INTRODUCTION
If I decided to be a healthcare documentation specialist, I would assist doctors and therapists in recording patient medical records. The reason I chose this career is because I am interested in health and would love a career in healthcare. Through my research, I hope to learn about the education that is required and what kind of information I would have to learn to succeed in this career. I am interested in medical terminology and anatomy, so I feel that I would be able to do well as a healthcare documentation specialist. My future plans are to go into a health career; I am just not certain which career would best suit my personality. I am an introvert and would do well in a career that does …show more content…
My goal of this research was to learn more about this career and decide if it was one I would be interested in pursuing. I wanted to learn what it required and if it was something I would want to do for the rest of my life. Before I chose the career I wanted to be, I wanted to make sure I was aware of other career options. After studying this career, I decided that it was not one I wanted to have. I would prefer a career that is not all behind a computer. That would get boring after awhile and I cannot focus for 8-hour periods like what this job requires. I would like more interaction with others. If I was by myself all day every day, I would get lonely. I also am interested in a career that helps people in a more direct way. I want to become a physical therapist and am leaning more toward that career than this one. But if I decide not to choose that career either, I would want to become an english teacher. I love english and reading, and would enjoy teaching it to others. These two career options are very different and I am not yet sure which I will choose, but I am glad I got the opportunity to research this career and not have regret about what I will do for the rest of my