K-12 Students

The field of healthcare is one of the fastest growing and most vital industries to the strength of our communities. Brazos AHEC provides engaging, interactive presentations for students, grades k-12, on the exciting career opportunities available in field of health care. Most presentations include a hands-on activity and provide, at no cost, a classroom set of Texas HOT Jobs

(www.texashotjobs.com) (grades 6-12), a health care career guide which includes information on over 70 different careers in healthcare.

H.O.T. Jobs (Health Career Opportunities in Texas): A Cool Guide to Health Careers
Texas HOT Jobs is a health career guide provided by the Texas AHECs and their partners. The guide provides information on over 80 different health care careers including job responsibilities, growth outlook, work environments, length of training/requirements, licensure/certification, salary, education programs available, and professional association affiliations. The guide can be obtained by contacting the Brazos AHEC office. www.texashotjobs.org

Health Career Resources

“Is a Health Career Right for You?”:

www.explorehealthcareers.org/en/Page.IsAHealthCareerRight.aspx

Health and Medical Science Careers

www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/education.htm

Stepping Stones

www.fastweb.com/fastweb/resources/articles/index/104708

Professional Schools in Texas for Health Careers

www.unt.edu/taahp/content/professi.htm

Video clips of almost 70 different careers in Healthcare (most are one to two minutes in length)

www.careervoyages.gov/healthcare-videos.cfm

America’s Career Infonet

www.acinet.org/acinet/oview1.aspnext=oview1&Level=Overall&optstatus=&jobfam=&id=1&nodeid=3&soccode=&stfips=00&ShowAll=

“Does Education Pay?”

http://www.careervoyages.gov/students-doeseducationpay.cfm

Aspiring Docs

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FastWeb

http://www.fastweb.com/

Katrina - Nature At Its Worst. Nursing At Its Best

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPSbDq2NjDg

Financial Aid

Thinking about your future? Unsure how to get there? Brazos AHEC can help with financial aid information. Brazos AHEC provides financial aid resources for students interested in pursuing health careers. Please contact the Brazos AHEC office for more information.

On the Web

Visit our Myspace page at www.myspace.com/brazosahec and add
us as a friend to receive regular health career updates and information!