Student Success Statement

“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there”

                                                      Bo Jackson

I think what the quote is trying to say is that when you set your goals high like for example if you want to be a doctor its going take a lot of hard work to become a doctor you going to have to study a lot and get good grades and all that stuff but you can’t stop until you reach your goal.

Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities: Medical illustrators are highly skilled artist. They work strictly in the medical field and create. Graphics for textbooks,  journals ,  magazines, and educational films.

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 science.

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 A. Watson

I think what this quote means is that if you start doing good and achieving your goals you’ll get there in no time but if your lazy and don’t care it’s going to take a while to get there. So right know you should stop all the bad in your life and start a knew one with good because choosing the right gets you farther

Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Medical assistants help physicians and nurses deliver patient care. They schedule appointments; take blood pressures, respiration , temperatures; and perform other routine patient pre-examining procedures.

Salary:$17,000-$18,000

Education: 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.  

Student Success Statement

“Paint a masterpiece daily. Always autograph you work with excellence”

                                                                      Greg Hickman

Reflection: I think what this quote means is that when is says masterpiece it means do something good do a good deed or something and take the credit for it because its your good deed not anybody elses.

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Duties and Responsibilities: Licensed practical nurses 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.

Salary: $16,000-$23,000

Educational Requirements: Although a high school diploma or GED certificate is not always required, it is encouraged. LPN’s do not have the extensive professional education that is required for registered nurse.

“It’s not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference”

                                           Paul bear Bryant       

Reflection: I think this quote is saying that sometimes people think that they are going to win but at the end they end up loosing because they didn’t prepare. You have to spend time preparing for you can win. 

Industrial Hygienist

Duties and Responsibilities: Industrial hygienists evaluate health hazards, conduct health risk assessments, manage industrial or business health programs, and provide consultation. They may be administrators, researchers, consultants or teachers.

Salary: $40,000-$60,000

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

“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.

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 performing housekeeping chores like making beds and cleaning rooms.

Average Salary: $8,000-$18,000

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

Student Success Statement

Together Everyone Achieves More

Reflection: I think this means that when you work as a team you can accomplish more  because you have other people helping you . for example if you working on a really hard project and you don’t know what to do you can as some friends to help you with it and you going to be able to finish that project as a team

      Teamwork

      Connected

      Positive

      Reaching their goal

      Good sportsmanship

      Choosing the right

      Helping each other

      Obstacles

      Support

      Moving forward

   Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities: Health care administrators direct and manage hospitals and other healthcare facilities. They are responsible for long-rang planning, financial administration material 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 field like patient administration or purchasing.

Salary: $35,000-$100,000

Education: 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.

          “Work as a team to achieve you dreams”

Reflection: I think this quote means that when you work as team you can achieve your dream for example like in basketball you need all your teammates to make a point and win.

          Student Success Statement

“Your mind is a garden you thoughts are the seed.. you can grow flowers or you can grow weeds”

Reflection: I think this quote means that when you like plant something in your thoughts or in your head like if you have a goal you would want to make it grow and grow until you reach it, you can grow flowers or weed which means you can be a good person that everyone likes and smiles to or you can be a weed which people don’t like and want to take out.

Student Success Statement

“You will become as great as your dominate aspiration”

                                                  James Allen

Reflection:

I think this quote means that if you do great and you put effort into your goal you will dominate it you will be the one controlling your goal and not someone else.

Health Science Librarian
Duties and Responsibilities:

Health science librarians and library technicians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patient care, education, research, and administration.

Salary:

$20,000-$30,000 (Library Technicians)

$35,000-$55,000 (Librarians)

Educational Requirement:

Students should take challenging high school courses in information management science, math and English

   

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Health information specialists obtain, posts, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. Health specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician office, and any other medical settings.

Salary: $20,000-$25,000 (coding specialists)

$23,000-$30,000 (record technician)

$30,000-$40,000 (record administrators)

Education:

Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English. Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED

Health Educator

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, illness, or work or training settings. Health educators often:

·       Perform health training needs assessments.

·       Design and develop health education programs

·       Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposal.

·       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, bachelor’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.

    Genetic Counselor

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.
• Conduct research about genetic disorders.
• Educate medical professionals and the general public about genetic disorders.

Salary:$25,000-$55,000

Education: Students interested in becoming genetic counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum that emphasizes science and mathematics. 

A master's degree is required, and most graduate programs require a strong undergraduate background in biology, chemistry, and behavioral science.  Many states require genetic counselors to be certified.

Epidemiologist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Epidemiologists of disease within human population and environments. Specifically, they measure the incidence of different characteristics of population and environment. Epidemiologists perform research, education, and public health practice in universities, government agencies, international organization, and Private Corporation. Epidemiologists often:

·       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 outbreaks, injuries, occupation, and environments.

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

Educational Requirements:

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

Epidemiologists have, as a minimum. Master’s degree in public health. Undergraduate requirements for admission into public health graduate programs vary by schools but usually include strong backgrounds in biology. Chemistry, mathematics, and statistics. 

      Student Success Statement

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all”

                                            Aristotle

Reflection:

I think what this quote is trying to say is that all the good comes from the heart and if u don’t educate that you wont have an educated mined. You wont know right from wrong, Because people don’t really focus on educating there heart, their feelings sometimes you just gotta listen to you heart 

Environmental Health Specialist 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Sanitarian, or environmental health enforce governmental regulation and advice and educate clients. They also improve water and sanitation facilities and are involved improving the quality of community environments. They often:

·      Collect and analyze samples

·      Screen samples for possible health hazards

·      Design, or analyze sanitation

·      Oversee disposal of infectious wastes

·      Develop and manage prevention and education programs

·      Evaluate and identify health hazards and ensure compliance with regulation

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 fileds.

              Emergency Medical Technicians

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Duties and Responsibilities:

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

·       Automobile accidents

·       Heart attack

·       Gunshot wounding

·       Unscheduled childbirth

·       Drowning

·       Other serious medical emergencies

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

Educational Requirements:

Students must have a high school diploma in order to become and emergency medical technicians. Drivers education, health, and science courses are strongly recommended and may be required before enrolling in some training programs

Basic emergency medical technicians 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 lichening or certification tests and participate in continuing education programs. Many emergency medical technicians earn associate degree in their field   

Student Success Statement

“it’s better to be alone than to be in bad company”

Reflection: I think this quote means that if you have bad influences around u, its better to be alone because sometimes when you work alone u actually get more stuff done than being with bad people.

Registered Dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Registered Dietitians provide advice and education about nutrition and its effects on health. They work in schools, educational administrations, administration, research, hospitals, clinic, industry, food serving management, and private practice. Registered dietitians:

·       Organize and supervise food service operation and meal preparation

·       Make dietary recommendation

·       Counsel patients and clients about diets

·       Supervise food purchasing

·       Study the nutritional value of food and how it is used by the body

Average salary:$30,000-$40,000

   Dietetic Technicians

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Dietetic Technicians assist dietitians in evaluating organizing, and conducting nutrition service and program for schools, hospitals, and industry.

They:

·        Gather and evaluate diet histories

·        Assist in planning patients meals.

·        Provide nutritional counseling

·        Conduct food service operations

·        Oversee food preparation and service

·        Maintain records

Average Salary: $16,000- $30,000

Educational Requirements :

Students wanting to become dietetic technicians should graduate from high school with a well-rounded program. High school business courses may prove helpful.

Dietetic technicians must complete a two-year Associates Degree program that is accepted by the American dietetic association. They must then pass a commission on dietetics registration examination.

Student Success Statement

              “Tell me what is right and will fight for it”

                                                             Woodrow Wilson

Reflection: I think this quote means that when someone tells you what’s right you have to fight for it. Because when you fight for what is right you get rewarded at the end.