Students success statement 

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" i will persist until i succeed." 

Og mandino 

Perfusionist

Duties and responsibilities:  Clinical perfusionists operate circulation equipment during medical situations when it is necessary to temporarily and artificially replace the patient’s circulatory or respiratory functions. This occurs during heart surgery and similar operations. Perfusionsist also control the temperature of patients during surgery. Their duties include: operating heart-lung machines administering some types of anesthesia administering some types of medication.

Average salary: $50,000

Educational requirements: a high school diploma with a strong background in biology and chemistry is required to be accepted in perfusionsits training programs. Admissions preference is respiratory therapy and medical terminology.

Perfusionsist training programs are given at academic health centers and medical schools and universities. They emphasize hands-on  practical training. 

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Student Success Statement
" Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
TALENT will not;  nothing is more common  than unsuccessful men with talent.
GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
EDUCATION will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent the slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
President Calvin Coolidge
30th president of us(1872 - 1933)

Patient Representative

Duties and Responsibilities:  Patient Representatives work for healthcare administrators to address the concerns and their families. They evaluate patient satisfaction, investigate complaints, collect information about patient dissatisfaction, work with departments to resolve patient problems, and educate staff.

Patient representatives work in hospitals, nursing homes, other long-term care facilities, and in public health agencies.

Average Salary: $20,000 - $40,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take challenging high school courses in business, science, math and English. Requirements differ, but most employers prefer college graduates with backgrounds in health or social services. Experience or course work in conflict resolution is also valued. 

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Student Success Statement. 

"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement." 

Matt Biondi 

This means that if your bad at something, and if you try and try and work hard for it you can make it to anything you want. Just like Matt Biondi he was a failure at swimming but he took his time on trying and his time practicing so he can get better at it, and at the end he ended up being the world record holder. If you try and work hard for it you can achieve anything you wan't in life. 

 

Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Duties and Responsibilities:  Osteopathic physicians use accepted methods of diagnosis and treating injuries and diseases. Although they practice in all branches of medicine and surgery like allopathic physicians (M.D.S), they differ by emphasizing the importance of the musculoskeletal system, holistic medicine, proper nutrition, and environmental factors in maintaining good health.  They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic physicians as staff members. The majority of osteopathic are general practitioners, family practitioners, or emergency medicine specialist.

Average Salary: $110,000

Educational Requirements: Students should take the most challenging high school courses (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math and English.

After three or four years of college, prospective physicians must attend medical school. Undergraduate requirements for admission to all medical schools include one year of basic chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year of biology, and one year of physics. Some medical schools also require course work in calculus, English, the humanities or social science.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not? No because it seems boring to me.

Student Success Statement.
The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure:
1. Can people trust me to do what's right? Yes.
2. Am i committed to doing my very best? Yes.
3. Do i treat people the way i want to be treated? No.
If the answers to these questions are Yes, there is no way you can fail. "

Optometrist

Duties and responsibilities:  Optometrist treats vision problems. They treat vision problems and then prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some optometrists specialize in industrial vision safety, treatment of vision related learning disabilities, and environmental vision care. Unlike ophthalmologists they are not physicians and may not write medical prescriptions, treat diseases, or perform surgery.  Most optometrist are self- employed, however many work for hospitals, government agencies, optical manufacturers, or universities.

Salary: $78,000

Educational requirements: Students interested in becoming an optometrist should take the most challenging high school courses. After being awarded the degree of doctor of optometry, optometrists must pass state exams before starting to practice.

Reflection: would you like to be one? Why or why not? No I wouldn’t because I really don’t find it interesting.

this video shows that being healthy is very important to many schools, its also for you to reduce the risks of any diseases or any infections. what the presidents ( rest in peace) is trying to say a message to people that being healthy is more important then what everyone else thinks.

Choose the right!!!Student success statement
"physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. the relationship between the soundness of the body and then activities of the mind is subtle and complex. much is not yet understood . but we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong."
President John f Kennedy.

Opticians fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Opticians help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that correct size frames can be ordered.  They also measure the distance between the corneas of the eyes so that the lenses may be correctly fitted in the frames.  Some opticians specialize in the fitting of contact lens and also in fitting artificial eyes.  Opticians may own their own retail store or work for an optical store.  Some also work for optometrists and ophthalmologists who sell glasses.
Average Salary:  $19,000 - $40,000
Educational Requirements:
	Students should take high school courses in physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry.  A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin training as an optician.  There are two types of training programs.  Students can either complete an approved two-year course at an school of opticianry, or they can complete an approved three year on-the-job apprenticeship.

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Student Success Statement
" No student ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him/her; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."
Charles Kendall Adams, american historian
This means that if a student doesn't try he or her wont success in life.

Optical Laboratory Technician 

Duties and Responsibilities:
	Optical laboratory technicians grind and fit eyeglass lenses into frames according to prescriptions written by ophthalmologists or optometrists.  Technicians set lens grinding machine so that lens blanks are ground and polished. They then fit the polished lenses into eyeglass frames and, depending upon where they work, fit the frames to the patients.  Some ophthalmic technicians work in optical laboratories or for optometrists or ophthalmologists.  Many work in retail stores that have optical departments.
Average Salary:  $15,000 - $20,000
Educational Requirements:
	A high school diploma or GED certificate is needed to begin optical laboratory training.  Training programs last between six months and one year and are provided by vocational schools and community colleges.  Some retail store optical departments Reflection: no i wouldnt like to be one.

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Student Success Statements:
" Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important then winning or losing."
Chick Moorman
This statement means that you don't need to win to be honorable.

Ophthalmologist

Duties and responsibilities: Ophthalmologists Are physicians who specialize in the treatment of eye disorders and diseases. They treat vision problems and write prescriptions for both pharmaceutical and corrective eyeglass lenses. When necessary, they perform eye surgery.

Salary: $90,000 - $150,000

Educational requirements: Only physicians may study to become ophthalmologists. After completing medical school and an internship, an ophthalmologist must then complete a three to five year residency in an approved ophthalmology program.

Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not? No because it doesn’t  seem interesting.

Ophthalmic Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Ophthalmic technician or technologist help ophthalmologists collect data and measurements to allow the correct diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases and problems. They work at hospitals, clinics, or for ophthalmologists in private practice. Their duties often include: performing simple eye exams. Assisting with eye surgery. Explaining diagnostic and treatment procedures to patients.

Salary:  $14,000 - $25,000

Education: students will need a high school diploma and two years of college prior to beginning ophthalmic training programs.  These programs may vary in length, but can take up to two years to comp

Reflection: do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not? No its not interesting. 

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Progress Report Post 

I have been reading my 100 goals everyday for 5 minutes so i can know what i wan't to do or accomplish.  I have accomplish one of my goals which is try more and join a sport hopefully. 

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Student Success Statement
" Goal setting is goal getting. set and get."
Mark Victor Hansen
This statement means that when you set something in life you will accomplish it by trying your best. :)

Operating Room technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Operating room technicians are also called surgical technicians or surgical technologists. They assist in preparing operating rooms for surgery. They are responsible for having surgical instruments, sterile bandages and linens, needed fluids, and other equipment ready for the operation. They may also assist doctors by handing them needed instruments during surgery and for counting sponges and needles before and after the operation. They deliver specimens to hospital laboratories for analysis, and after operations they take patients to the recovery room.

Average Salary: $16,000 - $22,000

Educational requirements: A high school diploma or GED certificate is required. Many vocational and junior colleges offer programs in operating room technology, and training may also be taken at large hospital. Programs vary between one year to two years. Students receive training in medical terminology, physiology, and sterilization methods. At the end of the training period students must pass an examination by the association of surgical technologists to become certified.

Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not? No I wouldn’t like to be one it doesn’t seem interesting.