Student Success Statement

"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there."

Bo Jackson

Reflection: I believe this means that you reach for the sky and don't stop until you have gotten there. You don't reach for the ground.

Student Success Statement

You cant put a limit on anything, The more you dream, the farther you get.

Michael Phelps

22 Olympic Medal (18 Gold)

Reflection: This means that when you have a dream and you fulfill it you could still go beyond that dream and expand it.

Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical illustrators are highly skilled artists.  They work strictly in the medical field and create graphics for textbooks, journals, magazines, and educational films.  Their drawings span a wide range from microorganisms to body parts.

Some medical illustrators prepare illustrations that aid in research about or creation of artificial body parts.  At times, they are called upon to use modeling skills to create artificial body parts, such as ears, and noses, for patients that are deformed or have undergone some surgeries.

Average Salary:  $35,000 - $50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming medical illustrators should take a college preparatory program in high school that emphasizes art and science.

In college they should either major in art and minor in science or major in science and minor in art.  Undergraduate science courses should be the same as those required for medical school.

The majority of medical illustrators have master's degrees in the field from a program that is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs.

Certification as a medical illustrator requires a graduate degree in medical illustration, a portfolio review, and successful completion of a national examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
I would not like to do this job because I really don't like doing artistic work.

Student Success Statement

“If you want to achieve Excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work”

Thomas J. Watson

Reflection: This means that if you want to do great things in life you have to begin in the present not the future. For example if you want to own a software company you have to begin planning it out right now not in the future.

Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities:

          Medical assistants help physicians and nurses deliver patient care.  They schedule appointments; take blood pressures, respirations, temperatures; and perform other routine patient pre-examining procedures.  Sometimes they help with office and clerical tasks.  Medical assistants work in hospitals, clinics, and private physician offices.

Average Salary:  $17,000 - $18,000

Educational Requirements:

          Students should complete high school with courses in biology, physical science, office management, communications, and human relations, although medical assistant training programs may accept GED certificates.  Medical assistant training programs are provided by community colleges and for-profit technical training schools.  They may take between six months and two years to complete.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to do this job because the requirements are too high.

Student Success Statement

"Paint a masterpiece daily. Always autograph your work with excellence"

Greg Hickman

Reflection: This means to do something do beautiful in life. Leave something behind that people will remember you by in a good way. For example start a charity that helps people with diseases and other things.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Duties and Responsibilities:

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) work with and under the direction of registered nurses and physicians.  They care for injured, handicapped, and sick patients.  Their duties include taking temperatures, blood pressures, and pulses.  They also give injections, change dressings, and help give patients baths.  In general, they care for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and extended care facilities.  Some practical nurses work in private homes.

Average Salary:  $16,000 - $23,000

Educational Requirements:

Although a high school diploma or GED certificate is not always required, it is encouraged.  LPNs do not have the extensive professional education that is required for a registered nurse.  State approved training programs are offered by the hospitals, vocational schools, junior colleges and private schools.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Reflection: I would not like to do this job because I really don't have the qualities to deal with the health problems of another person.

Student Success Statement

"It's not the will to win but the

will to PREPARE to win that

makes the difference."

- Paul Bear Bryant

Reflection:This means that if you are willing to prepare then you will succeed, there is no success without a plan. For example if you are ready to go and win a football game but don't plan out a good strategy to be prepared then you will not be successful.

Industrial Hygienist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Industrial hygienists evaluate health hazards, conduct healthrisk assessments, manage industrial or business health programs, and provide consultation.  They may be administrators, researchers, consultants or teachers.  Many work as part of an industrial or government team, although some have private practices.  Industrial hygienists often:

• Collect samples and perform laboratory analyses.
• Check worker exposure to radiation, vibrations, and noise.
• Calibrate equipment.
• Investigate possible health hazards.
• Conduct epidemiological research.
• Instruct employees on injury prevention techniques.

Average Salary:  $40,000 - $60,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science, during high school.

A career in industrial hygiene requires a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in occupational health and safety, environmental health engineering, or the physical sciences.  Many jobs require certification and/or a Master's Degree in these, or related, fields.  Certification requires successful completion of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

No I would not like to do this job because it is boring.

 Paul 'Bear' Bryant

Paul William “Bear” Bryant is one of America’s all-time most successful college football coaches. At the time of his death, he had won more games than any other coach, including the legendary Amos Alonzo Staggs and Pop Warner. Arkansas-born Bryant remains an icon not only for athletic accomplishments but for personal strength, determination, and the will to win.

Paul William Bryant was born on September 11, 1913, near Kingsland (Cleveland County) in south central Arkansas, to William Monroe Bryant, a farmer, and Dora Ida Kilgore Bryant, a homemaker. Bryant was the eighth surviving child (three died at birth) of a total of nine. He had four brothers and four sisters and was the youngest boy, with one sister born four years after him.

Less than one month after winning the 1982 Liberty Bowl, sixty-nine-year-old Paul “Bear” Bryant died of a heart attack. Following a funeral procession which ran for three miles, he was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama. A month after his death, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, by Ronald Reagan. At the time of his death, he was the all-time most successful coach in American college football history.

Student Success Statement

"Righteous community unity starts with ONE upright soul, whether it is a community of family members, students, neighbors, teammates, or business associates. Unity conquers worthy pursuits more quickly and with less effort than individual effort alone."

Mr.Haymore

Reflection: Working together as team or a community will help you achieve more. In example working in a group on a project will help you finish faster with less effort.

Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities:

Home health aides usually work for companies that provide in-home assistance to ill, injured, elderly, or disabled customers.  Their duties include taking the blood pressure, temperature, and pulse of patients.  They help patients get in and out of bed, take baths, and dress.  They also prepare and serve meals as well as perform housekeeping chores like making beds and cleaning rooms.

Average Salary:  $8,000 - $18,000

Educational Requirements:

Most employers prefer that nursing assistants and aides have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  Some vocational schools and community colleges offer training programs.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Reflection: I would not like to this job because I don’t like cleaning after other people who are most likely older than me.

Student Success Statement

Together Everyone Achieves More

ANON

Reflection: This means that you will be able to do more in life if you work as a team. For example, if you have a project it will be easier to complete it if you do it with more friends and will be able to do more work on it together

·       I see a mountain that looks hard to climb

·       A group of friends climbing up this mountain

·       Each friend is helping the other move forward

·       Teamwork

Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Healthcare administrators direct and manage hospitals and other healthcare facilities.  They are responsible for long-range planning, financial administration, personnel administration, materials management, purchasing, public affairs and patient administration.

Small hospitals may have only one administrator, while larger facilities may have many.  Some administrators specialize in specific fields like patient administration or purchasing.

Health care administrators also work in HMOs, health agencies, clinics, or for private practices.

Average Salary:   $35,000 - $100,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in business, science, math, and English.

Most healthcare administrators hold master's degrees in healthcare administration or business administration.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

"Work as a team to achieve your dream"

Sarah Real

Reflection: This means that you have to work as a team to achieve greatness. In example if you work on a project as an individual it would only make it harder but if you work in a team it will make things more simple and you will be able to complete your assignment without problems.

Student Success Statement

"Your mind is a garden

 your thoughts are the seeds...

 you can grow 

flowers 

or you can grow

 weeds...

"ANON"

Reflection: I believe this means that the thoughts you decide to bring out represent whether you will do good things or bad things. In example if you think about stealing you will do bad things.

Histology Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Histology Specialists include both Histologic Technicians and Histologists.  Histologists are also referred to as Histotechnologists.  Both histologic technicians and histologists prepare tissue samples that are used by physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, dysfunction, or malignancy.

Histology technicians and histologists prepare samples by using equipment to thinly slice tissue samples.  They then mount the thin slices on microscope slides and use chemicals to stain them so important structures are visible.

Histologists perform more complex and advanced procedures than technicians and often also perform management functions.

Histology specialists work in hospital, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.

Average Salary:   

$22,000 - $35,000 (Histologic technicians) 

$30,000 - $50,000 (Histologists)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.

To become a histologic technician, students must either earn an associate's degree in the field and complete a one year internship or complete a long-term training program in a histopathology lab.  They must also pass a national examination.

To become a histologist, students must either earn a bachelor's degree that includes a one year clinical internship or complete a long-term training program in a histopathology lab.  They must also pass a national examination.

Reflection: I would not like to do this job because I find this job to be in a way boring.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

"You will become as great as your dominant aspiration."

James Allen

Reflection: This means that the thing you desire the most and strive yourself to become will be what defines you. In example if you make a goal to pass all your classes then you will become a great student.

Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:
	Health Sciences Librarians and Library Technicians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patient care, education, research, and administration.  Librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material.  They also establish electronic and digital database information systems.  They organize this information into collections and develop catalogs for access and provide reference assistance to patrons.  They coordinate and control budgets and supervise library technicians.  Library technicians assist librarians in organizing collections, shelve books, manage circulation desks, answer patrons' questions, and perform administrative duties.
Average Salary:                                                   $20,000 - $30,000 (Library Technicians)                                                $35,000 - $55,000 (Librarians)
Educational Requirements:
	Students should take challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English.  Health sciences library technician training varies by employer.  Some provide on the job training, but all prefer that students complete library technician programs at a community college or technical school.  Associate's degrees can be earned in many of these programs.  Health Science Librarians should earn an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a master's degree in library science from a program that is accredited by the American Library Association.  Some library science graduate programs offer specialized courses in health science librarianship. I would like to do this job because I don’t like libraries. CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

" A definite worthy goal, combined with a positive mental attitude (PMA), is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement."

Napoleon Hill

Reflection: This means that if you have a goal for your life and are positive way to achieve it then that will be the beginning for great riches beyond your own imagination.

Health Information Specialist

http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1a.html/

Duties and Responsibilities:
	Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data.  They make sure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients.  There are a variety of job specialties within this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists.  Administrators coordinate the various information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists.  Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for research.  Coding specialists assign and post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and report codes to insurance companies.  Health information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.
Average Salary:   $20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists) $23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians) $30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)
Educational Requirements:
	Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English.  Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  Training is usually conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges.  To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.  Accredited record technicians must earn an associate's degree from an accredited college program or from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program.  Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination.  Record administrators must complete a bachelor's degree program in the field and pass a certification examination. No I would not like to have this job because I personally do not like to work with health it just is not my type of field. CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

What is

The Strangest Secret in the World

"We become what we think about."

Earl Nightingale

Reflection: I believe that this means if you have bad thoughts and start thinking about choosing the wrong then you would become a bad person but if you do the opposite and have good thoughts then you will become a good person. In example if a person has thoughts about not following the rules in class then he will do that and be a bad person but if that student has good thoughts and decides to choose the right then he will be acknowledged for that and be seen as a good person.

Health Educator

http://Library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1a.html/

Duties and Responsibilities:
	Health educators provide information on health and health related issues.  They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs.  They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illnesses, or work or training setting.  Health educators may work as independent consultants or in health departments, community organizations, businesses, hospitals, schools, or government agencies.  Health Educators often:  Perform health training needs assessments. Design and develop health education programs. Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals. Develop health education curriculum. Teach health in public and private schools.
Average Salary:  $20,000 - $35,000
Educational Requirements:
		Students should take college preparatory courses during high school.  Health educators have, as a minimum, a bachelor's degree in health education.  Many have master's degrees.  To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master's degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states.    CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!! I would not like to be a health educator because I have problems on educating myself so I don’t think I would do a well job at educating other people.

Student Success Statement

"Good thoughts bear good fruit. Bad thoughts bear bad fruit"

James Allen

Reflection: This is an example showing that if you have bad thoughts you would do bad things and be known for the bad things you have done. But if you have good thoughts you would be known for the good things you have done. In example, if a fruit is in bad conditions it will become a bad fruit but if it goes through good conditions it will be a good fruit and worthy for consumption.

Genetic Counselor

http://library.thinkquest/15560/car1a

Duties and Responsibilities:
	Genetic Counselors work with patients and families who have genetic, or inherited, disorders and birth defects.  They also counsel people who are at risk for these problems.  Genetic counselors often:  Educate patients and families about their conditions and how they might best manage their problems. Examine family histories to determine the likelihood of genetic problems. Assist patients and families in reaching decisions about genetic disorders that do not conflict with their religious or ethical values. Educate medical professionals and the general public about genetic disorders.
Salary:  $25,000 - $55,000
Requirements:
		Students becoming genetic counselors should take a challenging high school courses that focus on science and mathematics.  A master's degree is required, and most graduate programs require a strong background in biology, chemistry, and behavioral science.  Many states require genetic counselors to be certified. I would not like to be a genetic counselor because I find it difficult to explain any issues that might occur later in the future.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right."

Reflection: This means that you should do the right thing whether you are awarded for it or acknowledged for doing it. In example if you see a person drop money from their pocket but they didn't notice, you will return that money not because you are hoping to get rewarded but because it is the right thing to do.

Epidemiologist

http://library.thinkquest.org/15569//car1a.html

Duties and Responsibilities:

Epidemiologists study the frequency and distribution of disease within human populations and environments. Specifically, they measure the incidence of disease occurrence and relate it to different characteristics of populations and environments. Epidemiologists perform research, education, and public health practice in universities, government agencies, international organizations, and private corporations. Epidemiologists offer:

·       Work on developing or refining methods of measuring and evaluating disease occurrences.

·       Develop and recommend public health policy.

·       Study or research chronic diseases, infectious disease, disease outbreaks, injuries, occupations, and environments.

Average Salary: $30,000 - $50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math and English.

Epidemiologists have, as a minimum, master’s degrees in public health. Undergraduate requirements for admissions into public health graduate programs vary by schools but usually include strong backgrounds in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and or statistics.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT

I do not want to be an epidemiologist because I don’t like working with diseases.

Student Success Statement

"Educate the mind without educating the heart is no education at all."

Aristotle

Reflection: This means that even if you have the best education in the world, if you are not able to correspond in a positive way then the education would have been a waste. For example if you go to school and focus on learning and when people try to socialize with you and you decide you are better than them and shove them all then the education would have been a waste because you qualify yourself as the higher individual when everyone in reality is the same no matter the education we are all humans.

Environmental Health Specialist

http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1a.html/

Sanitarians or environmental health specialists enforce government regulations and advise and educate clients. They also improve water and sanitation facilities and are involved in improving the quality of community environments. They often:

·     Collect and analyze samples.

·     Screen samples for possible health hazards.

·     Design or manage sanitation, disposal, and water systems.

·     Oversee disposal of infectious wastes

·     Develop and manage prevention and education programs

·     Evaluate and identify health hazards and ensure compliance with regulations.

Average Salary: $25,000 - $ 50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science during high school.

A career as a sanitarian or environmental health specialist requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in environmental health or environmental engineering. Many jobs require certification and/or a Master's Degree in these, or related fields.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to be an environmental health specialist because I find it boring.

Student Success Statement

"CTR connects you to happiness and success - CTW disconnects."

Mr.Haymore

Reflection: This means that if you are wise and Choose The Right you will be connected to life in a happy way and be successful, but if you choose the wrong you will be disconnected and life will be hard for you. In example if you have a college exam the very next day and your friends want to go to a party, you must choose the right and study and get your good rest so you could be successful in your exam and be happy of the grade you earned.

Emergency Medical Technician

http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1a.html/

Duties and Responsibilities:

Emergency medical technicians, or EMTs, usually work in teams of two in specially designed ambulances. They provide immediate life or limb saving medical treatment at the scenes of accidents and injuries as well as transport casualties to hospitals emergency rooms for further care. The job is both physically demanding and stressful. Emergency medical technicians often respond to:

·      Automobile accidents

·      Heart Attacks

·      Gunshot wounding

·      Unscheduled childbirth

·      Drowning

·      Other serious medical emergencies

Average Salary: $25,000 - $37,500

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma (in some areas GED certificates may be substituted) in order to become an emergency medical technician. Driver’s education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs.

Basic emergency medical technician training includes about 100-120 hours spent in the classroom and 10 hours in a hospital emergency room. Emergency medical technicians are required to pass state licensing or certification test and participate in continuing education programs. Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degrees in their field.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

No I would not like to have this job because the training seems to require a lot more time than any other job.

Student Success Statement

"Choosing the right is always the right thing to do."

Alex Linares

Reflection: This is clearly saying to choose the right is what you are suppose to do as life intended on you to do the right. For example if your friends want to go steal things you should always choose the right not because it gets you out of trouble but because it is the right thing to do.

Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists use electronic graphs to determine if patients are suffering from a central nervous system condition or disease like epilepsy, tumors, stroke, or trauma. The graphs are records of the brain’s electrical activity.

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists usually work in hospitals, laboratories, or physicians’ offices. They

·      Prepare medical records.

·      Apply electrodes and select instrument settings.

·      Perform electroneurodiagnostic tests.

·      Adjust and maintain their equipment.

·      Record test results.

·      Identify patient abnormalities.

Average Salary: $20,000 - $35,000

Educational Requirements:

Electroneurodiagnostic technologists must have a high school diploma and some courses in computer technology before beginning specialized training.

Electroneurodiagnostic training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases hospitals. Training takes one year and is followed by another year of supervised experience. Before beginning practice electroneurodiagnostic technologists must pass written and oral examinations.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
No I would not like to practice for this because it just doesn't reach my interest.

Student Success Statement

"It's better to be alone than to be in bad company".

ANON

Reflection: This mean that it is better to stand alone and still choose the right than to have friends and be doing wrong. In example if your friends are doing drugs, it is best to leave and be alone than to do the wrong.

Electrocardiograph Technician

          http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/car1a.html

Duties and Responsibilities:

Electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG) technicians usually work under the supervision of cardiologists in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, or bedside. They operate electrocardiogram equipment to monitor patients’ heart problems. They:

·       Connect electrodes to patients.

·       Insert and remove catheters.

·       Monitor equipment output.

·       Record test results.

·       Identify emergencies or abnormalities.

·       Operate ultrasound equipment.

Average Salary: $15,000 - $32,000

Educational Requirements:

Electrocardiograph technicians must have a high school diploma or GED before beginning specialized training.

Electrocardiograph training can be obtained through vocational schools, community colleges, and in some cases through on-the-job supervise experience. Basic training takes three to six months. Advanced training takes one to two years.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!