Title: Conduct a self-assessment to determine career interests in the healthcare field.
Course: Introduction to Health and Medical Sciences (14001-II) > Section: Exploring Healthcare Careers and Employability Skills

Conduct should include

- assisting the student regarding
  - determining goals
  - interests
  - personal preferences
  - sources of satisfaction
  - interpersonal strengths
  - skills
  - academic interests
  - work or volunteer experience
- correlating to a variety of healthcare professions that require types of skills and work habits.

Tools for self-assessment may include

- Virginia Career VIEW
- VA Wizard.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of careers in the healthcare field interest you? How do your personal skills and abilities match those needed in these careers?
- What personal qualities or characteristics are needed to work in the healthcare field?
- What healthcare careers are currently the most marketable?
- What trends may affect healthcare career opportunities in the foreseeable future?