Sports Medical Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: A sports doctor can enjoy the coveted stability and satisfaction of a career treating patients  in a hospital or clinic. And at the same time, this doctor could also work for professional or college sports team, traveling with the player and enjoying games for the sidelines.

Salary: The average annual salary for sports medicine doctors is around $279,000. With more experience you can earn $350,000

Education: Many students who are interested in going on to the medical school complete a bachelor’s degree with a pre-med concentration that gives them a solid foundation in biology, chemistry and physics

 

   Student Success Statement

“I would prefer even to fail with honor

 than win by cheating”

Reflection: I think what this means is that its better to actually try to win even though sometimes you may lose but at least you didn’t cheat and did it the wrong way instead of doing is the right way    

     Oral Care Professionals

Duties and Responsibilities: A career as a dental hygienist offers a wide range of challenges. In the dental office, the dentist and the dental hygienist work together to meet the oral health need patients. Since each state has its own specific regulations regarding their responsibilities, the range of services performed by hygienists.

   Speech pathologists

Duties and Responsibilities: Speech language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as a stroke, brain injury, and hearing loss.

Salary:$69,870

Education: The standard level of education for speech-language pathologists is a master’s degree. Although masters programs do not specify a particular undergraduate degree for admission, certain courses must be taken before entering the program

     

Recreation Therapist

Duties and responsibilities: Recreational therapist plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illness. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts,drama,music,dance,sports etc.

Salary: $42,280

Education: Most recreational therapists need a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or a related field. Though less common, associates, mastsers, and doctoral degrees are also available

    

Student Success Statement

Cowardice asks the question “is it safe?”

Expediency asks the question “is it political?”

Vanity asks the question “is it popular?”

But, conscience asks the question, “is it right?”

 And there comes time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because ones conscience tells one that is right

*Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.*

      Radiation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radiation therapy technologists assist radiologists and oncologists in treating diseases by exposing areas of patient’s bodies to ionizing radiation. In addition to helping with treatments, Technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records.

Average Salary: $22,000-$36,000

Educational: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs.