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Acknowledgments

The saying goes It takes a village to raise a child. Well, Ive learned it takes the same to publish a book.

Thank you, above all, to my generationa group of inspiring, hardworking, optimistic young adults who will leave their mark on this world in a memorable way. Im proud to grow old with you and see all that you accomplish.

To the twentysomethings whose stories appear in these pages, and to those who went through various stages of the process with me but will be saved for the sequel, thank you for letting us peek into your lives. You shared your jobs and your souls. It has been a privilege to tell your stories.

Im grateful to a multitude of people who helped push this book from concept to reality.

William Wooten, one of the first people I confided this idea to, thank you for not skipping a beat when you replied that you believed it was a good one. Molly Moran, had you not perked up to mention your connection to a literary agent, its very possible none of this would have happened. Meredith Dawson, that esteemed agent at Movable Type Literary Group, your guidance has been invaluable since day one. To Amy Pyle, my superb editor, and the whole team at Kensington Publishing, thank you for believing in this project and for trusting me to execute it.

Connie Hameedi, Ill always wonder if your cover design and layout for the original book proposal was what really cinched a deal.

Diane Livengood, your speedy transcriptions of mentor interviews were crucial to hit deadlines. A heartfelt thank-you to other family on all coasts, too.

To a cluster of very supportive professors at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, thank you. You read drafts, made mentor referrals, and fueled momentum.

David Funkhouser, your writing, coaching, and critiques made this a better book.

To a tight circle of friends, thank you for the encouragement that sustained me more than Im able to eloquently express.

Im indebted to the industry mentors who agreed to speak to me. Each of you went above and beyond expectations, and because of your candid advice, I anticipate many will follow your lead.

Benjamin Spray, you were an unwavering source of enthusiasm and support. Thank you for your tacit understanding.

And to a friend, coach, and mom, who helped me weather the lows and celebrate the highs of this book-writing odyssey, thank you. I could not have done it without you. Now its your turn.

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Healthcare Gigs

Beyond the MD Option

INTRODUCTION

V irgil, the classical Roman poet, summed it up succinctly: The greatest wealth is health.

Our generation gets it. Health consciousness is nonnegotiable. If you dont have your health, you dont stand much chance of working, much less pursuing a career you love.

But its not just about fitnesshealthcare is a hotbed of job growth, ironically, thanks in large part to our parents. The industry will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, mostly in response to the accelerated growth in the aging population, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Many of those jobs will be related to caretaking for the elderlythe number of home health aides is estimated to increase by 50 percent and physical therapist assistants by 33 percent, suggests BLS. Familiar titles such as registered nurses, dental hygienists, and medical assistants are expected to flourish in coming years, too. The surge is across the board: ten of the twenty fastest-growing jobs are healthcare related, according to BLS.

With the movement to prioritize health comes new jobs that are gaining traction, like naturopathic medicine and genetic counseling. Profiled here are four gigs plucked from the plethora of options out theretwo with a new twist on traditional jobs and two that explore less traveled (for now) routes.

Chrissie Norton is a nurse for dual-disorder patients in Durham, North Carolina. Her patients suffer from mental illness and substance abuse, and they are often the population most people would prefer to ignorewhich is exactly what drew Chrissie to the position. I wanted to talk with people, she says simply, a modus operandi that some feel contradicts conventional medicines acute focus on fixing the illness, not so much the person.

The job is not without its challenges. How can I help someone be healthy if they are using drugs every day or if they are living in a different place every time I see them? she continuously asks herself, having dealt with multiple patients who drift from place to place. Part of the answer, perhaps, is to just keep showing up.

You cant cover healthcare without addressing the business side. Someone, somewhere, whether in a private company or a government-sponsored program, is watching the bottom line. And at the core of the healthcare-as-a-business conundrum is the insurance industry, often painted as coldhearted arbiters intent on making a profit at the expense of the patient.

Brent Smith works as an insurance salesman in New York City. His sales pitch is part of a new school of thought that employers and employees are beginning to warm toa hybrid model of personal responsibility and employer participation.

Take smoking and obesity, for instance. Studies suggest a healthy employee is a more productive employee. Companies are listening and getting inventive with ways to motivate workers into taking better care of themselves. Employers are offering incentives to their workers to quit smoking and lose weightanything from cash to gift certificates to reducing an employees premium, or contributing to a health savings account (Brent will explain a little more about this trend).

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