Student Success Statement

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

-Mario Cuomo

Every time you do something that leaves you feeling a bit odd, it may be wrong. So choose things that leave you feeling full of joy.

Cytotechnologists

(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, examine all cell samples using microscopes, identifying abnormally in shape, size or color, using other automated lab equipment to perform tests, and analyzing report tests results in physicians.

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

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

Educational Requirements:

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

About all of Cytotechnoglists earn bachelor’s degree 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

The only person that can actually make a huge difference in your life is yourself. But then again other people may have a huge influence on your life and in a result end up influencing you drastically.

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.

·      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, physiology, or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counselor jobs, but a master's degree is required for most. To become a licensed by state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.

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Health Information Specialists

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 Specialists

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 the field of 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 procedures codes to record 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 Technician)

$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

If you we’re to do something good, something charitable then you’d obviously feel great. Do something bad, something out of anger or spite and you’d feel pretty bad.

Lethal Terror Thrash Metal

One day after constant partying Josh, and Judas decided to start a band, originally intended to be a Heavy Metal band with Thrash influences. It was decided that Josh would take up lead guitar and vocals, Judas rhythm guitar, Miguel drums and Jeff on bass. So after a few jam sessions everything was starting to progress. Miguel later left to join his old band Detest Death Metal, and he was already in Annihilation Deathrash so a third band would be too much. So the search for a replacement drummer started, later Jeff found Pedro. So then we jammed with Pedro and it soon became clear that Judas was never really serious about starting a band. He just wanted to jam out with friends and party. So he left and once again Jeff searched for a replacement. He hit up his friend Jonny to come down and jam out. We all jammed with Jonny and we actually got material down. It was decided we we're now Thrash. Later on Josh decided to do only vocals so we got Omar on guitar and finished recording our self-titled song Lethal Terror and began to work on our other songs. Material is up on SoundCloud “Lethal Terror Thrash”.

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

Clinical Technologists

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 and 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 bachelors degree in the field is normally required to become a clinical technologists however some employers accept an associates 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 it in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

Robert E. Lee

Well what it may mean is something that like if you continue you to do what is right then sooner or later it’ll get easier to do the right thing and you’ll enjoy it and actually get some pleasure out of doing the right thing.

Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Lab Specialists include both Clinical and laboratory Technicians and Technologists. These professions are also referred to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technicians.

Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopees, 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

Duties and Responsibilities:

       Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractor and their patients believe that problems with bone and nerve alignment can cause illness and problems in other parts of the body, a view now widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional medical practitioners.

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

Most chiropractors establish a private practice and some home treatments. 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 give up,

(2) You are never to old to chase your dreams.

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

-Diana Nyad

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57601044/diana-nyad-on-epic-swim-my-mantra-was-find-a-way/

A woman of sixty four years was able to swim from Cuba to Florida. A total of a hundred and three miles. She didn't give up on her dream to reach the United States. She started trying to make the trip to Florida when she was twenty. I honestly think this is a very inspirational event because what she said, that we should never give up and well so on. It really got me thinking.

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 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 employers will hire electronic technicians and provide on the job biomedical technology training.

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