Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Posted by: April Taulbee
As the largest industry in 2006, health care provided 14 million jobs
and 7 of the 20 fastest growing occupations are health related,
according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s safe to say
those figures apply to today’s job market.
In addition, the
Bureau reports health care will generate 3 million new jobs from now to
2016, more than any other industry. More that one million new and
replacement nurses will be needed by then with registered nurses
comprising one of the largest segments of the U. S. workforce as a
whole.
Always at the forefront of health care education is
D’Youville College in Buffalo where they have been providing education
in this vital field since the 1940s. Their excellent reputation locally
and nationally attracts students from all over.
Beginning with a
well regarded nursing program the college has added a myriad of new
majors in this hot field and today has an international reputation for
quality education and for providing well educated professions
nationwide.
Today D’Youville offers not only offers
undergraduate and graduate programs in Nursing but also Physical and
Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, Dietetics, Chiropractic, and
Health Care Administration as well as a doctoral program in Health
Policy and Health Education.
A relatively new program initiated
at the college, Exercise and Sports Studies, (ESS) prepares students
for a wide array of career options that are sports connected such as
athletic administration, fitness training, sport research and
sociology, sport medicine and management.
With a degree in ESS a
D’Youville student can go directly into the Bacholor of Science
Physical Therapy major at the college if desired.
Graduate
programs in a number of the above areas such as Occupational and
Physical Therapy, Nursing, and Chiropractic can be taken separately or
combined with the undergraduate portion of a student’s education.
The
doctoral degree program in health policy and health education
emphasizes applied research and flexibility as candidates focus on the
changing context of healthcare and innovations in the education of
healthcare professionals
To make it convenient for working
practitioners, courses in this program are offered during the evening
and weekends in the fall, spring, and summer semester.
D’Youville also offers pre-dental, pre-med, pre-veterinarian and pre-pharmacy programs.
Their
direct entry program that allows students entry to their selected
programs in their freshman year, classes with a 14 to 1 teacher student
ration, and small intimate and friendly campus make D’Youville a
popular choice.
The undergraduate admissions “Instant
Scholarship” program makes tuition very affordable and certain programs
allow the student to earn both an undergraduate and graduate degree.
Salaries
in health care are very attractive. The median annual earning of
registered nurses is in the $61,000 range, physical therapists:
$61,000, physician assistants: $80,000, occupational therapists:
$60,000, dietitians: $45,000, chiropractors: $70,000. (Bureau of Labor
Statistics)
Health Care is not only a field that allows you to
have a direct positive impact on an individual’s life but also a career
that provides an excellent income.
For more information on both undergraduate and graduate programs visit D’Youville on the web at www.dyc.edu.
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