Neurologist

Neurologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Neurologists are medical doctors who specialize in the nervous system and study how the brain functions. They treat all kinds of disorders and diseases from brain tumors to basic migraines. They also work with head and nerve trauma patients as well. The career, like most doctoral professions, requires intensive and extensive amounts of education and hands on training. This is due to the fact that most neurological procedures are highly delicate and have little room for mistakes.

Average Salary: $178,564

Educational Requirements:

            Similar to other physicians, neurologists must begin their careers by going to college and then attending medical school. As an undergraduate, aspiring doctor who majors in a science, such as biology, chemistry, or physics will be better prepared for a medical school curriculum. Although most colleges do not have a pre-med major because medical schools do not require any specific major, some schools do offer a pre-med concentration that may include the biology, chemistry, physics and math courses required by medical schools.

I would like to be a neurologist because I enjoy how the brain works.

SSS #77

"A wise man ought to realize that health is his most valuable possession."

- Hippocrates

Reflection: One sometimes doesn't really think about their health. Having good health can actually lead to a happier life. I know now that I am losing weight I find happiness much easier because I am becoming positive and happy with the way I look. Physical health contributes to mental health which then contributes to success. Seeing the success coming keeps people striving to stay healthy both physically and mentally. 

Sports Medicine Doctor

Sports Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Sports medicine doctors work to prevent and treat injuries associated with athletics. Most injuries sports physicians see deal with the joints, muscles, and bones. Sports physicians may work with nurses, physical therapists, exercise physiologists and nutritionists after an athlete or other active person is injured. They may also deal with other medical problems in athletes such as asthma, skin conditions, concussions, heart problems or diabetes. They also focus on preventing injury through promoting fitness and wellness.

Salary: $236,945

Educational Requirements:

            Sports physicians must go through all the training and education of a regular doctor and then pursue their specialty training. To become a physician, you must complete eight years of higher education followed by three to eight years of an internship and residency. After that, you must receive a license from the state you plan to practice.

I would like to be a sports physician because I really like sports and I also enjoy assisting athletes with the correct way to make them fit for their sport and assisting with injuries.

Acupuncturist

Acupuncture

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They are complementary health practitioner who takes a holistic approach to the maintenance of health and the management of disease, with a focus on improving overall wellbeing. They correct imbalances in the body by inserting fine needles into acupuncture points, thus maintaining or restoring good health and wellbeing.

Average Salary: $81,000

Educational Requirements:

            Education and training in acupuncture takes several years. Acupuncturists undergo training in a number of different areas, including acupuncture treatment, clinical acupuncture, diagnosis and evaluation, needle placement, stimulation techniques, and sterilization procedures.

I would like to be an acupuncturists because it fascinates me how needles can help the human body feel better

Recreation Therapist

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. They usually plan things such as arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, and games to help improve a person’s well-being.

Average Salary: $42,280

Education Requirements:

             At least a bachelor’s degree is required for an entry level position.

I could do it for as a part time job in order to help people because I am very active and enjoy doing activities with people.

Psychologist

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Psychologist study the behavior of people to understand their way of living and to possibly explain and change their behavioral patterns. They also provide counseling and therapy to those who have emotional, learning, and behavior problems. They can work in schools, hospitals, and even have private practice. Their duties often include:

·        Diagnosing and treating problems

·        Interviewing and observing patients

·        Developing, selecting, and administering tests

·        Counseling patients, groups, and families

·        Developing mental health programs

·        Conducting research and teaching

Average Salary: $45,000 - $65,000

Educational Requirements:

            Students should take the most challenging courses in HS which include AP and IB classes, especially those that focus in on English and Mathematics

            A licensed psychologist must earn a PH.D in psychology. Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major. Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state exams.

            Those who wish to work in a school must earn at least a master’s degree in psychology.

I was interested in becoming a psychologist before because it if very interesting to know more about human behavior.

Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They are physicians that specialize in any mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a very wide variety of treatment and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrists may work for the government, have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities.  Their duties include:

• ·        Designing treatment programs.
• ·        Conducting psychotherapy sessions.
• ·        Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.
• ·        Supervising electrotherapy treatments.
• ·        Conducting research.
• ·        Leading a team of mental health care providers.

Average Salary:  $90,000 - $200,000

Educational Requirements:

In addition to completing the requirements for a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrists must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.

I would like to become a psychiatrist in order to have more knowledge about the mind

            

SSS #56

"I will persist until I succeed"

- OG Mandino

Reflection: Whenever I see that I mess up in a song, I practice solely that part of the song. I practice and practice and practice until I I get it right and I know once I get that piece right the song in its entirety sounds so much better. When I practice my shots in basketball, I do not finish practicing unless I have made 10 free throw in a row. I miss just one then I start all over from zero.

SSS #54

"Persistance can change failure into extraordinary achievement."

- Matt Biondi

Reflection: Michael Jordan didn't make his high school basketball team when he was is high school. He knew that he had to practice more and more because he wasn't going to make the team in the future unless he practiced. Practice and persistance are key into creating success.

Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They use accepted methods of diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases. They also practice all branches of medicine and surgery like allopathic physicians. They are different from Allopathic physicians by focusing more on the importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining good health. They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic hospitals now accept osteopathic physicians as staff members.

Average Salary: $110,000

Educational Requirements:

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

            After three or four years of college, prospective physicians must attend medical school. Undergraduate requirements for must admission attend medical school. Requirements for admission to all medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics.

            Medical school usually includes two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and is followed by a year-long hospital internship. Those physicians who choose to specialize must then undertake a three-year residency in their specialty.

I may like to be one because surgery is beginning to interest me and having knowledge of all branches of medicine would be interesting as well.

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They treat vision problems. They treat the problems by diagnosing the problems and they then prescribe corrective lenses, 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 cannot write medical prescriptions, treat diseases, or perform surgery.

Average Salary: $78,000

Educational Requirements:

            Students who wish to become an optometrist should take challenging high school courses available in math, science, and English. They must also attend an Optometry school which takes 4 years. After obtaining the degree of Doctor of Optometry, they must pass state exams before beginning their practice.

I would like to be an Optometrist because it does not seem like a very demanding job for the amount of money you can receive annually and I believe eyes are interesting to work with.

SSS #53

"Never look to the ground for your next step. Greatness belongs to those who look to the horizon."

- Bud Greenspan

Reflection: To be positive looking towards the ground give you something you can acheive instantly because its something that is under you. When you look to the horizon you find an expanse of many things you can acheive. But there will always be the sun (a goal) which you will never reach.

Ophthalmologists

Ophthalmologists

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Ophthalmologists are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and maladies. They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceuticals and corrective eyeglass lenses. Sometimes they must perform eye surgery. Many practice privately, but some can be employed by hospitals or clinics, and others do 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.

I am interested in becoming an ophthalmologist because they make really good money and I really find the eye to be an interesting part of the body.

SSS #49

"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself."

- Henry Ward Beecher 

Reflection: You should always do more than what is expected. Say if someone wants you to score 15 points in a game of basketball. You would want to strive to score 15 points and once you get there you should have the feeling to score more and more and soon enough you would score 28 points in one game. You should never think that you are exempt from anything less. Always trying your hardest and you know how hard you can work. Fill that potential till the end.

SSS #48

" Goal setting is goal getting. Set and get. "

-  Mark Victor Hansen

Reflection: This is something great to live by. It may not be a guarantee but it will make you a better person and show you are by trying to pursue these goals. It shows great attitude and determination. Kobe Bryant never wanted to be the best player in the game, but he did always strive to be the best player he can be. And for that he keeps improving his skills everyday and becoming smarter and better.

SSS #46

"The best way to predict your future is to create it."

- Charles Ketterer

Reflection: One should not think about what they think they will do. They should have to act upon it to make it into a reality. When one thinks about just having a good life or becoming an athlete they are not creating their future. All they are doing is simply just trying to see what may lie ahead of them. They should be practicing and working out each day and never stop. Many professional athletes today practice even though they are professionals. Why? Because they want to improve their skills. There is never a good enough because there will always be someone pushing harder to become better and better. They are not wasting their time by believing they are good enough and that they do not need to improve.

Student Success Statement #41

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

- Bo Jackson

Reflection: It is amazing when someone accomplishes something with such a great challenge. Such as Michael Phelps when he practices for the olympics. He does not like to go into the water until about a year after the olympics, but when he begins to practice again he practices everyday to get better for about 3 years. He does not quit on his training. Now he has 8 gold medals and the reason: dedication...

Medical Illustrator

Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

            They are extremely talented artists that illustrate different types of things for the medical fields. They create graphics for textbook, journals, magazines, and man educational films. They draw many things such as microorganisms or even body parts.

            They do this to help in the research of creation of artificial body parts. They can be called to create some artificial body parts, which could include ears or noses for people that gave deformities 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!!!

It would seem interesting to be a medical illustrator but I do not want to be one because I enjoy drawing different things such as animals or cartoons.

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.

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. 

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