PROCESS
Research
Look at the list below and choose 2 disciplines that are different from your own to research. These do not have to be in your field, but they should be disciplines with whom you might work (e.g. a midwife might choose to research an anesthesiologist and a CNP).

Health Disciplines

• Physician
• Nurse
• Nurse Practitioner
• Certified Nurse Midwife
• Pharmacist
• Physician Assistant
• Public Health Provider
• Social Worker
• Allied Health Professionals (examples)
  • Physical Therapist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
  • Anesthesiologist
  • Radiologist
  • Surgical Assistant
  • Nutritionist
    

Analyze

1. What are the primary criteria that make up this discipline?
2. What are the core values?
3. Which core competencies are needed to work in this discipline?
4. How many years of school (include internships, residency, etc.)?
5. What is the annual salary?
6. What leadership opportunities and obligations might be found in this discipline?
7. What are some probable stressors?
8. Describe the daily workload (avg. number of patients, reports, etc.).

Evaluate

1. What are some commonalities among the 3 disciplines?
2. How are they different?
3. How might a person in from different disciplines see something different from you?
4. What kinds of things may vary and cause potential conflict?
5. How could understanding another discipline’s lens help to prevent potential conflict?
6. Taking what you’ve learned, what is something helpful/insightful that you can share with others?
   

Useful Web Sites

http://www.ExploreHealthCareers.org

American Board of Medical Specialties
http://www.abms.org/

American Nurses Association web site
http://www.nursingworld.org/

American College of Nurse Practitioners
http://nurse.org/acnp/

American Academy of Medical Administrators
http://www.aameda.org/

American Association of Medical Assistants
http://www.aama-ntl.org/

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
http://www.aana.com/

American College of Nurse Midwives
http://www.acnm.org/

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
http://www.aaohn.org/

National Federation of Practical Nurses
www.nflpn.org

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
http://www.ascp.com/

American Society of Health System Pharmacists
http://www.ashp.org/

American Physical Therapy Association
http://www.apta.org/

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org/

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/

Association of Physician Assistant Programs
http://www.apap.org/

American Society of Radiologic Technologists
http://www.asrt.org/

National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
http://nrca-net.org/

National Association of Social Workers
http://www.naswdc.org/

United States Medical Licensing Examination
http://www.usmle.org/

Midwife Alliance of North America
http://www.mana.org/

National Council of State Boards of Nursing
http://www.ncsbn.org/

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.aanp.org/default.asp

Association of Operating Room Nurses
http://www.aorn.org/

National League of Nursing
http://www.nln.org/

National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission
http://nlnac.org/home.htm

American Occupational Therapy Association
http://www.aota.org/

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
http://www.nbcot.org/

American Optometric Association
www.aoanet.org

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
http://www.acpe-accredit.org/

American Pharmaceutical Association
http://www.aphanet.org/

The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
http://www.fsbpt.org/

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
http://www.nccpa.net/

Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
http://www.asppb.org/

American Association for Respiratory Care
http://www.aarc.org/

National Association of Social Workers
http://www.aarc.org/

The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
http://www.asahp.org/

Health Professions Network
http://www.healthpronet.org/exploring_ahp/

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org/career/

U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm