
• Nurse practitioners
• Clinical nurse specialists
My Reaction
Although this career is very fascinating, I am worried that it could be
hard to handle some situations that might be sad. For example, if a
patient that had cancer doesn’t react to the radiation correctly and the
patient passes away, I would be upset. I have to seriously consider the
emotions involved in this career, but I am interested in the tasks that I
would complete as a radiation therapist.

12. Allergists and Immunologists
Human Services
General Overview
What allergists and immunologists do:
Allergist and immunologists help patients find what they
are allergic to and find the best treatment plan for their
allergies. They can administer testing and find treatment
plans. They must inform the patient of the treatment
required and communicate findings and the plan to help
the patient with their allergies.
Skills
• Reading comprehension
• Active listening
• Critical thinking
• Judgment and decision making
• Active learning
• Complex problem solving

13. Allergists and Immunologists
Tasks
• Educate patients about diagnoses
• Asses the risks and benefits of therapies for allergic and immunologic disorders
• Order or perform diagnostic tests such as skin pricks and intradermal, patch, or delayed
hypersensitivity tests
• Develop individualized treatment plans for patients, considering patient preferences,
clinical data, or the risks and benefits of therapies
• Prescribe medication such as antihistamines, antibiotics, and nasal, oral, tropical, or
inhaled glucocorticosteroids.
• Diagnose or treat allergic or immunologic conditions
• Provide therapies, such as allergen immunotherapy and immunoglobin therapy, to treat
immune conditions
Majors/Education
Majors:
• Allergy and Immunology Residency Program
• Aerospace Medicine Residency Program
• Adolescent Medicine Residency Program
Education:
• Post-Doctoral Training or Doctoral Degree usually needed for this career

14. Allergists and Immunologists
College
• Stony Brook University
• Cornell Medical College
Salary
• Median annual wage: $180,200
Related Careers
• Physician assistants
• Radiologists
• Pharmacists
• Hospitalists
My Reaction
• This career seems very interesting because it suits my
personality. I have my own allergies and understand what is
involved in treating them, so this career suits me. The career
does require a lot of college, so I would have to take this into
consideration.