Student Success Statement

"every time I've done something that doesn't feel right its ended up not being right."

-Mario Cuomo

Im pretty sure we can all agree with this thought, most people know when there doing something wrong because they get a certain feeling that what that doesn't seem right.

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 samples 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 researchers.

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 degrees 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 one can do it for me"

-Carol Burnett

In my opinion, this quote means that only WE can fix the way we are and how we choose to spend it.

Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their job 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 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 tests.

  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."

-Henry David Thoreau

I think this quote means that, the only thing you cant fail at is being good to others.For example, if you do bad, you will become a failure. If you do good, you will not.

Health Information Specialist

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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 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

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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 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.

Health 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 Administrations)

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Student Success Statement 

"When id do good, i feel good. When i do bad, i feel bad"

-Abraham Lincoln

this quote makes a lot of sense, i honestly think this quote doesn't even need an explanation. 

But either way, an example would be if you stole money or anything really, you would then have a guilty conscience over what you did.

Deadpool

Wade Winston Wilson, the anti hero of the marvel universe, also known as the "Merc With The Mouth". he is a mentally unstable mercenary. when he finds out he has cancer, they begin to run tests on him and he then became immortal, even if they were to blow him up to bits, he would regenerate and come back to life.

Student Success Statement

"I shall 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."

-ANON

This quote says a lot, it is saying in my opinion that we have only one chance to do good, so why not choose the right while you can.

Clinical technologist

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Clinical technologists perform more complex laboratory tests and procedures than 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 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

This an inspirational quote that in my opinion is saying, if we continue to do what is right, it will later on come natural towards us.

Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and responsibilities:

Clinical laboratory specialists include both clinical laboratory technicians and clinical technologists. These professions are also referred to as medical laboratory technicians or medical 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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Chiropractor

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractors and their patients believe that patients 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 treatments. Others form group partnerships in clinics or chiropractic hospitals.

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

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Student Success Statement

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I have three messages.

1)We should never ever, give up.

2) you never are to old to chase your dreams.

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

-Diana Nyad

these messages are important to the people who wish to accomplish there dreams, Diana was able to accomplish her goal. she was able to accomplish this goal at the age of 64. in other words we have no excuse to stop chasing our goals.

Biomedical Equipment Technician

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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 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 electronic 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 certification and/or associate degrees. Some employees will hire electronics technicians and provide on-the-job biomedical technology training.

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