Copy pasting from my spouse's post on Quora:
I am a Dentist (MDS) from India and I have recently moved to Vancouver. But I do not want to pursue Dentistry here as it very highly regulated. Also not keen about doing dental hygiene/ admin. So I want to explore other areas of healthcare and I am ready to take schooling for it, if required. After doing my own research, I felt clinical research, health informatics and food science (less inclined though) are the fields that seemed do-able and interesting. I came across 1 year graduate certificate programs for the above courses in various schools.
What are the factors I should be considering while deciding the course and the school. Since I experience severe migraines from time to time , I am not keen on careers that would require me to stare at the screen for the entire day. And also I would like to hear about opinions from the people working in these fields regarding which of the above courses would be the best option in terms of school admits, co-op, and job opportunities.
Would be glad to hear about any other possible healthcare related programs and job opportunities.
I am a Dentist (MDS) from India and I have recently moved to Vancouver. But I do not want to pursue Dentistry here as it very highly regulated. Also not keen about doing dental hygiene/ admin. So I want to explore other areas of healthcare and I am ready to take schooling for it, if required. After doing my own research, I felt clinical research, health informatics and food science (less inclined though) are the fields that seemed do-able and interesting. I came across 1 year graduate certificate programs for the above courses in various schools.
What are the factors I should be considering while deciding the course and the school. Since I experience severe migraines from time to time , I am not keen on careers that would require me to stare at the screen for the entire day. And also I would like to hear about opinions from the people working in these fields regarding which of the above courses would be the best option in terms of school admits, co-op, and job opportunities.
Would be glad to hear about any other possible healthcare related programs and job opportunities.