Select and profile (a) a high-level job position you aspire to secure in your chosen allied health field and (b) a same-level position in a different and unrelated allied health care field. What educational and professional qualifications must an individual in each of these positions possess? What is the typical career path to arrive at each position? Compare and contrast the responsibilities of each position with regard to workplace safety, risk management, and/or quality of service, and identify one element from each career path that might benefit the other.
2. Discuss the philosophical and structural elements of a continuous quality improvement initiative. Why are these elements important in new initiatives? Why does health care use the Deming cycle (Plan, Do, Check (Study), and Act)?