HSC 0003: Health Care Career Paper (Rev. 12/2020, PI)

Health Care Career Paper Instructions

HSC 0003, Introduction to Healthcare

Health Sciences and Related Studies

Medical Campus Miami Dade College

Topic

The purpose of this paper is for students to research, learn and write about specific elements of a

health care worker’s career. Students are recommended to choose the health care worker in the

field they are planning to enter. Examples of paper topics include: Registered Nurse; Diagnostic

Medical Sonographer; Physician Assistant; Pharmacy Technician; Massage Therapist or

Radiographic Technologist. The Miami Dade College Campus’s (Medical Campus) Library has

resources dedicated to these careers. Do not choose physicians or dentists as a topic as this paper

is not designed for those careers.

Format

? The required format is APA 7th ed. o Using MS Word, the paper is to be neat, and well organized using correct spelling

and grammar,

o Students should use the information and resources located on the MDC Learning Resources Website at https://libraryguides.mdc.edu/c.php? g=239325&p=1591789. There you will click on the corresponding tabs for each section of the paper to find resources. You will also find a tab for APA 7th ed. information and a Microsoft Word Template for you to use for this paper.

? A Cover Page

o In APA 7th ed. format o All pages are numbered

? Body of the Report

o In APA 7th ed. format o No abstract, introduction or author’s note o The body length is three to four pages. No less than 3 and not to exceed 4 pages. o New Times Roman, 12-point font

o One inch margins

o Double spaced

o Left justification

o No lists, bullets, graphics, tables or pictures

o Work is to be expressed in paragraph form only

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? References Page

o The title is References not Works Cited or Bibliography o Indicate the exact source of the specific information used in the paper by citing all

references on the reference page.

o Only references cited in the paper with in text citations are to be included on the

reference page.

o Include a minimum of six different sources of information (books, professional

journal articles, electronic sources, websites, etc.).

o Wikipedia is not acceptable as a reference

Plagiarism

The health care career paper is to be the student’s original work. Plagiarism is the improper

borrowing of another person’s words, ideas, or methods. If you use another person’s material, you

must acknowledge your source. When you cite a source properly, you have given credit where it

is due, and you have also given your readers a way to locate the original material on their own.

But, there is more than that to plagiarism. Copying material directly without placing it between

quotation marks, even if you provide the source, is an act of plagiarism.

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HSC 0003, INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE

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