Sports Medicine Doctor

Sports Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities:

          A sport medicine doctor treats sport or athletic related injuries. They also prescribe and administer patient medications and monitor patients during sport events or physical activity and preform tests and prescribe medication and treatment that is necessary. They also consult with patients to determine the right course of treatment.

Salary: $148,419- $307,711

Educational:

          To become a Sports Medicine Doctor it is required to have a degree in medicine from a accredited school and that is licensed in practice. It may require a minimum of at least 2-4 years of sports medicine experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Reflection:

          It is an interesting job. Maybe in the future I might think about becoming this. J

Acupuncture

Acupuncture

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world. In the US practitioners incorporate healing traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other places. Acupuncture is considered part of complementary and alternative medicine. An acupuncturist is a health practitioner who takes holistic approach to maintenance of health and the management of disease also focusing on a person’s wellbeing. They make diagnosis and make a treatment plan, take pulse examinations and tounge to aid diagnosis, and they insert fine needles into the patient’s skin at certain places to stimulate the energy flow along meridians.

Average Salary: $45,000

Educational Requirements:

        This area is open to all graduates although a degree or HND in life/medical science may increase your chances. A degree is not necessarily a compulsory requirement for entry to training and many students who do acupuncture have no academic qualifications. Also knowledge of biological science is helpful but the attitude and personal qualities are important.

Reflection:

         I would like to become this. My dad had to take this type of therapy all the time. He had messed up his hand so I would love to do what they did to my dad to other people as a way of giving thanks because that helped him a lot.

Wellness Professionals

Wellness Professionals

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Wellness professionals work for schools and are responsible for assessing, coordinating, monitoring, and giving health care services and treatments. They monitor, assess and treat patients who have health issues under the direction of a licensed physician. Also providing and arranging assistance.

Salary: $53,000

Educational Requirements:

        You must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in health or science related filed. You also have to have past work experience. Great communication skills and must be detail-oriented and efficient in time management.

Reflection:

        No I would not like to become this L

Oral Care Professional

Oral Care Professional

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Some of the main types of service an oral care professional’s offer are prevention, education, and treatment. When they are seen they examine a patient’s gums and teeth for potential oral problems. They will tell the patient on how to maintain a good oral hygiene, like how to floss or choosing the tight tooth brush. They may also develop a care plan for the patient to take home. And if it is needed they might be required to remove hard and soft deposits of stains, tartar, and also plaque from the teeth. In some cases they may also administer anesthetics, prepare for filling materials, and remove sutures.

Salary: $34,750-$70,210

Educational Requirements:

        A high school diploma and college entrance test scores are sometimes required for admission to a program. The person has to be 18 years of age. The program or Associates degree is only 2 years. The route is mostly taken by students and some students might choose a 4-year bachelor’s degree that allows them to expand their clinical expertise and advance faster in their careers. Master’s degrees are also offered.

Reflection:

        No I would not like to become this. This is not my kind of work.

Dental Technician

Dental Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Dental technicians are part of the dental team who construct custom made restorative and dental appliances. The dentist talks to the dental technician with prescriptions, drawings, and measurements from the patient. The most important thing they do is create a replica of the patients anatomy known as a dental model. They use the model for the construction of custom appliances.

Salary: 36,000

Educational Requirements:

        You must have a working knowledge of the English language and have not been found guilty of practicing dentistry illegally. You must also pass three complete examinations taken in any order with a four year period. After those four years the RG would need to take and pass all the examinations to acheve the CDT status.

Reflection:

        No I would not like to become this. 

Clinical Manager

Clinical Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

        They are a type of medical and health service manager that work in both administrative and medical capasities to ensuer that the establishment for where they work is running smoothly. They often work in doctor’s offices, clinics, long-term care facilities, and outpatient facilities. The duties of a clinical manager are managing clinical. Professional, administrative, and clinical staff; managing the recruitment, develop of, and appraisal staff. They also make purchasing decisions.

Salary: $88,580-$99,720

Educational Requirements:

        Depending on the workplace and also the exact demands of the position the educational requirements may vary. You’ll need at least a bachelor’s degree in a field like medical services, administration, or health care administration.

Reflection:

        No I would not like to be this because I personally think it’s a lot of work and I don’t really see any cool things in the job..

Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Speech pathologist assesses, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and also swallowing disorders in patients. Language, speech, and swallowing disorders come from a result of some causes like a stroke, brain injury, and hearing loss. They try and communicate with patients to evaluate their speech levels. They also create and carry out an individualized treatment plan for the patient. The patient gets taught how to make noises and improve their voices.

Salary: $34,750-$73,410

Educational Requirements:

        To become a speech pathologist you must have a master’s degree. Some master’s programs do not specify undergraduate degree for admission but certain courses must be taken before entering the program. It is required to have a master’s degree in order to be licensed.

Reflection: I would like to become one because I have seen some of my friends not have the ability to talk well and I would like to help other people just as much as I help my friends. 

Sonographer (Ultrasound Technician)

Sonographer (Ultrasound Technician)

Duties and Responsibilities:

     Sonographers use sound waves to generate images that are used for assessing and diagnosing various medical conditions. Most work with people who are pregnant, their job is to see how the fetus looks in the womb. The technology is used for diagnosing other kinds of medical conditions in the abdomen, breast, heart, and blood vessel. They use equipment like X ray, MRI, CAT scans and nuclear medicine studies.

Average Salary: $53,000-$75,000

Educational Requirements:

        Sonographers can train in hospitals, vocational- technical institutions, colleges and universities and also the military, Some educational programs prefer applicants who have experience in other health professions, while others consider high school graduates with courses in math and science.

Reflection: I think I would like to be one. The job seems pretty interesting.  

Environmental Health Specialist- Sanitarian

Environmental Health Specialist- Sanitarian

Duties and Responsibilities:                             

         Environmental health specialist is a person who is qualified to plan, organize, manage, implement, and evaluate one or more programs in areas compromising the field of environmental health. Areas include: food, beverage, and lodging sanitation., swimming pools, collection of samples for laboratory data, and enforcement actions.

Average Salary: $35,000- $120,000

Educational Requirements:

          A degree in baccalaureate is required in environmental health and sanitary science, sanitary engineering, or other things related to the field. Also you have to have at least one year of supervised employment provided by a registered environmental health specialist/sanitarian.

Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Duties and Responsibilities:

        They work to improve life and health by increasing the worlds knowledge about whatever they would like to study. There are many interest and they often focus their research in bio-chemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology, marine biology, molecular biology, physics, or pathology. They may work by themselves or may work with a team. Most of the research scientist do their research in laboratories but many work in field situations or teach in colleges, universities, and medical schools.

Average Salary: $25,000- $75,000

Educational Requirements:

        Students who want to become this should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in their high school including advanced placement and international baccalaureate courses. To work in this job it requires at least a masters degree, and a doctorate is required to conduct advances work or manage research programs departments. 

Recreation Therapist

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

    They plan, direct, and coordinate reaction-based therapy programs for patients who have disabilities , any injuries, and illnesses. They use a variety of modalities like arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community field trips to help maintain or improve the patient’s physical, social, or emotional health.

Salary: $42,280- $73,410

Educational Requirements:

      To become a recreation therapist a person must have a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy or a related field. Some programs include courses in assessment, human anatomy, medical and psychiatric terminology, characteristics of illnesses and disabilities, and the use of assistive devices and technology. A bachelor’s degree program usually include an internship.

Reflection: Yes I would like to become this. I once had a therapist and I enjoyed and appreciated her work. I would someday like to help someone who had the same disorder I had. I am interested in this job 

Thoracic Surgeon

Thoracic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities:

        Thoracic Surgeons remove portions of the lings that contain cancer, eg, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy. They also remove parts of the esophagus that contains cancer and reconstruction of the gastrointestinal or esophagogastrectomy. Thoracic surgeons also do lung transplants. Thoracic surgeons are medical doctors who perform operations to the lings, heart, esophagus, and oher organs that are in the chest area.

Average Salary: $473,927- $567,171

Educational Requirements:

         Must graduate from medical school and most commonly will complete a five-year general surgery residency. They must be approved through a cardiothoracic surgery residency program that is either two or three years. Some might choose additional training and it is very optional.

        Reflection: It was really hard to understand and research for this job but either way I would not like to become one because I am very afraid of doing surgery on anyone. It would be scary. 

Optometrist

Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

      Optometrist treat vision problems, they treat vision problems by diagnosing the problem and prescribing correct eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some specialize in industrial vision safety, treatment of vision related learning disabilities and environmental vision care. They do not write medical prescriptions, treat disease, or perform surgery like ophthalmologists. Most are self-employed and work in hospitals, government agencies, optical manufacturers, or universities.

Average Salary: $78,000

Educational Requirements:

   If you are interested in becoming an optometrist you should take the most challenging high school courses available in math, science, and in English. Before entering a school for optometry you should take at least two years of college in a pre-professional program because it is required. Optometry school is four years in length. After being rewarded with a degree of Doctor of Optometry optometrist must pass state exams before beginning practice.

Reflection: No I would not like to be an optometrist because it is not in my interest.

Orthotist

Orthotist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                They design and make replacement limbs. Orthotist work with patients that need extra support for their spine, limbs, or muscles. They deign, make and fit apparatuses made of plastic, wood, leather, and metal to help strengthen or replace some body parts. Also they make and fit devices that help align the limbs that have not grown properly. Orthotist work in clinics or may also have their own private business.

Average Salary: $25,000-$40,000

Educational Requirements

     Whoever wants to be a orthotist should take challenging science, math, and English courses in high school. Some colleges or universities offer bachelors degrees in orthotic programs. The programs include courses in anatomy, physics, math, mechanical drawing, and the use of materials used in the making of the devices. After a year of experience you can apply for certification. J

Reflection: I wouldn’t want to become this because it seems hard and I really don’t know how to draw but I appreciate people who have this job because they help other people who need help. J

Monitor Surveillence Technician

            Monitor Surveillance Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

               Monitor Surveillance Technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeats witch is displayed on monitors in a cardiac care units of hospitals. They also examine the patterns and provide the results to the physicians and the nursing staff. Monitor surveillance technicians gather and report heart pattern information on patients, operate the monitoring computers that show multiple patient results, identify heart pattern and changes, and clean and maintain the equipment, battery packs, and the wiring system.

Average Salary:

         $26,000-$41,000

Educational Requirements:

           Students who want to become this should take math, science, and computer technology courses in high school. After graduation they should enroll in training programs at vocational schools, community colleges, or in hospitals. Programs are from three months to two years long.

Reflection: This job seems complicated so no I wouldn’t want to become this. 

“My Experience So Far at HPIAM”

             

 “My Experience So Far at HPIAM”

My Experience so far at HPIAM is pretty good. It’s not as scary as I thought it would be considering I am a freshman. It’s not as hard as I thought it would be either just my math classes. This school is a really good school in my opinion. Its really clean and I know the teachers care about all of us. None of my teachers have been mean so im really happy about that. HPIAM is a really good school and I would recommend it to all my friends in HP. The school is really good because everyone try’s their best to help the students get to college. I think that’s really cool. So far there has not been any bullying so that’s really great. In my old schools there was a lot of bullying and im glad this one doesn’t have any. The people here are very nice and mature. Well only the ones who I’ve met and actually became friends with. I made lots of cool new friends and became a little less shy. I love all my classes I just have trouble in some of them. My Spanish and my math class are probably the only ones I really have trouble on but I’ll try my best in them. I haven’t had any bad experiences at this school witch is a really good sign to me. I thought It would be difficult. The teachers are really cool and nice witch is the best part for a student like me. Its hard for me to like school if I have mean teachers. I’ve been doing a great job and have had no problem with anyone. I really like this school and I’m glad I was put here because I will be spending my next 3 or 4 years in high school. I’m glad I can actually enjoy them.