Healthcare professional position

Research a healthcare professional position/role and discuss the following items in your initial posting: (EXCLUDE, or Do NOT Research, the role of physicians or nurses, all other applicable healthcare roles/positioned may be researched for this discussion.)
• Clearly state the professional position/role you are discussing.
• What are the major contributions for the professional position or role to the healthcare system?
• What are the educational requirements, or training requirements, for obtaining this position? Include any applicable continuing education requirements.
• Discuss if this position, or role, is increasing or decreasing in the healthcare sector. Provide data, statistics, or professional publications to support the explanation of the increasing or decreasing of this professional position, or role, within the U.S. healthcare job sector.
• Discuss at least two challenges for this role and how these challenges may influence the healthcare system.