Student Success Statement #35

"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: When one person begins to do something that positively affects others and himself more than likely others would join. Such as when there is a dance. Many people do not like to be the first ones on the dance floor, but when others go and they see that they are having fun, they would more than likely step on too the dance floor as well to have a little fun. Sometimes if you want a positive change, you might just have to be the person to start the revolution.

Home Health Aide

Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They assist in healthcare for those who are incapable of doing so for themselves. They usually work with the ill, elderly, or incapacitated. 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:

Many employers require that HHA’s have at least a high school diploma or GED. Some vocational schools and community colleges can offer training programs.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

            I do not believe I would like to be a Home Health Aide because it does not pay well for mistreatment that some of these Aides receive from patients.

Student Success Statement #34

"Together Everyone Achieves More"

- ANON

Reflection: In a basketball game, there may be one person on the team that is good, but they will not win if they do not have a team that would help him. Without a team there would be no assistance to be able to do everything 100%. You would be left in ruins if you think you can beat 5 people at basketball when you don't have a team.

Mountain Climbing Picture

• Teamwork
• Help
• Mountain
• Obstacle
• Challenge
• Assistance
• Holding Hands
• Hard
• Weak
• Strong

Healthcare Administrator

Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Healthcare Administrators take change of larger healthcare facilities. They deal with all the financial issues, future planning, and material management of the facility.

            Smaller hospitals have maybe only one Healthcare Administrators while other larger facilities can have multiple Administrators.

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.

I do not wish I would like to be a Healthcare Administrator because although I do enjoy managing things, I do not wish to manage a healthcare facility,

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement #33

"Work as a team to achieve your dream"

- Sarah Real

Reflection: My life has usually been about doing things myself to get them right. There has only been few things that have made me realized you cannot do everything by yourself. My love for DCI is too huge. I learned that you cannot have a good show in this competition if you do not have all the necessary instruments. If the Drum Corps doesn't have a mellophones, then they don't have a counter-melody against the trumpets. If there are no euphoniums then there is no melodic bassline to help out the tubas. You need a team in order to be able to create success.

Student Success Statement #32

"Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds...You can grow flowers. Or you can grow weeds..."

- ANON

Reflection: My mentality has always been based upon success and having the best life I could possibly have on this earth. Many people believe I will succeed because of my optimistic attitude and my way of doing things quickly and efficiently. My world revolves around my success and I will follow through with what my mind tells me is the best anyone can have.

Histology Specialist

Histology Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            It includes both Histologic Technicians and histologists. They prepare tissue samples that are used by physicians to determine if a patient has a disease, dysfunction, or malignancy.

            They prepare samples by using equipment to thinly slice tissue samples. They put them on a microscope to add chemicals and stain and make important structures visible.

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

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

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement #31

"You will become as great as your dominant aspiration (goal)"

- James Allen

Reflection: I belive this is true only if it truly is what you aspire. The brain is a very powerful thing if it is committed. If you have you mind set on something and you really do want it. You will get what you want because you will do the things necessary to achieve that goal. I really choose to be successful so I always try my best in school to have a better future. But not only that, I extend my network to get to know some important people that can benefit me. Goals are only goals unless you act upon them, not if you just talk about it.

Health Science Librarian

Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They archive medical data for practitioners to research and help future patients as well.

             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.

Training varies by employer. But many choose to go to school for the training such as a community college or technical school. One can earn an associate's degree in these schools for the field.

Health Science Librarians should have an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences but must earn a master's degree in a library science and become accredited by the American Library Association.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I do not believe I would like to be an HSL because it is not the career in the medical field I would enjoy.

Student Success Statement #30

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

- Napoleon Hill

Reflection: My entire life I have been looking for one thing and that has been success. Many people see me being a big time person in the world because of my way of pushing myself to be the best there can be in whatever I want. I tackle every situation head first and ready to fight my way to succeed. I never believe in defeat unless it's already upon my shoulders and I am reaching the end. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Hill

Health Information Specialist

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health Information Specialists obtain, post, 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.

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(yearly):    $20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists) 

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

$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Educational Requirements:

            Student should take courses in business, information management, science, math, and English during high school.

            Coding Specialists must have a high school diploma or GED. You are usually trained on-site, but classes are offered at technical schools and junior colleges. To be certified you must pass an exam.

            Accredited record technicians must earn an associate’s degree from an accredited college program or a certified American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program.

            Record Administrators must have a bachelor’s degree program completed in their field and pass an exam for certification.

I do not believe that would like to be a Health Information Specialist because I don't enjoy this type of work in the medical field.

Student Success Statement #28

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

-  James Allen

Reflection: When he talks about though bearing certain fruits, me means that whatever sort of thought you bear, it would later manifest itself in actions. If you think about doing something bad, then more than likely, you would do something that would negatively impact yourself  or others. But if you think postively then you would more than likely impact the world positively.

Genetic Counselor

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 on how to solve their problems with genetic disorders
• ·        Look at possibility of disorder through family line
• ·        Help to find solutions that do not interfere with religion or ethics
• ·        Conduct research about genetic disorders.
• ·        Educate the public about the genetic disorders

Average Salary:  $25,000 - $55,000

Educational Requirements:

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

A master’s degree is necessary. Most graduate programs want a person with a strong undergraduate background in biology, chemistry, and behavioral science. Many states have the requirement for genetic counselors to be certified.

             CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I do not believe I would like to be a genetic counselor because I would not have the patience and do not have the ability to explain situations to families about genetic disorders.

Student Success Statement #27

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

- Dean Smith

Reflection: He seems like an amazing person. That should be everyone's primary goal in life aside from survival. One should live with the goodness in one's heart by doing what is right rather than for the fame or money. You will eventually get noticed if you do what is right constantly because it's hard to find people who choose to do right all the time. I make the error of doing wrong sometimes but not because I'm a bad person. It's because I'm a human and I'm still learning on how the world revolves.

Epidemiologist

Epidemiologist

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Duties and Responsibilities:

            Epidemiologists study the frequency and distribution of diseases 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 often:

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

·        Develop and recommend public health policy.

·        Study or research chronic diseases, infectious 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 requirement 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 believe it would be interesting to be an epidemiologist because it would fascinate me to learn about diseases.