Career Encounters Programs
 Designed for high school, post secondary and adult audiences
Programs are approximately 28 minutes unless otherwise indicated

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 CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Men in Nursing More about this program
This documentary style program was developed in collaboration with the American Assembly for Men in Nursing, Shot on location in Ohio, California, Pennsylvania and Washington DC, the program features ten registered nurses including a flight nurse, a nursing student working in a big city ER, a nurse anesthetist and a US Army nurse. These men share their experiences entering a traditionally female profession, explain why they chose nursing and talk about the challenges and rewards of their jobs.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Pharmacy More about this program
You will not see pharmacists counting pills behind a counter because the emphasis of this program is on the emerging model of pharmacist as integral member of the direct patient care team .We visit a community pharmacist in Seattle who is breaking ground in the establishment of a new model of pharmacy professional practice, we meet a pharmacist working in a pharmaceutical research center in Connecticut, a pharmacy care educator working for a chain drug store in Pennsylvania, a clinical pharmacist making rounds with the medical staff in a St. Louis hospital, a large hospital director of pharmacy who manages a staff of 60 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, pharmacists specializing in managed care as well as student interning with a physician in a medical practice as part of her training in a Doctor of Pharmacy program.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Political Science More about this program
Developed in conjunction with the American Political Science Association, this program features 10 interviews and lively footage of real people who have studied political science and who can articulate how their political science backgrounds have been critical to their vocations, their avocations and their general public lives. The featured careers include law, business, journalism, NGO's, social services, interest groups, college faculty, high school teaching and appointed and elected office. One highlight of the program is an interview with Donna Shalala, Secretary of the Department of Health and human Services in the Clinton Administration.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Information Technology More about this program
This program was produced after the dramatic decline in the "dot-com" boom of the 90's. It explores how careers in information technology are changing and how students can prepare for IT careers in the rapidly evolving information age. We meet fascinating people studying and working in a broad range of IT applications and we learn that future careers in information technology will require multiple skills. People entering this field will need to know the technology but even more important, they need to know about education and fields like biology, chemistry, business entertainment or Health care. And they must be skilled in in teamwork, communication and the ability to constantly learn new things.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Radiologic Technologist
In this Career Encounter, we meet students from across the U.S. who have chosen Radiologic Technology for their life's work. Radiologic Technologists are the health care professionals who perform diagnostic imaging examinations and deliver radiation therapy treatments. You'll find them working in emergency rooms, surgical suites, prenatal clinics, and in outpatient service centers. Their specialty areas include, Radiography, Sonography, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy. These are all high-tech, high demand Health care careers, but we learn from these students that their most important skill is the ability to communicate with patients and other Health care professionals.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Architecture
Citation for Excellence from American Association for Career Education
The program shows how architects must be proficient in many areas including team work and communication. Architects are featured in a wide range of challenging settings and include developers, corporate architects, self employed architects and employees of larger firms.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Veterinary Medicine
Citation for Excellence from American Association for Career Education
The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine plays a vital role in providing health care for the world's animal and human populations. Featured are ten veterinarians in locations around the country, from Sea World of Florida to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Texas, to an ophthalmology practice in Atlanta, and a swine farm in Nebraska.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Women In Computing
The world of computing is exploding with opportunities, especially for women. This program presents accomplished female computer scientists and specialists working in the fields of Computing, Finance, Health care, Academia and Publishing. The program emphasizes the need for more women to take part in shaping the technology that will define the next millennium.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Nursing
Sigma Theta Tau Media Award
Viewers see what has changed within the nursing profession since the days of Florence Nightingale, and what has remained the same. The program spotlights the wide ranging opportunities within nursing available today including critical care, emergency, psychiatric, home health, pediatrics and nursing administration.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Women in Engineering
Citation for Excellence from American Association for Career Education
The women in this program discuss what attracted them to engineering and introduce the wide range of specialty areas in the field today. Viewers learn of the various avenues of education offered, the growth of advocacy programs for women interested in engineering and the exciting job opportunities available.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Advanced Practice Nursing
American Academy of Nursing Media Award
Advanced Practice Nurses are registered nurses whose professional education, high level of training and certification qualifies them to provide us with advanced health care services. Featured are Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Early Childhood Education
Citation for Excellence from American Association for Career Education
Over 15 million children are in organized child care programs across America, so the need for qualified, educated professionals is becoming ever more apparent. Featured are teachers, directors and administrators working in corporate centers, Head Start, family child care and public schools.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Optics & Photonics
This field deals with the study and use of light as energy and information. It includes lasers, CD technology, fiber optics and lenses and it presents unlimited opportunities for careers in research and product design in fields as diverse as heath care and entertainment. Featured are technicians with community college associates degrees as well as scientists with advanced degrees.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Automotive Technician
Todays cars and trucks are complex, computerized machines which require better educated technicians to keep then on the road. This program features well paying opportunities for automobile repair, truck repair and collision repair and refinish technicians. Emphasis is on the training, retraining and certification needed and where to get it.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Alternative Fuel Technician
By the year 2000, there will be millions of vehicles running on fuels other than gasoline. The changes are mandated by our need to become less dependent on foreign oil and by the need for cleaner air. As more vehicles use these alternative fuels, we will need many more qualified technicians to take care of them . This program introduces some of the experienced qualified technicians working at dealerships, airports and fleet operations who find this work both interesting and important to our future.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Parts Specialist Approx. 15 min.
With over 200 million cars and trucks in the US and each vehicle comprised of thousands of parts, the automotive and truck parts specialist is becoming an increasingly important part of the automotive industry. Currently there is are great employment opportunities in this field at car and truck dealerships as well as the thousands of parts distributors throughout the country.

 CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Podiatric Medicine
A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the human foot. They make independent judgments, administer treatments, prescribe medications and also perform surgery. The aging population and the increased participation in sports, make podiatric medicine a growing and challenging health profession.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Teaching
Telly Award Finalist
This program will be of interest not only to high school and college students, but also to adult career-changers and to people already in education who want to enhance their careers. The program focuses on teachers involved with innovative education programs in four states that exemplify current trends.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Radiology
Citation for Excellence from American Association for Career Education
Careers in radiologic technologies offer good starting salaries and excellent benefits, and, in some cases require no more than a high school degree for entry into training programs. Viewers meet technologists in radiography, sonography, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy while learning what these specialists do as they see them in action.

CAREER ENCOUNTERS: Mechanical Engineering
Viewers will meet male and female mechanical engineers who are involved in the design of a wide range of complex systems from computer hardware to manufacturing processes. The program includes an interview with NASA astronaut and mechanical engineer, Jan Davis who explains her exciting contribution to space exploration.