Education and Industry Licenses

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1 Health Science Sample List of Existing Credentials (Includes licenses, education and industry certificates, and postsecondary degree options) Updated: May 2, 2014 NCTEF/NASDCTEc does not endorse any of the listed licenses, certificates or degrees. Education and Industry Licenses Title/Type/Descriptor of Licensing Program Therapeutic Careers Licensing Organization Source for Contact Information Athletic Trainer Licensure required by some states Audiologist State Licensing Boards Health Care Careers Directory 37 th Edition , Chiropractor State Licensing Boards Dental Assistant Some states require licensure Health Care Careers Directory 37 th Edition , Dental Hygienist State Licensing Boards, Dental Hygiene National Board Dentist Licensure required in state of practice Dietician Dosimetrist Licensure required by many states (see also Radiology Technology) Pharmacy Technician Licensure required in many states Physical Therapist State Government Agencies administering a national exam Physical Therapy Assistant License required in some states

2 Physician MD/DO Licensure required in state of practice Physician s Assistant Licensure required Psychologist Licensed Practical Nurse (Licensed Vocational Nurse) License required in many states Massage Therapist Licensure required in many states Mortician Licensure required Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy Assistant Licensure required in many states Optometrist Licensure required Paramedic Pharmacist Recreation Therapist Licensure required in some states Registered Nurse Licensure required Respiratory Therapist Social Worker Speech Language Pathologist Licensure required in most states Veterinarian Licensure required Diagnostic Careers Computer Tomography (CT) Technologist (See also Radiology Technology) Cytogenic Technologist Cytotechnologist Histotechnician Histotechnologist Magnetic Resonance Technologist (MRI) (see also Radiology Technology) Medical Technologist (Clinical Lab Scientist) Licensure required in many states License required by some states License required in many states

3 Pathologist Licensure required in state of practice Radiologic Technologist Licensure required by many states (Radiographer) (Radiology Technology) Radiologist Licensure required in state of practice Health Informatics Careers Applied Researcher Licensure required in state of practice if one (see also Research Scientist) has medical degree Health Educator Licensure will vary per state may need teacher s license, will also need licensure depending on health occupations background such as nursing Health Care Administrator Licensure required for long-term care facilities Public Health Educator Licensure will vary per state may need teacher s license, will also need licensure depending on health occupations background such as nursing. Social Worker License required Biotechnology Research and Development Careers Clinical Lab Technician License required by some states Research Scientist Licensure required for medical degree in state Medical Scientist (MD/PhD) of practice

4 Education and Industry Certificates and Registration Title/Type/Descriptor of Certification Program Therapeutic Careers Issuing Organization Source for Contact Information Acupuncturist Anesthesiologist Assistant Art/Music/Dance Therapist Athletic Trainer Audiologist Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Acupuncturists Certification by the National Commission for Certification of Anesthesiology Assistants Registration/Certification by the Art Therapy Credentials Boards Certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification Certification by the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Certified Nurse Assistant State certification and State registry Occupational Outlook Handbook

5 Chiropractor Clinical specialty certification available by specialty councils Dental Assistant National Certification by the Dental Assisting National Board and State Certification Dental Hygienist Certification by the Dental Hygiene National Boards Dental Laboratory Technician Certification by the National Board of Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology Dentist Certification in specialty areas Dietician Dosimetrist Emergency Medical Technician Certification and Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration Certification by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board Certification also available by American Society of Radiologic Technologists Certification by the National Registry of EMTs and State Certification

6 Exercise Physiologist Home Health Aide Kinesiotherapist Massage Therapist Medical Assistant Registration by the Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice Board. Certification by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists Certification or registration by the National Association for Home Care and State Certification Certification/Registration by the Board of Registry for Kinesiotherapy NCETMB National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. Certification by the American Association of Medical Assistants Registration by the American Medical Technologists State Certification See also Occupational Outlook Handbook Mortician National Funeral Directors Association National Health Care Certificate of National Consortium on Health Science and Achievement Technical Education Occupational Therapist Certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Assistant Certification by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Certificates from program completion

7 Optometrist Orthotist/Prosthetist/Pedorthist Paramedic Examinations available from the National Board of Examiners in Optometry American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics, Inc Certification/Registration by the National Registry of EMTs Pharmacist State Board of Pharmacy Pharmacy Technician Certification by the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Physical Therapist Physical Therapy Assistant Certification by the American Physical Therapy Association Certification by the American Physical Therapy Association

8 Physician MD/DO Physician s Assistant Pre-Professional Certification in Nutrition Pre-Professional Certification in Food Science (in 2010) Psychologist Recreation Therapist Registered Nurse Respiratory Therapist Certification by specialty areas. Certification by the National Commission Certification of Physician Assistants American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Certification for specialty areas available from the American Board of Professional Psychology Certification required by a few states from the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification Certification from the specialty national associations Certification/Registration by the National Board for Respiratory Care Social Worker National Association of Social Workers or Academy of Certified Baccalaureate Social Workers Speech Language Pathologist Certification by the American Speech Surgical Technician (Surgical Technologist) Language Hearing Association Certification as a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) or CST First Assistant (CST/CFA) by the Liaison Council on Certification for the Surgical Technologist Veterinarian Board certification in specialty areas Diagnostic Careers Cardiovascular Technologist Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Certification/Registration by the Cardiovascular Credentialing International or Registration by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Registration by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers See also Occupational Outlook Handbook

9 Registered Diagnostic Cardio Sonographers Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation Clinical Lab Technician Computer Tomography (CT) Technologist (See also Radiology Technology) Cytogenic Technologist Cytotechnologist Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Electrocardiographic (EKG) Technician Electronic Diagnostic Technologist (EEG) (see also Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist) Exercise Physiologist Histotechnician/ Histotechnologist Certification by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and/or the American Medical Technologists Association Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certification by American Medical Technologists and/or the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Workers Certification/Registration by the Board of Registry of the American Society for Clinical Pathology and/or the Board of Registry of the American Association of Bioanalysts Registration by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Certification by Cardiovascular Credentialing Online Certification/Registration by the American Board of Electroencephalographic Technologists Registration by the Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice Board. Certification by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists Certification by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Occupational Outlook Handbook

10 Magnetic Resonance Technologist (MRI) (see also Radiology Technology) Mammographer (See also Radiology Technology) Medical Technologist (Clinical Lab Scientist) Certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certification by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and/or the American Medical Technologists Association Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board, Registration or certification by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologies Nutritionist Certification by the Commission on Dietetic Registration Pathologist Board Certification in area of specialty Pathology Assistant Phlebotomist Certification by the National Commission of Physician s Assistants Certification available from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, the International Academy of Phlebotomy Sciences Inc., the National Certification Agency, the National Phlebotomy Association, and the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians Certification/Registration by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certification/Registration by the American Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tehcnologist Radiologic Technologist (Radiographer) Registry of Radiologic Technologists Radiologist Board Certification in area of specialty

11 Health Informatics Careers Ethicist Health Educator Biomedical Equipment Technician Radiology Equipment Specialist Laboratory Equipment Specialist Health Information Coder Health Information Services (Technician? Administration?) Health Care Administrator Medical Assistant Medical Biller/Patient Financial Services Medical Information Technologist Medical Librarian/Cybrarian Reimbursement Specialist (HFMA) Risk Management Certificate in Bioethics available as a degree option School health educator must have state teachers certification. Certification by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. Certification by the American Health Information Management Association Registration by the American Health Information Management Association Certification by the American College of Health Care Executives Certification by the American Association of Medical Assistants Registration by the American Medical Technologists American Health Information Management Association Memberships available in the Medical Library Associations Academy of Health Information Professionals American Health Information Management Association American Society for Healthcare Risk Management See also Simmers, Louise. Diversified Health Occupations 7 th Ed.,

12 Social Worker Specialty certification available from the National Association of Social Workers Transcriptionist Association for Healthcare Documentation Support Services Careers Biomedical Clinical Engineer Facilities Manager First Responder [First Aid, CPR AED, ARC Trainer] Food Service Industrial Hygienist Biotechnology Research and Development Careers Geneticist Quality Assurance Technician Quality Control Technician American Board of Clinical Engineers Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Purchasing certification by the American Purchasing Society American Red Cross American Heart Association Managers certification by the Food Service Management Professionals Board of Certified Safety Professionals and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene American Board of Medical Genetics depending on area of expertise American Society for Quality Control Certified Medical Inspector and/or Certified Quality Technician Title/Type/Descriptor of Licensing Program Postsecondary Degree Options Licensing Organization Source for Contact Information

13 Therapeutic Careers Acupuncturist Acupuncture schools and colleges Anesthesiologist Assistant Colleges and Universities Art/Music/Dance Therapist Colleges and Universities Athletic Trainer Colleges and Universities Audiologist Colleges and Universities Certified Nurse Assistant High School Programs, Voc-Tech Schools, Colleges, and Nursing Homes Chiropractor Colleges and Universities Dental Assistant OTJ, Colleges, Voc-Tech Programs, Military Dental Hygienist Colleges and Universities Dental Laboratory Technician OTJ, Colleges, Voc-Tech Programs, Military Dentist Colleges and Universities Dietician Dosimetrist (see also Nuclear Medicine Technologist) Emergency Medical Technician Colleges, Voc-Tech Programs Exercise Physiologist Colleges, Universities, Vocational Programs Home Health Aide High School Programs, Voc-Tech Programs, Colleges, Nursing Homes Pharmacy Technician Military, Hospitals, Colleges, Voc-Tech Programs, Colleges Physical Therapist Colleges and Universities Physical Therapy Assistant

14 Phyisician MD/DO Physician s Assistant Psychologist Kinesiotherapist Licensed Practical Nurse Voc-Tech Programs, Colleges, Universities, and Hospitals Massage Therapist Certified Programs (Colleges) Medical Assistant Voc-Tech Programs, High Schools, Colleges Mortician Colleges and Universities Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy Assistant Colleges, Technical Schools Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Colleges, Universities, and Hospitals Optometrist Colleges and Universities Orthotist/Prosthetist Hospitals, Universities Paramedic Colleges Pharmacist Colleges and Universities Recreation Therapist Registered Nurse Colleges, Universities, and Hospitals Respiratory Therapist Social Worker Colleges and Universities Speech Language Pathologist Surgical Technician (Surgical Technologist) Colleges, Voc-Tech Programs, Universities, Hospitals, Military

15 Veterinarian Colleges and Universities Veterinarian Technician Diagnostic Careers Cardiovascular Technologist Colleges Clinical Lab Technician Colleges, Military, Technical Schools, Hospitals Computer Tomography (CT) Technologist (See also Radiology Technology) Hospitals, Colleges, Universities, Military, Voc-Tech Programs Cytogenic Technologist Cytotechnologist Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Colleges, Universities, and Hospitals Hospitals, Voc-Tech Programs, Military, Colleges, Universities Electrocardiographic (ECG) Technician Electronic Diagnostic Technologist (see also Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist) OTJ, Voc-Tech Programs Colleges, Technical Centers, Hospitals/Medical Centers

16 Exercise Physiologist Colleges, Universities, Vocational Programs Histotechnician Colleges, Voc-Tech Programs, Hospitals Histotechnologist Colleges, Universities, and Hospitals Magnetic Resonance Technologist (MRI) (see also Radiology Hospitals, Colleges, Universities, Military, Voc-Tech Programs Technology Mammorapher (See also Radiology Technology) Medical Technologist (Clinical Colleges, Universities, Hospitals Lab Scientist) Nuclear Medicine Technologist Nutritionist Pathologist Colleges and Universities, American Association of Pathologists Assistants Pathology Assistant see also Phlebotomist OTJ, HOE Program, Hospitals (Hospital added) Positron Emission Tomography Hospital, Colleges, Universities, Military, (PET) Technologist Voc-Tech Programs Radiologic Technologist (Radiographer) Radiologist Colleges and Universities Health Informatics Careers Admitting Clerk HOE Programs, Voc-Tech Porgrams, OTJ Community Services Specialist (Counselor) Colleges and Universities Data Analyst Epidemiologist Ethicist Health Information Coder Colleges, OTJ, Medical Assistants Health Information Services Colleges, OTJ

17 Health Care Administrator Colleges and Universities Medical Assistant\ Voc-Tech Programs, High Schools, Colleges Medical Biller/Patient Financial Colleges, OTJ Services Medical Information Technologist Public Health Educator Colleges and Universities, Association of Schools of Public Health Reimbursement Specialist(HFMA) Colleges, OTJ Social Worker Colleges and Universities Transcriptionist Voc-Tech Programs, Colleges, Medical Assistants Unit Coordinator Voc-Tech Programs, OTJ Utilization Manager (see also Medical and Health Services Manager) Support Services Careers Colleges and Universities Biomedical Clinical Engineer Colleges and Universities Central Services OTJ, HOE Program Environmental Services OTJ, Voc-Tech Program Facilities Manager (see also Colleges and Universities Medical and Health Services Manager) Food Service Managers Colleges and Universities Workers - OTJ Industrial Hygienist Colleges, Universities, and OTJ Materials Management Colleges and Universities Biotechnology Research and Development Careers (Please note many of the Biotechnology careers are scientists with different areas of focus and specialization). Biochemist Colleges and Universities Bioinformatics Associate Bioinformatics Specialist Biomedical Chemist

18 Biostatistician (see also statistician) Cell Biologist Geneticist Lab Technician Colleges, Universities, Hospitals, Voc-Tech Programs, Military Microbiologist Colleges and Universities Molecular Biologist Pharmaceutical Scientist Quality Assurance Technician Colleges Regulatory Affairs Scientist Colleges and Universities Research Assistant Research Associate Research Scientist Toxicologist