1. Imagine that you have to take a trip to the ER after falling off a ladder and hurting your back. Who will form the team that will help you on your visit? Identify the various roles that members of the healthcare team will fulfill in order to help you from the moment you arrive at the hospital all the way through your after-care and follow-up appointments. Explain how the various roles and positions will need to work together to provide you with comprehensive care as a team.

2. Refer back to your answer for question #1 and choose at least three specific jobs from the healthcare team that you described to explore further. Identify the roles and responsibilities of each of these three jobs, describing what each job likely involves and how they contribute to the team overall.

3. Many jobs in the health sciences require additional credentials and certification beyond a college degree. What role might professional organizations play in your learning about or acquiring the proper licensing or credentials? How do professional organizations contribute to the development and/or governance of credentialing and certification? Explain.

4. If you were tasked with training an intern who is working at the dental office that you manage and run, how would you explain the concept of ‘scope of practice’ to them? Provide the specific dialogue and examples that you would utilize to help the intern understand ‘scope of practice.’

5. As with any industry, there are constantly changing trends in the healthcare field. Do a bit of online research into what the current employment trends in healthcare are and explain what you find. Do any of these trends work in favor of your future career goals? Explain.