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The Health IT Workforce Curriculum was developed for U.S. community colleges to enhance workforce training programmes in health information technology. The curriculum consist of 20 courses of 3 credits each. Each course includes instructor manuals, learning objectives, syllabi, video lectures with accompanying transcripts and slides, exercises, and assessments. The materials were authored by Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Health & Science University, and University of Alabama at Birmingham. The project was funded by the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. All of the course materials are available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License. Component 2 - The Culture of Healthcare Component Overview: For individuals not familiar with healthcare, this component addresses job expectations in healthcare settings. It discusses how care is organized within a practice setting, privacy laws, and professional and ethical issues encountered in the workplace. Unit Title  Health Professionals – the People in Healthcare Unit Overview:  This unit discusses the health professionals who deliver healthcare and the training needed to work in these professions. The following professionals are described in this unit: physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, therapists, allied health professionals, paramedics, EMTs, dental professionals, mental health professionals, and social workers.  Unit Objectives:  By the end of this unit the student will be able to: 1. Define terms used in healthcare including clinician, patient, disease, and syndrome and in health professionals’ education and training. (Lecture a) 2. Describe the education, training, certification, licensure and roles of physicians including those in primary care and other specialties. (Lecture a) 3. Describe the education, training, certification, licensure and roles of nurses, advanced practice nurses, LPNs, MA’s and Medication Aids. . (Lecture b) 4. Describe the education, training, certification, licensure and roles of physician assistants, pharmacists, therapists, allied health professionals. (Lecture c) 5. Describe the education, training, certification, licensure and roles of paramedics, EMTs, dental professionals, mental health professionals, and social workers. (Lecture c)

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