Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Act as advisers to student organizations.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Participate in campus and community events.
Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as public health, stress management, and work site health promotion.
Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.
Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks and laboratory equipment.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
Supervise laboratory sessions.
Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
Kansas City Kansas Community College	Kansas City	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	16
Kansas City Kansas Community College	Kansas City	Public	PARAMEDIC	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Kansas City Kansas Community College	Kansas City	Public	REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST	Associate Degree - AAS	69
University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City	Public	CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City	Public	RESPIRATORY THERAPY	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City	Public	NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma(>= 1 And <2 years) - CNT	48
University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City	Public	CARDIOVASCULAR SONOGRAPHY	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma(>= 2 And <4 years) - CVT	54
University of Kansas Medical Center	Kansas City	Public	DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma(>= 2 And <4 years) - CUT	65
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	DENTAL HYGIENE	Associate Degree - AAS	80
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	RESPIRATORY CARE	Associate Degree - AAS	65
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE TECH	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	47
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	NEURODIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Johnson County Community College	Overland Park	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SCIENCE	Associate Degree - AAS	64
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	MUSIC THERAPY	Bachelor Degree - BM	127
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	COMMUNICATION DISORDERS	Bachelor Degree - BA	120
University of Kansas	Lawrence	Public	COMMUNICATION DISORDERS	Bachelor Degree - BGS	120
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	37
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	MEDICAL IMAGING	Bachelor Degree - BHS	120
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BHS	120
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	RADIATION THERAPY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	40
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT	Associate Degree - AS	68
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	RESPIRATORY THERAPY	Associate Degree - AS	72
Washburn University	Topeka	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AS	70
Washburn Institute of Technology	Topeka	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	53
Washburn Institute of Technology	Topeka	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	9
Allen Community College	Iola	Public	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Allen Community College	Iola	Public	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	31
Emporia State University	Emporia	Public	HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Emporia State University	Emporia	Public	REHABILITATION EDUCATION	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Flint Hills Technical College	Emporia	Public	DENTAL ASSISTING	Associate Degree - AAS	67
Flint Hills Technical College	Emporia	Public	DENTAL ASSISTING	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	37
Flint Hills Technical College	Emporia	Public	DENTAL HYGIENE	Associate Degree - AAS	80
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BA	124
Kansas State University	Manhattan	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE	Bachelor Degree - BS	124
Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan	Public	DENTAL HYGIENE	Associate Degree - AAS	80
Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	9
Neosho County Community College	Chanute	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	65
Neosho County Community College	Chanute	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	52
Neosho County Community College	Chanute	Public	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Pittsburg State University	Pittsburg	Public	BIOLOGY-MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY	Bachelor Degree - BMT	120
Labette Community College	Parsons	Public	DENTAL ASSISTANT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	37
Labette Community College	Parsons	Public	DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	56
Labette Community College	Parsons	Public	DENTAL ASSISTANT	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Labette Community College	Parsons	Public	RESPIRATORY THERAPY	Associate Degree - AAS	76
Labette Community College	Parsons	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	12
Coffeyville Community College	Coffeyville	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	67
Coffeyville Community College	Coffeyville	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN/PARAMEDIC (EMT-P)	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Salina Area Technical College	Salina	Public	ASSOCIATE DEGREE DENTAL HYGIENE	Associate Degree - AAS	80
Salina Area Technical College	Salina	Public	DENTAL ASSISTANT	Associate Degree - AAS	62
Salina Area Technical College	Salina	Public	DENTAL ASSISTANT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	38
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	15
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	MASSAGE THERAPY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	44
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	DENTAL ASSISTANT	Associate Degree - AAS	61
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	65
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	MASSAGE THERAPY	Associate Degree - AAS	60
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	DENTAL ASSISTANT	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	37
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	18
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Wichita	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	52
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS	Bachelor Degree - BA	120
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	DENTAL HYGIENE	Bachelor Degree - BSDH	120
Wichita State University	Wichita	Public	PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES	Postsecondary award/certificate/diploma(< 1 academic year) - CERT	12
North Central Kansas Technical College	Beloit	Public	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	35
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	32
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SCIENCES - PARAMEDIC	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	RESPIRATORY THERAPIST	Associate Degree - AAS	71
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	64
Hutchinson Community College	Hutchinson	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	49
Cowley Community College	Arkansas City	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PARAMEDIC (MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE TECHNICIAN)	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	29
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	PARAMEDIC	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	52
Barton Community College	Great Bend	Public	PARAMEDIC	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS	Bachelor Degree - BS	120
Fort Hays State University	Hays	Public	RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AS	80
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY/TECHNICIAN)	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Garden City Community College	Garden City	Public	PARAMEDIC	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	45
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	MASSAGE THERAPY	One-year Technical Certificate - CERT	34
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	DENTAL HYGIENE	Associate Degree - AAS	77
Colby Community College	Colby	Public	EMT: FIRST RESPONDER	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	12
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	66
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	RESPIRATORY THERAPY	Associate Degree - AAS	69
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY	Associate Degree - AAS	68
Seward County Community College	Liberal	Public	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	51
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	RESPIRATORY THERAPY	Associate Degree - AAS	76
Northwest Kansas Technical College	Goodland	Public	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN	Less Than One-year Technical Certificate - CCOMP	12
Midwest Dental Assistants School - Prairie Village	Prairie Village	Private	DENTAL ASSISTING	Certificate - CERT	0
National American University - Overland Park	Overland Park	Private	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
National American University - Overland Park	Overland Park	Private	EKG CERTIFICATION PREP COURSE	Certificate - CONED	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	Diploma - CERT	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	SUPRAGINGIVAL SCALING FOR THE DENTAL ASSISTANT	Certificate - CERT	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	DENTAL ASSISTANT	Diploma - CERT1	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	RESPIRATORY THERAPY	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	DENTAL HYGIENE	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
Concorde Career Colleges, Inc.	Kansas City	Private	DENTAL ASSISTING	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
WellSpring School of Allied Health	Kansas City	Private	EIGHT HUNDRED HOUR MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM (EVENING PROGRAMS)	Certificate - CERT1	0
National American University - Zona Rosa	Kansas City	Private	CLINICAL LAB TECHNOLOGY	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
Pinnacle Career Institute of North Kansas City	Kansas City	Private	MASSAGE THERAPY	Certificate - CERT	0
WellSpring School of Allied Health (Branch)	Lawrence	Private	EIGHT HUNDRED HOUR MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM (EVENING)	Diploma - CERT1	0
WellSpring School of Allied Health (Branch)	Lawrence	Private	EIGHT HUNDRED HOUR MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM DAY PROGRAMS	Diploma - CERT1	0
Bryan University	Topeka	Private	MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
Bellus Academy	Manhattan	Private	MASSAGE THERAPY	Diploma - CERT2	0
Vatterott College - Wichita Campus	Wichita	Private	MEDICAL ASSISTANT WITH CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGY (NON-INVASIVE)	Associate of Occupational Studies - AOST	0
National American University - Wichita	Wichita	Private	SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY	Associate of Applied Science - AAS	0
Wichita Technical Institute	Wichita	Private	PHARMACY TECHNICIAN	Diploma - CERT1	0

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