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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Also called: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Clinical Professor, Professor

What they do:

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

On the job, you would:
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
On the job, you'll need:

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Math and Science

  • biology
  • psychology

Health

  • medicine and dentistry

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • talking to others

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • teaching people how to do something
  • understanding people's reactions

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • read and understand what is written

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Leadership
  • Concern for Others
  • Dependability
  • Initiative

Word processing software

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word

Computer based training software

  • Adobe Presenter
  • Learning management system LMS

Medical software

  • InteractElsevier Netter's 3D Interactive Anatomy
  • Medical procedure coding software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $100,300

Education

Master's degree or doctoral degree is usually needed.