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Health
Quarter 4 – Module 4a:
Professional Health Career Planning
MAPEH – Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 4a: Professional Health Career Planning
First Edition, 2021

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 What I Need to Know

Choosing a career is not an easy thing to do. You don’t just look at the pay
and the security it offers; you also need to consider your primary interests and
passion which can open doors to other careers that you have not considered yet.
With lots of profession in healthcare, you might consider getting into a health
career. There is a high demand of workers in the healthcare industry not just locally
but also globally. Health careers are among the most lucrative jobs options available
all over the world, especially these days with an aging population and medical
advances. There is a continuous demand for health professionals.
In this module, you will learn the components of health career and somehow
reflect the current situation pertaining to the needs of health care professionals in
the country.

Learning Competencies:
Discusses the components and steps in making a personal health career plan.
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Prepares a personal health career following the prescribed components and steps.
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At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Identify health career.
2. Explore and discuss the steps on health career planning.
3. Create a personal health career plan
4. Assess oneself as to what healthcare profession best suits you.

Please take note that all answers shall be written in your Health notebook
or in a required material, and that there should never be any markings placed in this
module.

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 What I Know

Answer the Pre- Test below in your Health notebook. Make sure you make no
unnecessary marks on the pages of this module.
PRE-ASSESSMENT

List as many words associated with the word “Health career”. Use your
MAPEH/Health notebook in accomplishing this task.

What’s In
How many allied health professions are you familiar with? List all the
allied health professions that you are familiar with. Use your MAPEH/Health notebook
on this.

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 What’s New

A career in an occupation or profession that requires special training.

Self-assessment is necessary to understand one’s capabilities and drawbacks. The
various career options should be explored in detail to find a fit between one’s abilities
and the opportunities provided by a career option. It involves continuous learning and
improvement to build and grow in the chosen career path.
YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
PEOPLE’S LIVES

- Good salary
- Job Security
Why pursue a health
- Do work that interests you
- Find a health career that fits your
career?
educational plans
- A clear path to advancement
- Work with people (or not)

What is It
Why a Career in Health?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects health care to be the fastest growing
employment industry between 2014 and 2024. This projection is good news for you
as it means increased job security as more and more fulfilling, lucrative positions are
being created for people driven to make a difference in their communities. Some
organizations strive to highlight the opportunities health careers offer and serve as
your expert resource as you navigate your career path. With content authored by those
already working in the field themselves, we will connect you to the knowledge you
need to choose the right health career.

10 Reasons to Pursue a Health Career

A career is more than a paycheck. It is something you will be doing 40 hours a

week for 40 years or more. That is why you should carefully consider the reasons for
choosing your career. And while a good salary and interesting work are at the top of
the list, there are even more reasons to consider a health care career.
1. You will enjoy job security:
Unlike many industries that are losing workers, the health care field is growing
rapidly. The U.S. Department of Labor expects health care will generate 3
million new wage and salary jobs between 2006 and 2016, more than any

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 other industry. Dozens of health careers have good or excellent job prospects,
meaning you will never have trouble finding a job.
2. You will do work that interests you:
A career in health can lead in many directions. You can treat patients in an
office or study cells under a microscope. You can work in a small doctor’s
office or run a hospital. You can examine eyes, mend bones, clean teeth or
deliver babies. The range of skills and experiences is limited only to your
imagination.
3. You can live and work anywhere you want:
Almost every region of the United States has a strong demand for health care
professionals in a wide range of fields. As a trained health worker, you can
choose where you want to live and the setting you want to work in.
4. You can find a health career that fits your educational plans:
There are health careers that require eight, 10, even 13 years of specialized
education after high school, and there are health careers you can train for in
18 to 24 months at your local community college. Search for health careers
that fit your educational plans.
5. You can learn by reading and doing:
Many health career training programs involve both classroom lectures and
hands-on learning opportunities. You may spend time in a lab, do a summer
internship in a community clinic or do a clinical rotation in a bustling hospital
to hone your technical and patient care skills. There are even hands-on
learning programs for high school and college students who have not decided
on a career.
6. You can get help to pay for school:
Hundreds of scholarships, financial aid programs, grants and student loans
are available to help aspiring health care workers pay for school.
7. You will have a clear path to advancement:
It costs employers less to promote a trusted worker than to hire someone new.
Many employers will reimburse educational expenses and even give you time
off to go to school so you can qualify for a higher-paying position.
8. You will earn a good salary:
Health care workers make good money. The average entry-level health worker
earns from $15 to $50 per hour. The more experience and training you get in
your field, the more money you can make.
9. You can work with people (or not):
Do you prefer to work alone or on a team? Are you more comfortable working
with people or with information? Whatever your preference, you can find a
health career that matches your skills and interests.
10. You will make a difference in people’s lives.
Perhaps the biggest benefit of being a health care professional is that you will
make a difference in people’s lives. Whether you work as a nurse’s aide, an
acupuncturist, a health services administrator or a veterinarian, to name just
a few careers, you will be helping to make our world a little healthier, a little
safer and a little better.
https://explorehealthcareers.org/why-a-career-in-health/

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 Here are the components and steps in making a health career plan.

1. SELF ASSESSMENT
Discover your personal strengths through self-assessments (values, interests,
personality, testing, skills, etc.

*It is very important to note that self-assessing will truly help us build a good
start. In planning a career, the good head start will count. Considering the
strengths and capabilities of oneself will help us decide what road to choose.
This will somehow give us strong self-confidence and determination to
accomplish our goal.

2. CAREER EXPLORATION
You can explore different careers and work environments through career fairs,
online research, meetings, internships, alumni connections, and professional
resources.

*To widen our knowledge in picking out the right place to be, we must
experience seeking the best options to choose from. Opportunity to explore
different job offerings will open for us, but do not forget to filter the best among
those opportunities. Connect with people and environment with so much to
offer. Seek resources that suits your interest and always balance the decision
you must make.

3. DECISION MAKING
Before you decide on taking a career that works for you, you can evaluate and
narrow down your options through listing the pros and cons, comparing your
personal strengths and interests, and deciding which career fulfills both current
and future goal.

*Options will widen our knowledge in choosing the right career. The more we
explore our choices, the more we see the beauty and nature of the chosen field
that will best interest us. Sticking to something that we do not like sometimes
led to disappointments and failure, so we must decide according to how we see
the nature of work.

4. PLAN OF ACTION
Plan achievable goals and develop strategies to reach your goals, organize
your goals into smaller steps, identify actions for each step, utilize helpful
people and resources, review and adapt your plan regularly.

*Leading to a stable career is to start acting. Through this, it is best that you
dissect bigger goals into smaller ones. Plan a step by step move toward your
goal. Gather all useful baggage that will help you along the way. The action you
take will not always provide good and pleasing results. Sometimes, the road is
rough, but your will and determination will guide you and bring confidence to
build your self and be brave. Make use of your skills and talents, these will help
you a lot. Use good tactics as well to better see the right path of your desires.

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 What’s More

The Philippines is an archipelago of some 7,000+ islands and is known for its
lower cost of living, and access to what is considered quality, affordable healthcare.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

 Healthcare in the Philippines is affordable and good quality in and around

Manila.
 The Philippine government allocated $3.2 billion to the health sector for 2020,
which was a 12% increase from the budget for 2019.
 The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) is building and upgrading medical
infrastructure nationwide and is addressing the need for additional health
personnel, particularly in hard-to-reach areas.

Understanding Healthcare in Southeast Asia

The country’s government has allocated $3.2 billion to the health sector. That
is an increase of 12% from the budget for 2019. According to Healthcare Asia,
approximately $1.3 billion (PHP67.4 billion) went to the Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation, $1.1 billion (PHP59.6 billion) went to hospital services, and the remaining
$670 million (PHP34.2 billion) went to public health services.

The budget also allocated $150 million (PHP7.5 billion) for the National
Immunization Program, $810 million (PHP41.1 billion) for the Health Facilities
Operations Program, and $370 million (PHP19.1 billion) for the purchase of drugs,
medicines, and vaccines for distribution to various government health facilities.

The funds will allow the country’s Department of Health (DOH) to build and
upgrade medical infrastructure nationwide. The department will also address the
scarcity of employed health personnel across public health facilities, particularly in
hard-to-reach areas.

The Philippines healthcare and pharmaceutical market is expected to

experience robust growth. Additionally, healthcare expenditure in the Philippines is
expected to continue to grow steadily through to 2029, rising from $17.2 billion
(PHP897.4 billion) to $60.7 billion (PHP3.1 trillion). The demand for healthcare in
Southeast Asia is rapidly increasing.

The situation in the Philippines may have changed due to the COVID-19
pandemic. NOTE: You may conduct additional research and information.

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 What I Have Learned
Directions: Review the lessons in the module. Then write your reflection in your
MAPEH/Health notebook by completing the unfinished statements below.
I have learned that
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
I have realized that
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
I will apply
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do

THINK PERSONAL!
Assess yourself and make a Personal Health Career Plan. Consider the
insights given above. Conduct additional readings and explorations about how to
choose a career. Use a short bond paper.

Format to follow:

SELF ASSESSMENT
CAREER EXPLORATION
DECISION MAKING
PLAN OF ACTION

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 Assessment
TRUE or FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is incorrect.
1. The country’s government has allocated $3.2 billion to the health sector.
2. You can find a health career that fits your educational plans.
3. The range of skills and experiences you can use to choose your own health
career is limited only to your imagination.
4. Perhaps the biggest benefit of being a health care professional is that you will
make a difference in people’s lives.
5. The budget also allocated $150 million (PHP7.5 billion) to the health sector is
for the National Immunization Program.
6. Health care workers do not make that much money to suffice their needs in life.
7. If you are passionate about working or choosing a career in health care, you
will do the work that interests you.
8. The budget allocated to the health sector for 2020 is a 12% decrease from the
budget for 2019.
9. The funds provided for 2020 to the health sector will allow the country’s
Department of Health (DOH) to build and upgrade medical infrastructure
nationwide.
10. The Philippines healthcare and pharmaceutical market is expected to
experience robust growth because of the increase of the allocated budget.

Additional Activity
Answer the following in your MAPEH/Health notebook.

Why do you need to

understand Health
Career Planning?

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 Answer Key
What I know What’s In What I can Do Additional Activity

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Answer may

What’s New Assessment

Answers may vary TRUE 10.
TRUE 9.
FALSE 8.
What’s More TRUE 7.
Answers may vary FALSE 6.
TRUE 5.
TRUE 4.
TRUE 3.
TRUE 2.
TRUE 1.

TRUE or FALSE

REFERENCES

Physical Education and Health Grade 10

Learner’s Material
Department of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-IMCS)
First Edition 2015

https://explorehealthcareers.org/why-a-career-in-health/

http://bit.ly/3d8qsVk

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 For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – Schools Division of Negros Oriental

Kagawasan, Avenue, Daro, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Tel #: (035) 225 2376 / 541 1117

Email Address: negros.oriental@deped.gov.ph
Website: lrmds.depednodis.net