Eagle Scout, U.S. Air Force Capt (Retired), Graduate from Kaplan University with a Masters in Nursing Administration.  I've also been involved in healthcare for 30 years in various roles as a nurse and an administrator.

There are over 80 careers in the healthcare industry and there seems to be no shortages of jobs in the following categories:

• Allied health
• Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies
• Communication sciences
• Counseling
• Dietetics
• Dentistry and related fields
• Expressive/creative arts therapies
• Health information and communication
• Laboratory science
• Medical imaging
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Physician assisting
• Podiatry
• Psychology
• Therapy and rehabilitation
• Veterinary medicine
• Vision-related professions

Additional Instructions for merit badge clinics (Max Class Size of 10):

The service project requirement (#10) will have to be met with your Troop/Crew leadership’s approval before or after the merit badge clinic.  If you choose to complete the service project requirement after the merit badge clinic then you’ll only receive a partial completion for the merit badge and will have to finish the merit badge with your Troop/Crew.

Specific requirements can be viewed with the current merit badge pamphlet or you can view the worksheets on http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php?title=Merit_Badge_Worksheets.  I would suggest that you not only refer to the meritbadge.org site but get the merit badge pamphlet and read it before the clinic.  Both areas have access to information that will make the learning experience more rewarding especially if you desire a career in healthcare.