PART B: CLINICAL VISITATIONS ACROSS THE CITY TECH HEALTH DISCIPLINES
During Weeks 4 through 8, students will learn about specific health-related careers during our synchronous classes. Read through the websites and view the videos that are posted below as they will help you learn more about these fields and provide valuable information for your (1) two personal reflection assignments and (2) midterm paper.
Virtual site visit schedule
| Week | Professor | Department | Personal Reflection Due |
| Week 4 | Prof. Kontzamanis | Nursing | Feb 21 |
| Week 5 | Prof. DeVito | Radiologic Technology | Feb 28 |
| Week 6 | Prof. Indelicato | Vision Care | Mar 6 |
| Week 7 | Prof. Balla | Restorative Dentistry | Mar 13 |
| Week 8 | Prof. Haynes | Dental Hygiene | Mar 20 |
Objectives: To learn about the health-related fields of nursing, restorative dentistry, dental hygiene, vision care, and radiologic technology (including their educational requirements, job responsibilities, salary expectations, and future employment projections). To advance one’s own career planning and development as new information related to health care careers is learned.
DUE: Two personal reflections during Weeks 4 through 8. Due dates vary by site visit and instructions are posted on Blackboard.
Overview of Nursing
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: About Registered Nurses – Website and Video
- Career One Stop: Registered Nurse Career – Website and Video
- City Tech’s Nursing Department
- American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics
Overview of Restorative Dentistry
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: About Dental Laboratory Technicians – Website and Video
- Career One Stop: Dental Laboratory Technician – Website and Video
- City Tech’s Restorative Dentistry Department
- American Dental Association (ADA) Code of Ethics
Overview of Radiologic Technology
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: About Radiologic Technologists – Website and Video
- Career One Stop: Radiologic Technologists – Website and Video
- City Tech’s Radiologic Technology Department
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Code of Ethics
Overview of Vision Care
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: About Opticians – Website and Video
- Career One Stop: Optician, Dispensing – Website and Video
- City Tech’s Vision Care Department
- American Optometric Association (AOA) Code of Ethics
Overview of Dental Hygiene
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: About Dental Hygienists – Website and Video
- Career One Stop: Dental Hygienists – Website and Video
- City Tech’s Dental Hygiene Department
- American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) Code of Ethics
Week 9 – Career planning and professionalism in healthcare
Objectives: To explore one’s own career planning and factors associated with career development in the health care field (including professionalism, code of ethics, and compliance).
Week 10 – No synchronous (real-time) class.
Students will work on their midterm paper by reflecting on the site visits and reviewing asynchronous activities to date.
DUE: Midterm paper April 8th. Instructions are posted on Blackboard.
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