Whois & Analysis for healthecareers.com

A specialty (or speciality) in medicine is a branch of medical practice.

After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.

Nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses educated and trained to provide health promotion and maintenance through the diagnosis and treatment of acute illness and chronic condition.

According to the International Council of Nurses, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is "a registered nurse who has acquired the expert knowledge base, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded practice, the characteristics of which are shaped by the context and/or country in which s/he is credentialed to practice.

A master's degree is recommended for entry level.".

A physician assistant (US) or physician associate (UK) is a healthcare professional who practices medicine as a part of a healthcare team with supervising physicians and other providers.

In the United States, PAs are nationally certified and state licensed to practice medicine.

A certified PA may use "C" at the end of his/her credentials.

PAs are trained using the medical model and complete these qualifications in less time than a traditional medical degree.

The PA education model is based on the fast-track training of doctors during World War II.

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.

Healthcare is delivered by health professionals (providers or practitioners) in allied health professions, chiropractic, physicians, physician associates, dentistry, midwifery, nursing, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, psychology, and other health professions.

It includes the work done in providing primary care, secondary care, and tertiary care, as well as in public health.

Employment is a relationship between two parties, usually based on a contract where work is paid for, where one party, which may be a corporation, for profit, not-for-profit organization, co-operative or other entity is the employer and the other is the employee.

Employees work in return for payment, which may be in the form of an hourly wage, by piecework or an annual salary, depending on the type of work an employee does or which sector she or he is working in.

Employees in some fields or sectors may receive gratuities, bonus payment or stock options.

In some types of employment, employees may receive benefits in addition to payment.

Benefits can include health insurance, housing, disability insurance or use of a gym.

Employment is typically governed by employment laws or regulations or legal contracts.