Todays Health Professions: Working Together to Provide Quality Care

“Day in the Life” vignettes offer snapshots of a typical day for a working professional. “Aptitude Profile” highlights the characteristics of successful candidates in each profession. “Working Together” describes how healthcare professionals work in teams to provide patient-centered care. “Author Spotlight” shares the personal stories of successful professionals who discuss why they chose and love their careers. “Case Studies,” based on real-life scenarios, encourage you to think critically about the challenges professionals encounter and the important role interprofessional collaboration plays in ensuring quality care for patients. “Career Exploration Activities,” are podcasts that introduce you to twenty-one careers and then present a clinical scenario describing a challenge you’re likely to encounter in that profession, followed by questions that you can print or email with your responses.