Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Obedience sums up our entire duty”

-Housea Ballou

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Eastern Medicine Doctor

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: An eastern medicine doctor is someone who specializes in alternative medicine and other practices that can vary from acupuncture to therapeutic massage and even herbalism. They use treatments not typically used by professionals or proven to show results.

Salary: $30,000-$70,000

Education: An eastern medicine doctor must attend college or a university or some accredited school that offers a degree or certificate. There are several certificate programs available in alternate medicine specialties, for examples, massage therapy or herbal medicine.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not? I do not think I would be interested in the eastern medicine field particularly, because, eastern medicine and alternate medicine is not in fact scientifically or medically approved as in they are not accredited or have been scientifically proven.

Courage

Courage

The ability to do something that frightens you.

Synonyms: brave, fearlessness

Example: Having to stand up for what you believe in, in front of a crowd.

 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Act well your part, there all honor lies.”

Alexander Pope

Reflection: 

Orthodontist

Orthodontist

Duties and Responsibilities: As an orthodontist, you could use braces and retainers to prevent future dental problems, straighten teeth and correct bite issues. You could examine patients, develop treatment plans and prepare patients for orthodontic services. You could also with orthodontic technicians and instruct them about what procedures patients need to undergo. Because of the nature of orthodontics, you could see your patients on a monthly basis and treat their orthodontic issues until their treatments are complete.

Salary: $128,000

Education: Bachelor’s degree is needed. High school diploma, you’ll need to take the Dental Admission Test (DAT) to be admitted into dentistry school.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush. It can color any situation.”

Anonymous

Reflection: the attitude reflects on the situation.

Attitude

Attitude: Someone’s opinions or feelings about something, especially as shown by their behavior

Synonyms: position, temper, approach, reaction, behavior, viewpoint

Examples: Good, friendly and appreciates. Bad, talks back.

Periodontal

Periodontal

Duties and Responsibilities: Periodontal is a dental specialist who specializes about tooth supporting structures, root pathology, gum or periodontal bone diseases that affect the soft tissues surrounding the teeth. The tooth supporting structures or periodontium includes the alveolar bone, cementum, gums, and the periodontal ligament. The main job of a periodontist includes diagnosing, treating and preventing the gum diseases.

Salary: $279,000

Education: Doctors degree

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You can’t hire someone else to do your push-ups for you.”

Jim Rohn

An example of this reflection is wanting to get better at a sport or a specific part of the sport. For an example not being able to beat the defender. Wanting to practice on beating the defender every single time. But not wanting to practice.

Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon

Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: They also called Otolaryngologists, they deal with surgery in the ear nose and throat. They also give treatment, it is from all ages. They help patients in the privacy and comfort of their own home, medical clinics and hospital settings.

Average Salary: $276,000

Educational Requirements: After high school, you must have a diploma, then you have to take training, you can train with supervision.

Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: They also called Otolaryngologists, they deal with surgery in the ear nose and throat. They also give treatment, it is from all ages. They help patients in the privacy and comfort of their own home, medical clinics and hospital settings.

Average Salary: $276,000

Educational Requirements: After high school, you must have a diploma, then you have to take training, you can train with supervision.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Kindness is the essence of greatness.”

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:  Hospitals depend on speech pathologists to asses and diagnose various speeches, hearing and even swallowing problems among adults and children. Some of these problems may stem from birth defects, such as cleft palate, while others are more emotional nature, such as stuttering. Hospital speech pathologists also work with older people who’ve had strokes.

Salary: Above $80,000

Education: Master’s degree is required

Help

1.       Help an elder person with groceries

2.        Open the door for elder people

3.       Helping out others

4.       Giving and showing Respect

5.       Give homeless change

6.       Lend them 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Visualization- Imagination: What you see is what you get”

Anon

If you see yourself as a doctor, you will eventually become one. That is if you work hard for it. If you have ambition towards your dreams.

Sonographer

Sonographer

Duties and Responsibilities: Sonographers, or ultrasound technologists, work with equipment that directs very high frequency sound waves into the body tissues to produce images or pictures or internal organs, diseased masses, and fetuses. These images are then used by physicians to diagnose and treat patients. Some sonographers specialize in examining certain areas of the body, such as the brain and the pelvis.

Average Salary: $24,000 - $38,000

Educational Requirements: Sonographer training programs are offered at community colleges and hospitals. They can be completed in one to four years depending on prior work experience. Sonographers must pass annual certification tests after completing training.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"A CTR champion is a person who makes a great human our of himself."
Noemi Trigueros
Reflection:

Environmental Health Specialist –Sanitation

Environmental Health Specialist –Sanitation

Duties and Responsibilities:  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. Collect and analyze samples for possible health hazards. Design or manage sanitation, disposal, and water systems. Oversee disposal of infectious wastes

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

Educational Requirements: Students should take college preparatory courses, especially in mathematics and science, during high school. Career as sanitation or environmental health specialists requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in environmental health or environmental engineering.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.”

William Penn

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X-Ray Technologist

X-Ray Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radio Technologist use x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illness and injuries under the direction of a physician. They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological test and treatment that will be performed.

Average Salary:$24,00 - $36,000

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

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

Cowardice asks the question ‘Is it safe?’

Expediency asks the question ‘Is it politic?’

Vanity asks the question ‘Is it popular?’

But, conscience asks the question ‘Is it right?’

And there comes a 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 Kind, Jr.

Reflection: One may say it is right and it may seem like it is safe, politic or popular. For an example doing drugs is very popular 

 

Radiologic Technologist

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: They use ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician. They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological test and treatments that will be performed. They place the equipment at the right distance and right angel from the patient to make the appropriate images for the physician.

Average Salary: $24,000 - $36,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. A high school diploma or GED certificate is required for entry into these programs.

Reflection: I would enjoy to be a Radiologic Technologist because you can help people with illnesses and injuries. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it.”

Abraham Lincoln

Radiation Therapist

Radiation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Radiation Therapy Technologists assist racialists and oncologists in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients’ bodies to ionizing radiation. In addition to helping with treatments, technologists are responsible for maintain the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records. Radiation therapy is provided in hospitals, public health clinics, cancer treatment center, and private offices.

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

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

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
Henry David Thoreau

Go towards where you want to go with confidence. An example I have is having to try out for soccer was a big thing for me, being able to go out there with confidence just made it easier.

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities: Pharmacists compound, or prepare, prescriptions written by physicians, dentists, and other practitioners. They review these prescriptions to validate their accuracy and then prepare the medication. This can involve weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs. Once the compounds are prepared, pharmacists then dispense them to customers and patients. Pharmacists answer patients’ and customers’ questions about the drugs they are taking and drugs which can be sold over the counter.

Average Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take the most challenging high school classes (including AP or IB) available in English, science, and math. All pharmacists must graduate from a college of pharmacy. Most pharmacy schools require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (P-CAT), and some require up to two years of pre-pharmacy education.

Reflection: I would like to be a Pharmacist. It seems like an easy job to do, not much work.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“I will persist until I succeed”

Og Mandino

Author of “The Greatest Salesman in the World”

Perfusionist

Perfusionist

Educational Requirements: A high school diploma with a strong background in biology and chemistry is required to be accepted in perfusionist training programs. Admissions preference is given to students with college science work or experience in respiratory therapy and medical terminology.

Duties and Responsibilities: Clinical perfusionists operate circulation equipment during medical situations when it is necessary to temporarily and artificially replace the patient’s circulatory or respiratory functions. This occurs during heart surgery and similar operations. Perfusionists also control the temperature of patients during surgery. Their duties are operating heart-lung machines, administering some types of anesthesia, administering some types of medication.

Average Salary: $50,000

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”

Matt Biondi

Olympic Gold Medal Winner, World Record Holder

Osteopathic Physician (D.O)

Osteopathic Physician (D.O)

Duties and Responsibilities: They use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. Although they practice in all branches of medicine and surgery like allopathic physicians (M.D.s), they differ by emphasizing the importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining god health. Osteopaths use a hand-on approach to medicine and frequently manipulate or palpate as part of diagnosis and treatment. They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic physicians as staff members.

Average Salary: $110,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English. Medical school usually includes two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and is followed by a year-long hospital internship.

Student Success Statement

 Student Success Statement

The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure:

1.       Can people trust me to do what’s right? Yes

2.       Am I committed to doing my very best? Sometimes

3.       Do I treat people the way I want to be treated? Sometimes

If the answers to these questions are Yes, There is no way you can fail.”

Lou Holtz

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Optometrists treat vision problems.  They treat vision problems by diagnosing the problem and then prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some optometrists specialize in industrial vision safety, treatment of vision related learning disabilities, and environmental vision care.  Unlike ophthalmologists they are not physicians and may not write medical prescriptions, treat diseases, or perform surgery.

Salary: 78,000

Educational Requirements: Students interested in becoming an optometrist should take the most challenging high school courses (AP or IB) available in math, science, and English. Before entering an optometry school at least two years of college in a pre-professional program is required.

Reflection: I would enjoy being an Optometrist

John F. Kennedy is telling us education and exercise is important for us children.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the park of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”

President John F. Kennedy

Optician

Optician

Duties and Responsibilities: They fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmogists or optometrists. Opticians help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can ordered. They also measure the distance between that corneas of the eyes so that less may be correctly fitted in the frames.

Salary: $19,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra mechanical drawing, and geometry. A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to being training as an optician.

 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“No student ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him/her; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”

Charles Kendall Adams, American Historian

 

Optical Laboratory Technician

Optical Laboratory Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions that is what Optical laboratory technicians do. Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the polished lenses into eyeglass frames and, depending upon where they work, fit the frames to the patients.

Average Salary: $15,000 - $20,000

Educational Requirements: A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to being optical laboratory training. Training programs last between sic month and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges. 

Student Success Statement
“Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or losing.”
Chick Moorman


Reflection:  Loosing against another team. The score is 1-0. Wanting to score at least one goal so bad, but not being able to. Wanting to fake a fall but realizing it isn’t fair if that occurred.

My weekend 2/10

My weekend was great. Saturday morning I went out to breakfast with my family then after that I went to go buy two new jackets. After we finished with that we headed to my brothers soccer game. Sunday, I did homework that was needed to be done then went to buy myself a pair of new shoes.

Ophthalmologist

Ophthalmologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmologists are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and diseases.  They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceuticals and corrective eyeglass lenses.  When necessary, they perform eye surgery.  Most ophthalmologists are in private practice, however some are employed by hospitals or clinics, and others perform research.
Average Salary:  $90,000 - $150,000
Educational Requirements: Only physicians may study to become ophthalmologists.  After completing medical school and an internship, an ophthalmologist must then complete a three to five year residency in an approved ophthalmology program.  After completing their residency program they must pass an examination to be certified.
Reflection: I wouldn't enjoy being an Ophthalmologist. I would give it try but I know I wouldn't enjoy it.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Be cool in school-live every rule.”

Mr. Haymore

Reflection:  What I think this quote is reflecting is being cool in school can lead you to bad things but being cool in school and still follow the rules is what you’re supposed to do. 

School-wide Assembly

The School-wide Assembly that the teachers performed last Friday was great. Everything about it was great except the technical difficulties but I think that’s normal. I thought it was really nice for them to do this for us. I say we students of HPIAM have the best teachers. Quit inconceivable, that our teachers were up in stage dancing and being fools up in stage. What I will improve upon to live every school rule is, having to come to school prepared and organized. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

Pablo Picasso

Reflection: Taking an action will lead you to success, either if it’s trying. Having to make an action and actually seeming like you want it. They key to success it trying and not giving up. You want something you have to make an effort.

The progress of my goal

The progress of my Goal 

The progress I'm making to achieve this goal is having practice every single day, so I can go higher from where I am standing. Its going to take a while but I say it is worth it. With achieving this goal other goals can be also achieved. Making it to soccer in college is one, be a professional soccer player is another one.

Pyramid Healing

Pyramid Healing

Define Pyramid Healing: A geometrical object. Human beings themselves, not only results of human activity. Their internal organs and system obey the laws of the Golden Section, the laws of absolute harmony. As soon as the harmony is broken, human being starts getting all kinds of problems, primarily with health, since illness are nothing more than deviations from classic proportions defined by nature.

Aspects of pyramid Healing: These high aspect ratio glass pyramids have been charged in our giant pyramid in Russia. This wonderful balancing energy to a room. 

Reflection: I would like to try the Pyramid Healing. It seems relaxing.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Adversity causes some men to break—others to break records”

William A. Ward

Reflection: What this quote is telling us is records are meant to be broken. 

Health Information Specialist

Health Information Specialist 

Duties and Responsibilities: They obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this information is properly rerecorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. There are variety of job specialties within this field including Registered Record Administrators, Accredited Record Technicians, and Certified Coding Specialists. Administrators coordinate the carious information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists.

Average Salary $20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists)

$23,000 0 $30,000 (Record Technicians)

$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 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.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves.”

Anonymous

Reflection: This statement is saying that the best thing to do is outdo yourself not others. An example I have is, having to make every bit of effort for someone when you’re the one who clearly deserves it. It isn’t bad to outdo others but the best thing is to outdo yourself.

Health Sciences Librarian

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. They select and acquire books, journals, and other library material. They 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)

Education: Take training, 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.

Reflection: Health Sciences Librarian doesn’t suit me. I’d prefer being something bigger, part of the government. 

My Christmas Break

My Christmas break was great. In my Christmas break I spend my days practicing and that led me to a better connection with my teammates. Tournaments and having to score my first goal this week made is great and having to eat after the games. Everyone has a different definition of a great break and mine was this. I went and watched my brother’s soccer games, I saw him win and lose. I went and visit Johanna a lot. I spend my boring days drawing, which is great because my drawings actually made a change somehow. Watching movies and playing video games with my brother and his friends. Having to play a soccer game with random people at the park. Playing truth or dare with Johanna and Victoria while walking home. My Christmas wasn’t the best but it also wasn’t the worst.

Student success Statement

Student success Statement

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”

Seneca

Reflection:  It takes time and strength to get to greatness. In fact, it can be much of a struggle. An example I have is being a great soccer forward. I had to gain my speed in order to make my job easier. I had to get in shape and make myself a better player. It wasn’t easy, but I made it.

Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:  Refers to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technologists. Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat disease. They use microscopes, laboratory equipment, chemicals and computer to perform laboratory procedures. Collecting blood specimens and prepare culture media. Conducting tests and preparing reports for clinical technologists or  physicians.

Salary: $20,000 - $28,000 (Clinical laboratory technicians)

$25,000 - $40,000 (Clinical technologists)

Education: An associate’s degree in the field is normally required to become a clinical technologist. Some of the employees accept an associate’s degree and extensive clinical experience as a substitute. Specialized training to advance their careers in clinical chemistry, blood banking, and microbiology.

Reflection: I don't think Clinical Laboratory suits me. I, myself wouldn't enjoy being a clinical Laboratory Specialists.