Student Success Statement

“Every time I’ve done something that doesn’t feel right, its ended up not being right.”

Mario Cuomo

Reflection: This means that when you think you are doing something wrong you know its wrong. 

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 cell to identify changes that may indicate diseases like cancer.

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

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

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

Educational Requirements:

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

Almost all cytotechnologists earn bachelor’s degree in medical or clinical technology programs that include a year-long clinical internship in the field.

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Student Success Statement

“Only I can change my life. No can do it for me”

Carol Burnett

Reflection: It means that whatever I do either it good or bad I can only change what I did. If you do bad things you are the only one who can change that mistake no else can.

Rehabilitation or Mental

Health Counselor

Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their jobs to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patient’s doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practices, for school, industry, or in hospitals or residential health care setting.

Counselors often:

·         Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs

·         Interview and observe patients to determine problems areas

·         Conduct personality, aptitude, achievements, and psychological tests.

·         Helps 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 requirements for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state counselor must pass written or oral examination and work for about two years in a supervised clinical settings.

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Health Information Specialist

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 an examination.

Accredited record technicians must earn an associate’s degree from an accredited college program or from the Americans 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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Student Success Statement

“A good name will shine brightly”

ANON

Reflection: This means that a person who does good things and is known for his goodness and many doors are open for him.

Health Information Specialist

Part 1

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 carious information management responsibilities and supervise record technicians and coding specialists. Record technicians ensure medical records are accurate, coordinate reimbursement, and maintain disease registries for search. Coding specialists assign and post correct diagnosis and procedure codes to records and reports codes to insurance companies.

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

Average Salary:

$20,000 - $25,000(Coding)

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

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

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Student Success Statement

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience”

French Proverb.

Reflection: It means you can sleep easily at night knowing you have a clear conscience.

It also means that if you choose the right and do the right you will have a peacefully conscience and if you choose the wrong you conscience will never leave you alone and you will punished.

Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialist are advanced practice registered nurses who have received special courses and training. They usually work closely with doctors and can perform many high-level primary care tasks. They often specialize in specific types of practice such as pediatrics, psychiatry, or obstetrics. Some establish private practices; however, most work in doctors’ offices, hospitals, or neighborhood health centers. Duties often include:

·       Taking detailed medical histories and perform complete physical exams.

·       Provide diagnosed and recommending treatment plans.

·       Treating common medical condition, illness, and injuries.

·       Prescribing limited medications.

·       Counseling patients and families.

Average Salary: $39,000-$70,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in science, math, and English. Students must complete all of the education requirements to become a baccalaureate prepare registered nurse. They must then complete additional masters levels training and pass a certification examination.

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Clinical Technologists

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, English.

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

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

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Student Success Statement

"You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience."

Robert E. Lee

Reflection: This mean that if you do the right thing you will find a path for goodness. And to alway to whats right.
Example: If there are two people drinking and they invite you to drink, you do the right thing and say no im okay.

Clinical Laboratory Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Laboratory Specialist includes both Clinical Laboratory Technologists. These professions are also referred to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Laboratory Technologists. Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Clinical Laboratory technicians use microscopes laboratory equipment, chemicals, and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They also collect blood specimens and prepare culture media. They conduct tests and prepare reports for clinical technologists or physicians.

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Student Success Statement

“Have the Courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are magic keys to living your life with integrity.”

W. Clement Stone

Reflection: I think that you should say no when you don’t want to do something even when are forcing you. Always have the heart and the face to say the truth.

Chiropractor

Part 2

Educational Requirements:

Students who want to become chiropractor should take challenging high school science, math and English courses.

Chiropractor must complete a ten semester program in a chiropractic college after completing two years of college or junior college study.

Most states require that chiropractors pass a certification examinations before being granted a license to practice.

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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 look likes a Solitary sport, but it takes a team.

                    Diana Nyad, American Swimmer

Reflection: I think that we should never give up on something we already started on. The age doesnt matter on what your dream is and it doesnt matter when you start doing your dream.

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 train practitioner 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 Requirement:

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

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

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