Greg FriedmanAssociate Director of International Admission

Off the Beaten Path: Healthcare Careers in

the 21st Century

• MCPHS was founded in 1823

• Second oldest school of pharmacy in

the US

• Surrounded by best hospitals in the US

• 108+ innovative accredited programs

in a wide range of healthcare fields

• Located in the world-renowned

Longwood Medical and Academic Area

• Cutting edge technology to prepare

graduates for 21st century healthcare

occupations

Who is MCPHS University?

• According to the U.S. News and World

Report, 7 out of the 10 Best Jobs of 2015

are in healthcare.

• Jobs in the top 10 include Dentist,

Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Dental

Hygienist, Physical Therapist,

Registered Nurse, and Physician

Assistant. Many more are within the

top 100.

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts

that 28 percent of all new jobs created will

be in healthcare by 2020 (~5.7 million

jobs).

• One in three new jobs in 2022 will be in

healthcare.

The Growing Field of Healthcare (U.S.)

• Workforce requirements for the

healthcare sector is expected to

grow from 35.9 lakh in 2013 to

74 lakh in 2022, which is more

than double of its existing

workforce to meet the market

demand. (KPMG, 2015)

• The Indian healthcare workforce

is expected to double to 7.4

million in 2022 from 3.6 million in

2013 (India Times, 2015)

The Growing Field of Healthcare (India)

Doctor

What Careers Do We Think of

When We Think of Healthcare?

NursePharmacist

Healthcare Careers You Never Imagined

Business

• Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business

• For students who enjoy competition, fast-

moving environments, and relationship

building

• Combine passion for science together with

business

• Graduates work in marketing, managing,

consulting, real-estate, and even

regulatory affairs

• Often combined with MBA

Over the past 10 years, healthcare business in the United States grew 134% (Fidelity)

The overall Indian healthcare market today in India is worth US$ 100 billion and is

expected to grow to US$ 280 billion by 2020 (Deloitte; see chart below)

The Global Healthcare Industry in $ and ₹

Careers in Healthcare Business

• Medical communications and

advertising

• Healthcare market research

• Entrepreneurship

• Nonprofit healthcare

management

• Clinical trials management

• Public health

• Sales and marketing of medical

devices

• Pharmaceutical sales

• Consulting

Global Healthcare Management

• Bring innovative new ideas to the global

marketplace

• Work in marketing, management, or

become an entrepreneur!

• Health systems management ensures

that specific outcomes are attained, that

departments within a health facility are

running smoothly, that resources are

used efficiently and that all departments

are working towards a common goal.

Careers in Healthcare Management

Hospital Administrators Act as liaisons among governing boards, medical staff and

departments heads Organize, direct, control and coordinate medical and health

services in relation to policies set by a governing board of trustees Recruit, hire and

evaluate assistant administrators, nurses and doctors Plan budgets and set rates for

health services.

Clinical managers oversee a specific department, such as nursing, surgery, or

physical therapy, and have responsibilities based on that specialty. Clinical managers

set and carry out policies, goals, and procedures for their departments; evaluate the

quality of the staff’s work; and develop reports and budgets.

Health information managers are responsible for the maintenance and security of all

patient records and data. They must stay up to date with evolving information

technology, current or proposed laws about health information systems, and trends in

managing large amounts of complex data.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

• For students intrigued by human

motion, physiology, and sports

• Help recover from physical injuries

• Focus on regaining full range of

motion and strength

• Expert knowledge of human

physiology

• One of a handful of doctors that are

not an MD and don’t require medical

school!

With just a 0.2%unemployment

rate, PT’s are now

experiencing the best

employment conditions since

the enactment of the Balanced

Budget Act of 1997.

~American Physical Therapy

Association (APTA)~

Physical Therapy Career Placement

With just a 0.2%unemployment

rate, PT’s are now

experiencing the best

employment conditions since

the enactment of the Balanced

Budget Act of 1997.

~U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics~

AVERAGE

U.S. SALARY

$60 – 86,000

PER YEAR

Occupational Therapist

• Occupational therapy (OT) is the

use of assessment and treatment to

develop, recover, or maintain the

daily living and work skills of people

with a physical, mental, or cognitive

disorders

• The Physical Therapist tries to

improve the impairment itself by

increasing mobility, aligning bones

and joints or lessening pain. The OT

helps the patient complete

necessary everyday tasks with the

impairment.

Occupational Therapy Outlook

93% of graduates were

employed within 6 months

of graduation

~American Occupational Therapy Association

(AOTA, 2014)

27% is the projected growth

in employment for occupational

therapists, much faster than the

average for all occupations.

~U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics~

AVERAGE

U.S. SALARY

$65 – 80,000

PER YEAR

Where Occupational Therapists Work

• Acute Care Hospitals

• Rehabilitation Hospitals

• Public School Systems

• Hand Therapy Clinics/Private Practice

• Children’s Hospitals

• Community Mental Health Programs

• Skilled Nursing Facilities

• Home Health/Early Intervention

• VA Hospitals and Clinics

• Outpatient Clinics

A Public Health Specialist is:

• Enthusiastic about science

• Look at the health of an entire

population or community

• Captivated by the fusion of

biological, behavioral, and social

sciences

• Careers in public policy, health

promotion, healthcare

administration, Biostatistics,

Epidemiology, Environmental

Health Science, Health Policy &

Management

Public Health

22% JOB

GROWTH

AVERAGE

SALARY

$68 – 130,000

PER YEAR

AVERAGE

SALARY:

$68 – 130,000

PER YEAR

21%

JOB

GROWTH

Top Ten Public Health Achievements:

1. Vaccinations

2. Motor Vehicle Safety

3. Safer workplaces

4. Control of infectious disease

5. Decline in deaths from preventable occurrences, such as

coronary heart disease

6. Safer and healthier foods

7. Healthier mothers and babies

8. Family planning

9. Fluoridation of public drinking water

10.Recognition of tobacco health hazards

Biomedical Informatics

• Computer savvy, curious about the human

body, and a problem solver

• Turn raw data into valuable information

• Careers in programming, medical research,

academic, IT consulting and many more.

• Become a programmer, analyst, researcher,

quality improvement specialist, quality

assurance specialist, consultant,

information officer, and more after

graduation

• Chief Information Officer

• Director of Medical Informatics

• Biomedical Terminology

Engineer

• Applications System Analyst

• Clinical Informaticist

Job Titles in the Field of Biomedical Informatics

AVERAGE

SALARY

$42 – $115,000

PER YEAR

• We’re one of only a handful of private, free-standing universities specializing in the

education of health professionals in the U.S. with more than 7,000 students studying on

all three campuses.

• MCPHS has prepared more students for careers in pharmacy than any other university

in the world.

• There are almost 24,000 MCPHS alumni worldwide—that’s a lot of career connections!

• The Longwood Medical and Academic area is home to MCPHS and more than 20 other

renowned educational, research, and cultural institutions, including three Harvard-

affiliated teaching hospitals, Boston Children’s Hospital (the #1 pediatric hospital in the

country), and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (New England’s most comprehensive

cancer treatment center).

• From 1996 to the present, the University's Boston campus has seen more than $100

million in construction and revitalization encompassing 500,000 new square feet of

research, classroom, student residence, and administrative space.

MCPHS University

The Global Leader in Healthcare Education

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