Part I: The Health Care System in the United States

Chapter 1: U.S. Healthcare
Chapter 2: Categories of Health Services
Chapter 3: Paying for Health Services
Chapter 4: Long-Term Care
Chapter 5: Aging, Health, and Women's Issues
Chapter 6: Health Career Planning

Part II: Health Professions Involving Patient Care

Chapter 7: Medicine
Chapter 8: Dentistry
Chapter 9: Nursing
Chapter 10: Pharmacy
Chapter 11: Dietetics
Chapter 12: Optometry
Chapter 13: Physician Assistants
Chapter 14: Communication Impairments
Chapter 15: Emergency Medical Services
Chapter 16: Imaging Modalities
Chapter 17: Social Workers
Chapter 18: Psychology
Chapter 19: Respiratory Care Practitioners
Chapter 20: Physical Therapy
Chapter 21: Occupational Therapy
Chapter 22: Miscellaneous Technologists and Technicians
Chapter 23: Miscellaneous Therapists and Assistants

Part III: Health-Related Professions

Chapter 24: Clinical Laboratory Technology
Chapter 25: Health Information Personnel
Chapter 26: Health Service Administration
Chapter 27: Federal and State Health Regulators
Chapter 28: Health Education
Chapter 29: Veterinary Medicine
Chapter 30: Non-Clinical and Health-Related Professions

Appendix A: Salaries for Health Professions: A Comparison Chart
Appendix B: Sources for Career Information
Appendix C: Resumes and Job Hunting
Appendix D: References