Opportunities in Health and Medical Careers (Vgm Opportunities Series) [Paperback]

I. Donald Snook (Author), Leo D'Orazio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990 | Series: Vgm Opportunities Series

The most comprehensive career book series available, Opportunities in . . . explores a vast range of professions.

Each book offers:

• The latest information on a field of interest
• Training and education requirements for each career
• Salary statistics for different positions within each field
• Up-to-date professional and Internet resources
• And much more

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: Vgm Career Horizons (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844285749
• ISBN-13: 978-0844285740
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,625,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Limited information, March 24, 2008

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Christopher F. Njeh "CFN healthcare advisor" (Dallas Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opportunities in Health and Medical Careers (Opportunities In...Series) (Paperback)

I am a medical Physicist and hence have some information about opportunities in health care. I bought this book because i wanted to prepare a general talk about different opportunities in health care.

The book has covered many of the health and medical career. I was pleasantly surprised to see medical physics also covered. The main shortfalls of this book is the lack of substance. If you are looking for in depth coverage of any of the career options you will be dissappointed. The book is only 134 pages covering more than 50 professions- so most are covered with half a page. Also the salary information is seriously outdated. It quoted the average income for a physician assistant to be 64000 and my research from American Academy of Physician Assistant found it to be 86214.It states the salary for radiation therapy technology to be in the range of 25000 to 35000. The current radiation therapy salary start from 45000 to 80000. Most of the professions that i have researched and gotten reliable information about the salary, those quoted in this book are way below the current going rate. This book is a good source for basic information but lacks in details