The Sting of The Scorpion

The boy was stung by a scorpion in the desert. He was stung because he did not wear shoes. His parents always told him to wear shoes when walking in the sand. He chose the wrong and ignored them this time and decide to wear sandals. He ended up getting stung by ignoring what his parents told him.

Student Success Statement

"Every time I've done something

that doesn’t feel right, its ended

up not being right."

When i was going to do something wrong I think about it for a second, but I do it anyway and it turns out wrong.

 

Mario Cuomo

Cytotechnologist

(Cytology)

Duties and Responsibilities

Cytology is the study of human body cells. Cytotechnologists are specially trained clinical technologists who study human body cells. They examine cells to identify changes that may indicate diseases like cancer.

Their duties include preparing microscope slides of cell samples, examining cell sample using microscopes, identifying abnormalities in shape, size, or color, using other automated lab equipment to perform tests, and analyzing report test results to physicians.

Cytotechnologists usually work in hospitals, clinics, or private laboratories. They also work in universities or for other researches.

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

Educational Requirements

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

Almost all cytotechnologist earn bachelor’s degrees in medical or clinical technology programs that include a yearlong clinical internship in the field.

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Student Success Statement

"Only I can change my life.

No one can do it for me."

Carol Burnett

 Rehabilitation or Mental

Health Counselors

Duties and responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their job to help patients develop ore faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patients’ doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practice, for schools, industry, or in hospital or residential health care settings. Counselors often

•       Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs.

•       Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas.

•       Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological test.

•       Help patients find and keep jobs.

Average salary: $25,000-$45,000

Educational requirements

Students interested in becoming counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum.

A bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.

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Student Success Statement

“Goodness is the only investment

That never fails.”

Being good never backfires on you or others. Other thing might fail but goodness doesn't.

Henry David Thoreau

Health Information

Part 2

Educational Requirements:

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 examination.

Accredited record technicians must earn an associate’s degree from an accredited college program or from the American Health Information Management Association Independent Study Program. Additionally, they must pass a credentialing examination.

Record administrators must complete a bachelor’s degree program in the field and pass a certification examination.

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Health Information Specialist

Part 1

Duties and responsibilities:

Heath 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 for patients.

There are a variety of job specialists 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.

Heath information specialists work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, physician offices, and many other medical settings.

Average Salary:

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement

“When I do good, I feel good.

When I do bad, I feel bad.”

Abraham Lincoln

When I did a bad thing I would feel bad after. When I did something good I felt better.

Abraham Lincoln

Student Success Statement

"I shsll pass through this life but

once. Any good therefore that I

 can do, or any kindness I can show,

 let me do it now. let me not defer

or neglect it; for I shall never pass

this way again."

Clinical Technologies

Clinical technologists perform more complex laboratory tests and procedures then technicians. They also supervise technicians, confirm their tests, and manage laboratory quality control programs.

Most clinical laboratory specialists work in hospitals, but they are also employed by private practices, medical groups, research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and universities.

Average Salary:

$20,000-$28,000 (clinical laboratory technicians)

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

Educational requirements:

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

An associate’s degree in the field or completion of a specialized in-house training program is required to become a clinical laboratory technician.

A bachelor’s degree in the field is normally required to become a clinical technologist; however some employers accept an associate’s degree and extensive clinical experience as a substitute. Many technologists pursue additional graduate education or specialized training to advance their careers in clinical chemistry, blood banking, and micrology.

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Student Success Statement

“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true

Do not say it.”

Marcus Aurelius

I think this means that if something is wrong do the right dont do it. A lie can affect many things even what you dont expect.

Chiropractor

Part 1

Duties and responsibilities

Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractors and their patients believe that problems with bone and nerve alignment can cause illness and problems in other parts of the body, a view not widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional medical practitioners.

Chiropractors manipulate their patients’ spinal columns for treatment. They may prescribe specific diets or exercises, but not drugs. Chiropractors cannot perform surgery.

Most chiropractors establish a private practice and some provide home treatment. Others form group partnerships in clinics or chiropractic hospitals

Average salary: $30,000-$100,000

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Student Success Statement

I have three messages:

1. we should never, ever give up.

2. You are never too old to chase your dreams.

3. It looks like a solitary sport, but it takes a team.

Diana Nyad. American Swimmer

Diana really wanted to complete her goal to be 64 and finally accomplish it. It is inspiring because it shows that you're never to old to do something.

Biomedical Equipment Technician

Duties and responsibilities:

Biomedical equipment technicians inspect, maintain, and repair different types of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat disease. They perform safety checks and perform safety checks and train practitioners to safely operate equipment. Biomedical equipment technology has been one of the fastest growing medical career fields in recent years.

Average salary: $20,000-$38,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take challenging science, math, and electronics courses in high school.

Following high school, biomedical equipment technicians compete one to three years of course work in biomedical equipment technology, medical electronics, or biomedical-engineering. Most programs lead to certification and/or associate degrees. Some employers will hire electronics technicians and provide on the job biomedical technology training.

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