Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Bohol

(HEALTH)
FOURTH QUARTER
WEEK 3

Quarter : 4 Week : 3 Day : 4 Activity No. : 3

Competency: : Explores the various health career path selects a particular health career
pathway based on personal competence and interest (H10PC-IVc-d-3)
Objective : Reflects a particular health career pathway based on personal competence
and interest.
Topic : Planning for a Health Career
Materials : Bond Paper, Ball Pen, etc.
Reference :
Callo, Lualhati F.,et.al. 2015. Physical Education and Health 10 pp.307.
Department of Education.

Copyrights : Department of Education

Concept Notes:
Medical and Allied Health Profession
Medical profession is a group of individuals qualified to practice medicine.
Allied health professions are lines of work that still deal with healthcare, but are distinct from medicine.
Allied health professionals are healthcare practitioners with formal education and clinical training credentials
through certification, registration and/or licensure. They work under supervision of a physician or healthcare
practitioner.
Health Care Provider-a person who helps identify, prevent, or treat an illness or disability.
Health Care Practitioner/Provider – an independent healthcare provider who is licensed to practice on and
provide general and/or specialized care to a specific area of the body.
Allied health professionals Allied Health Professions in the Allied medical professions
provide services and engage country whose specialized training is
activities which include available in other countries
a. Prevention • Audiologist, Nurse, • Cardiovascular
b. Assessment/evaluation Chiropractor, Midwife, technologist, Clinical
c. Identification/diagnoses Medical Technologist, officer, Dental
d. Treatment Medical Assistant, Massage hygienist, Diagnostic
e. Rehabilitation/habilitation Therapist, Clinical medical sonographist,
f. Advocacy psychologist, Kinesiotherapist,
Dietitian/nutritionist, Neurophysiologist,
Emergency medical Medical dosimetrist,
technician, Guidance Medical radiation
Counselor, Health Educator, scientist, Music
Occupational therapist, therapist, Nuclear
Orthodontist/prosthetist, medical technologist,
Pharmacist, Radiologic Orthoptist, Pedorthist,
Technologist/Radiographer, Perfusionist, Surgical
Physical Therapist, Speech Technologist
Language Pathologist,
Phlebotomist, Radiation
Therapist, Respiratory, Social
Worker

Activity: REFLECT: Choose a career from the allied health professionals and answer this
question according to the column below. How do you see yourself if ever you will become a
medical/ allied health professional? (only one profession)

At home In the community In the country

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Division of Bohol