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Health science careers cover a wide range of roles in healthcare, from patient care to research and administration. These careers include roles like doctors, nurses, medical technicians, healthcare administrators, and public health professionals. Health science professionals work to improve patient outcomes, conduct medical research, and manage healthcare systems. With a growing demand for healthcare services, careers in this field offer job stability, high salaries, and the opportunity to make a positive impact on people's lives.

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Ashley Daugherty, Chief Scientific Officer | Let's Go! CAREERS Andrew Lee, Chief Scientific Officer  | Let's Go! CAREERS

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Andrew Lee, Chief Scientific Officer | Let's Go! CAREERS
Andrew Lee is one of the co-founders and Chief Scientific Officer at IMCS. Andrew's educational background is in biochemistry. His passion for chromatography began during an internship at a research...
 IMCS 360  | Let's Go! CAREERS

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IMCS 360 | Let's Go! CAREERS
Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems (IMCS) creates, manufactures and distributes next-generation biotechnology products to clinical and forensic toxicology, academic research facilities, US...
Explaining Social Distancing to Children | Meet the Helpers Paramedic | Meet the Helpers 5

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Paramedic | Meet the Helpers
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Dive deeper into a paramedic's career and find out how this Helper assists in emergency situations.
 Doctor | Meet the Helpers 2

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Doctor | Meet the Helpers
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Dive deeper into a doctor's career and find out how this Helper assists in emergency situations.
Brown, Thomas | South Carolina Public Radio Brown, Lucy Hughes | South Carolina Public Radio

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Brown, Lucy Hughes | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Brown, Lucy Hughes (1863-1911). Physician. A native of North Carolina, Brown completed her medical training at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. After practicing medicine in...
 Hunter, Jane Edna Iris | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter, Jane Edna Iris | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter, Jane Edna Iris (1882-1971). Nurse, social worker. Family circumstances forced Hunter to go into domestic service when barely in her teens. She was able to work her way through...
1918 Flu Pandemic - Photo Gallery | History in a Nutshell

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1918 Flu Pandemic - Photo Gallery | History in a Nutshell
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View photos about the 1918 Pandemic in abroad, here in the states and South Carolina: Influenza Quarantine Sign Transcontinental Railroads Map H1N1 Flu Virus As Seen Through A Microscope Workers In A...
Cybersecurity | I Made It ... You Can, Too Healthcare | I Made It ... You Can, Too

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Healthcare | I Made It ... You Can, Too
South Carolina has nearly 100 hospitals and health systems and more than 900 medical offices with some of the most in-demand healthcare positions in the U.S. There are more jobs for skilled workers in...
David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame Walker Gill Wylie | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Walker Gill Wylie | S.C. Hall of Fame
Dr. Walker Gill Wylie (1848–1923) was a surgeon and civil engineer—who developed operational procedures for the nation’s hospitals, organized the first nursing school at Bellevue Hospital, New York...
 Furchgott, Robert Francis | South Carolina Public Radio

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Furchgott, Robert Francis | South Carolina Public Radio
“F” is for Furchgott, Robert Francis [1916-2009]. Pharmacologist. Nobel Prize Laureate. When he was a young boy growing up in Orangeburg, Furchgott’s first interest was natural history. After...
 Dr. Greg Owings, Dutch Fork H.S. Principal | Original SC

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Dr. Greg Owings, Dutch Fork H.S. Principal | Original SC
There has been one consistency in Dr. Greg Owings 44 years spent in education: relationships. In his years as principal at Dutch Fork High School, Owings has taken initiative to make sure each day...
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Herpetologist | Riverbanks Roundup Bits
Do you like things that hop slither and crawl? Well you may want to become a Herpetologist. let’s here what Riverbanks resident Herpetologist has to say about her job.
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Koala Keeper | Riverbanks Roundup Bits
How would you like to take you favorite big fluffy teddy bear to work with you? Koala Keepers get to. Learn more about this interesting job.
Pharmacist Coloring Page | Kids Work

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Pharmacist Coloring Page | Kids Work
Medications are prepared and stored for patients in the hospital pharmacy Meet a real Pharmacist or play the Job Play Pharmacist activity.
 Sue Monk Kidd | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Sue Monk Kidd | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Born in Georgia, Sue Monk Kidd graduated from Texas Christian University with a B.S. in nursing in 1970 and worked throughout her twenties as a Registered Nurse and nursing instructor. Best known for...