护理 & 医疗保健导航
When Marco’s mother-in-law Sharon was diagnosed with cancer, his family asked if he would quit his job to be her full-time caregiver. 剩下的就是历史了.
做医生和病人之间的桥梁
Explore the many ways you can help simplify the complex world of health care
The world of health care is always changing 和 can feel like a foreign language to patients, 企业, 以及社区卫生组织. The health care navigation program at Mount Mercy大学 provides students with the specialized knowledge to streamline the process of assisting patients in finding the care 和 resources they need.
作为一名医疗导航专业的学生, you will explore the complexity of the health care system through the lenses of patient care, 医学术语, 卫生保健法律法规, 金融, 文化和精神视角, 和更多的.
作为一名医疗导航专业的毕业生, you will make a difference in patients’ lives as you help them through their hardest times, skillfully guiding them with your critical thinking towards their best outcome.
One of my goals is to build a health care navigation agency where we can have different navigators with different roles—not just navigating people but also educating.
医疗保健导航的职业
Health care is everywhere, 和 skilled guides are needed more than ever
The world of health care now reaches far beyond the walls of the hospital, 医疗保健行业的就业机会也是如此. 医疗保健机构，比如养老院, 医疗办公室, 门诊设施, 非营利性公共卫生组织, 和更多的 are in search of talented communicators 和 leaders.
Health care navigation is designed to be a flexible program that will help you find a career in a corner of health care that suits your specific interests 和 skills. Your unique insight 和 expertise will be useful in careers like:
- 病人导航器
- 金融咨询师
- 病人的倡导者
- 志愿者协调员
- 卫生和保健协调员
我为什么要选择MMU?
建立关系，建立你的未来
Local health care leaders bring their expertise to you in the classroom as they teach up-to-date courses in health care navigation. As you learn to be the bridge between patients 和 the help they need, you will also be building relationships with members of the local health care community.
H和s-on learning exp和s your underst和ing of the health care l和scape through field trips to health centers, 免费诊所, 无家可归者收容所, 和 other community organizations working as health resources in our community. Guest speakers from these organizations also come to the classroom to share their knowledge 和 meet students.
Our program is designed to meet local health care needs
Health care navigation is an excellent way to find a career in the ever-exp和ing world of health services without needing clinical skills. Your expertise is in personalizing care to help patients find the resources, 预约, 和 underst和 information that is essential to the best possible health care experience.
研究生s of our health care programs can be found working at:
- 爱荷华大学卫生保健
- 慈爱爱荷华城
- 美慈医疗中心
- UnityPoint健康
- 路标
- 退伍军人管理局健康系统
- 琼斯地区医疗中心
下一步是什么?
We also encourage all students to apply for federal, state, 和 other kinds of 金融援助.
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- MMU-offered奖学金
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