POST GRAD EDUCATION
EDUCATION DOES NOT HAVE TO END AFTER YOU OBTAIN YOUR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. POST UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION IS A GREAT WAY TO FURTHER REFINE YOUR SKILLS AND ACHIEVE JOBS IN DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL FIELDS. LEARN ABOUT SOME OF YOUR OPTIONS BELOW:
MEDICAL SCHOOL (MD/DO)
MEDICAL SCHOOL IS A CURRICULUM LEADING TO A MEDICAL DEGREE. EVERY MEDICAL SCHOOL INCLUDES MEDICAL TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND PATIENT CARE. ALL MEDICAL SCHOOLS SHARE THE GOAL OF PREPARING STUDENTS IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICINE AND PROVIDING THEM WITH THE BACKGROUND NECESSARY TO ENTER THE PERIOD OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.
LAW SCHOOL
LEGAL EDUCATION IS THE EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, AND THEORY OF LAW. IT CAN PROVIDE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ADMISSION TO LEGAL PRACTICE IN A PARTICULAR JURISDICTION, PROVIDE MORE KNOWLEDGE TO THOSE WORKING IN OTHER PROFESSIONS SUCH AS POLITICS OR BUSINESS, OR PROVIDE CURRENT LAWYERS WITH GREATER SPECIALIZATION.
OPTOMETRY (OD) SCHOOL
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY ARE THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FOR THE EYE. OPTOMETRISTS EXAMINE, DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND MANAGE DISEASES, INJURIES, AND DISORDERS OF THE VISUAL SYSTEM, THE EYE, AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AS WELL AS IDENTIFY RELATED SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE EYE.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (OT) SCHOOL
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE LOOKING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. EACH LEVEL OF EDUCATION WILL FOCUS ON TREATING INJURED, ILL, OR DISABLED PATIENTS THROUGH THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES. THIS HELPS PATIENTS DEVELOP, RECOVER, IMPROVE, AS WELL AS MAINTAIN THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR DAILY LIVING AND WORKING.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (PA) SCHOOL
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS (PAs) ARE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO DIAGNOSE ILLNESS, DEVELOP AND MANAGE TREATMENT PLANS, PRESCRIBE MEDICATIONS, AND OFTEN SERVE AS A PATIENT’S PRINCIPAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. PAs WORK IN EVERY STATE AND IN EVERY MEDICAL SETTING AND SPECIALTY, IMPROVING HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND QUALITY.
AUDIOLOGY (AUD) SCHOOL
AUDIOLOGY IS THE SCIENCE OF HEARING, BALANCE AND RELATED DISORDERS. AUDIOLOGISTS ARE EXPERTS IN THE NON-MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE AUDITORY AND BALANCE SYSTEMS. THEY FREQUENTLY WORK WITH OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, EDUCATORS, ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANS.
PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT) SCHOOL
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES OR ILLNESSES OFTEN FACE DIFFICULTIES WITH MOVEMENT AND PAIN MANAGEMENT. PHYSICAL THERAPISTS IMPLEMENT FOCUSED EXERCISE PLANS AND INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO HELP PATIENTS RESTORE THEIR RANGE OF MOTION, BUILD STRENGTH, IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY AND MANAGE PAIN AS THEY RECUPERATE.
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)
THE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) IS A DEGREE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR CAREERS IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT. THE VALUE OF THE MBA, HOWEVER, IS NOT LIMITED STRICTLY TO THE BUSINESS WORLD. AN MBA CAN ALSO BE USEFUL FOR THOSE PURSUING A MANAGERIAL CAREER IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE INDUSTRY, AND OTHER AREAS.
