Student Success Statement

                               "I will persist until I succeed"                                                   

                                                                     -Og Mandino

             

 I believe this quote means that you must you must not give up on your goals because then you will start giving up on everything and you will never be really successful.  The key in been successful is to never give up because if you give up you will never accomplish your goals in life. You have to push you self until you accomplish your goal and if you accomplish it set another higher goal to accomplish never stop striving for the best because we can always better our self there is always space for improvements in our life. A way that you will not improve is by giving up in the goal you have set. For example if you are getting a F in a class for school you want to improve it so you work hard and get a C. one you have accomplish it you noticed it wasn’t as hard so you try harder until you get an A and feel real good of yourself.

 

Perfusionist

Duties and Responsibilities:

They operate circulation equipment during medical situations when it is needed to temporarily and artificially replace the patient’s circulatory and respiratory functions. This happens during heart surgery and similar operations. They also control the temperature of patients during surgery. Some of their duties include operating heart lung machines, administering some types of anesthesia, and administering some types of medication.

Average Salary: $50,000

Education:

. Admission preference is given to those students with college science work or experience in respiratory therapy and medical terminology. The training programs vary in length however; the curriculum must include the supervised performance of 150 procedures and 20 infant and pediatric cases.  

I don’t think I would like to become a perfusionist  because it really don’t interest me and  because I think I rather work in a laboratory.

                                                            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

What I think that President Calvin Coolidge was stating was that if you don't have the persistence to keep going in life no matter if you are talented or genius or educated or not you will be a failure. Persistence is what gets you to where you want to go, it gets you to success because success never comes easy. You may have a talent, but someone else may have the talents as well and if you want to be successful with the talent you won't give up on it, you'll have the persistence to keep on going until people recognize your talent. For example many are great singers and many record labels tell them no, but if they don't give up in the end they find a record label that wants to sign them on and then they become number one artists and those other record labels that said no start to regret it. 

   Patient Representative

Duties and Responsibilities:

They work for healthcare administrators to address the concerns and special needs of patients and their families. Patient representatives evaluate patient satisfaction, investigate complaints, collect information on patient dissatisfaction, and work with departments to resolve patient problems and educate staff. They may work in hospitals, nursing homes, other long-term care facilities, and in public health agencies.

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

Education:

Students who would like to become a patient representative should take challenging high school courses in business, science, math, and English. Requirements are different and depend on the employer, but most prefer college graduates with backgrounds in health or social services. Experience or course work in conflict resolution is also valued.

I don’t think I would like to become a patient representative because it sound boring for me and it doesn’t interest me at all.

                                         Student Success Statement

                          "Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement."

                                                                     -Matt Biondi

                                                            Olympic Gold Medal Winner,

                                                                   World Record Holder

I think this statement is true. If you keep trying at something regardless of what it might be, you can change the outcome of it, if you didn't like it, into an outcome that you do approve of and are happy about. For example, if you have an F, with great persistence and effort, you can change that F into a grade you're more proud of.

                            Osteopathic Physician, D.O.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Osteopathic physicians use accepted methods of diagnosing 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. Osteopaths use a hands-on approach to medicine and frequently manipulate or palpate as part of diagnosis and treatment. They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic hospitals now accept osteopathic physicians as staff members.

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.

Medical school usually includes two years of additional study in both basic and clinical sciences and is followed by a year-long hospital internship. Physicians who want to specialize must then undertake a three-year residency in their specialty.

                                                           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 the way I want to be treated? Yes

If the answers to these questions are YES, there is no way you can fail."

                                                                 -Lou Holtz 

Reflection: I do believe people can trust me to do what's right. If you don't, people just won't trust you and won't believe in you. If you aren't committed to doing our very best, then you won't try and put effort into the things you do and again, people won't trust you. I do treat people the way I'd like to be treated 

   Optometrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Optometrists treat vision problems. They treat vision problems and then prescribing corrective eyeglasses, contact lenses, or vision therapy. Some optometrist 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.

Average Salary:

 $78,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming an optometrist should take the most challenging high school courses  available in math, science, and English. Before entering an optometry school at least two years of college in a pre-professional program is required. Optometry school is four years in length. After being awarded the degree of Doctor of Optometry, optometrist must pass state exams before starting to practice.

                                              Student Success Statement

"Never look to the ground for your next step. Greatness belongs to those who look to the horizon."

                                    -Bud Greenspan

. If you're always in the same place your entire life, none of you will succeed and becoming something successful. You have to look to forward in order to succeed. You cannot succeed when you're just staying in the same place and looking and moving forward. Always think positive and get rid of the negative, make sure to always look to the future as a bright place and not a negative place and you will always have good things.

                                                                        Optician

Duties and Responsibilities:

They fit and dispense eyeglasses for patients based upon prescriptions written by ophthalmologist or optometrists. They help the customers select eyeglass frames and then measure their faces so that the right size for frames is ordered. Opticians may have their own retail store or work for an optical store. Some may also work for optometrists and ophthalmologists who sell eyeglasses.

Average Salary: $19,000 -$40,000

Education:

Students who would like to become an optician should take high school courses in physics, algebra, mechanical drawing, and geometry. A high school diploma or a GED diploma is required to begin training as an optician. Students can either an approved two-year course at a school of opticianry or they can complete a three year on-the-job apprenticeship.

I don't think I would like to become an optician because I don’t find it as a interesting career for me.   \

                         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

 What I think this quote means is if you actually want to be successful in life you have to do more than what is expected of you. If you just do what is expected of you, you will be average you will be doing the same thing that the rest are doing. You must go beyond what is expected of you to actually be able to stand out. For example if your teacher tell you to only finish half of the work and you go ahead and the all of it for extra work and you challenge yourself to do better you will be better because you push yourself to do good.