Plastic Surgeon

                                      

Duties and Responsibilities:

Plastic surgeons shape and mold regions of the body like the ears, face, trunk, hands and other extremities. They also repair congenital problems such as malformed bone structure in hands and feet. Plastic surgeons must be driven, focused individuals who are able to sustain many years of schooling and long work hours.

Salary: $230,540

Education:

The path to becoming a plastic surgeon is a long and demanding one. Students must complete any levels of training and education, beginning with obtaining a bachelor’s degree in a pre-medical major, such as biology or chemistry. They then must enter medical school and earn a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from an accredited school.

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Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a surgeon but it does sound interesting but difficult also because it’s not a field I’m interested in.

                                         

Student Success Statement

“You can’t hire someone else to do your push-ups for you” – Jim Rohn

Reflection:

We choose our goals because we are going to pursue them. It must be us who pursue our own goals; it’s up to us not anybody else. We as people always try to depend on others to do things for us but in reality your friend isn’t going to reach your life goal, you must do it. We must take the step of courage and go after our goals and just try to send someone else while we’re in our comfort zone. We need to stand up and take action for our goals. For example I can’t make my friend do my homework just to get a good grade, I need the practice. I’m not going to send someone to go to college and study my profession for me. I can’t make someone go and work for me and earn the money for me. I must believe that I am capable of reaching my goal and take that step of saying I won’t give up until I succeed. 

Everyone is capable of reaching their goals if they put their mind and effort to it. Choose the right.

 

Student Success Statement

“Action is the fundamental key to all success” -Pablo Picasso                              

Reflection: To accomplish all of our dreams we have to take action. Sometimes we're not sure when to take action or maybe there’s something that stops us. Fear and the word “impossible” will always come across us on our journey to accomplish something. We have to learn to let go of all our fears and move forward. We must overcome fear to grow wiser and stronger. Action is the key that will unlock the doors of our goals and dreams. Make your dreams come to life with a step of action. Choose the right.

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Radiologic technologists use x-ray machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines. All the machines are used to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician.

They are responsible for explaining and getting patients ready for radiological tests and treatment that will be performed. They place the equipment at the right distance and right angle from the patient to make the appropriate images for the physician.

Salary: $24,000-$36,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. To become a registered radiologic technologist, students must complete a two year training program in a hospital or school. A high school diploma or GED certificate is required for entry in these programs.

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Reflection: I don't think I would like to be a radiologic technician because it’s not a field that interests me.

Student Success Statement

 “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in Determination”- Tommy Lasorda

Reflection:

The only thing that stops an individual from reaching a goal/dream is the word “impossible”. If we could just stop focusing on what we can’t do and focus on what we can do, so many goals/dreams would have been already achieved. The word impossible is feared by those that don’t know the potential they have. Fear is best friends with impossible because they both stop a person from achieving or even starting something. For example, when i have lots of homework i still choose to stay up as late until i finish that homework for a good grade. It might be extremely hard impossible for me to talk in front of a large group but all I need to do is be determined to trust in God and he will give me courage and take away all fear and show me what to say.Choose the right.  

    

Student Success Statement

  

“Nothing in the world can take the place of PERSISTENCE.

Ø  TALENT will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Ø  GENIUS will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Ø  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 (30^th president of U.S. 1872-1933)

 

Reflection:

Persistence is the key to success and there can’t be anything to take its place. Many have talent but are too afraid to use it, many are geniuses but are afraid to show it, and many have education but don’t know what to use it for. The only way to succeed in a goal is to first have determination to pursue it and no matter what or who comes along to bring you down, you always have to be persistent. Persistence is the voice that tell you to not give up when you what to throw in the towel. For the fact that we think were not gonna make it, we start losing strength and start giving up little by little. We all should have persistence in anything we do but most of all have faith in ourselves.

   

   

 

                             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.

 They work primarily in osteopathic hospitals or private practice, however many allopathic hospitals now accept osteopathic physicians as staff members. The majority of osteopaths are general practitioners, family practitioners, or emergency medicine specialists.

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, 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.

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Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a osteopathic physician because it’s not a field I’m interested in.

Student Success Statement

“Never look to the ground for your next step. Greatness belongs to those who look to the horizon.” –Bud Greenspan

Reflection: one’s greatness comes to those that keep their head up at all moments, no matter the situation. For someone to look down, means that their ready to give up or their tired of the journey. The problem that many have is their so close to getting to the finish line but they start to murmur, give up, and let their tiredness of waiting stop them. When they stop losing patience they start getting tired and think that there are so many more steps when its only one left. In reality we let our minds take control over us instead of our desire of finishing. We must never give up on the journey of our life and no matter what happens, keep going, you will finish greater than when you started. 

 

“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 the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what 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

                                    

       

Reflection:

Physical fitness is the most important activity for a person to live healthy and strong. Without physical fitness the body won’t know how to move and the body will only function unless we are strong and healthy. This can be seen in reaching a goal, how do you reach goal? You first must plan what you want to become, how you’re going to achieve it and how hard are you going to work. You first must practice the profession you want to achieve before taking on the real world. We must feed ourselves in the way of surrounding ourselves with those who are positive and will encourage you with your goal. Stay strong even though it might seem hard because the harder it is the stronger and wiser you will become out of it.

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

Reflection: 

In order for a person to achieve a great amount of success they have to work a great amount of time. With no work you won’t have any knowledge of what you’re supposed to do and you won’t have experience in doing it. Students have many goals and they must work hard to achieve them because you need action to achieve something. For example, since I’m a student here at LMHS and I’m a senior, I had a goal when I entered 9^th grade to graduate high school, I stepped into school with determination to achieve it. Throughout the years I worked as hard as I could and I've made it this far just a few more steps and I will receive my diploma which is a symbol of my goal in life

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Student Success Statement

“Goal setting is goal getting. Set and get.”- Mark Victor Hansen

Reflection: Once you start to set your goals and you start pursuing them and it will take time to achieve them but eventually you will get what you worked for. Goals won’t be set by themselves you must have the mentality that you will do whatever it takes to reach that goal. No one else can set your goals and no one can get them for you. Until you start setting you will later begin getting. For example if I know I want to graduate then I should put it in my mind and determine myself to reach it bypassing all my classes and trying my best to be on time and to not be absent .When that day of graduation comes and I hear my name I will know that my goal has been achieved. We all have to have a positive attitude and have perseverance. 

                               Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and responsibilities:

Health Sciences Librarians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patient care, education, research, and administration.

Librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material. They also establish electronic and digital database information systems. They organize this information into collections and develop catalogs for access and provide reference assistance to patrons. They coordinate and control budgets and supervise library technicians.

Library technicians assist librarians in organizing collections, shelve books, manage circulation desks, answer patrons’ questions and perform administrative duties.

Salary: $35,000-$55,000

Educational requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English. Health science librarians should earn an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a master’s degree in library science from a program that is accredited by the American Library Association. Some library science graduate programs offer specialized courses in health science librarianship.

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Reflection: I think I would like to be a health science librarian because I like to organize stuff. 

Student Success Statement

“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” –BO Jackson

Reflection: Set a goal, pursue it, challenge it, don’t lose it, and don’t give up. Set your most wanted goal, pursue it no matter where it takes you, be strong, have determination. Challenge your goal; try your best to find your goal. Don’t lose it because of what others said because you’re reaching this goal for yourself not for anyone else. Choose the Right in your journey to your goal.

Student Success Statement

“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.” –Thomas j. Watson

Reflection: when wanting to achieve excellence we must stop what we know that we are doing wrong and start to do what’s right. To pursue excellence we must let go of what stops us from choosing the right thing to do, this can include our friends, peers, fear, weakness or even ourselves. There must be a determination to reach excellence. A pact must be done to remember what you’re fighting for. Keep trying your best to do excellent work and even if you fail once get back up and try again, don’t ever let anybody bring you down or stop you for what you’re pursuing. Follow your dreams with perseverance and hope. Don’t give up. Choose the Right!

    

Student Success Statement

"It's not the will to win, but the will to PREPARE to win that makes the difference." -Paul Bear Bryant

Reflection: Many people think that winning is everything but in reality they don't understand what was the real reason why they won. The way they prepared themselves and practiced everyday was what helped them win. their determination and working as a team is what helps you accomplish your dream or wish. for example if you know you have a test and you are determined to get an "A" than you have to do whatever it takes to get prepared. If you study everyday before the test, you will see result when you get your test back with a great grade and you will realize that all that hard work paid off. Prepare yourself for the challenges in life and you will be able to get up with courage and be the difference and reach your goals.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

• teamwork
• friends
• reaching for a goal
• helpful
• climbing a mountain
• holding on
• chain of trust
• working together
• think smart
• perseverance
• strength 
• faith 
• hope
• stick together
• hard working
• journey
• not looking down

Student Success Statement

“Your mind is a garden your thoughts are seeds

You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds…”

-ANON

Reflection: This quote inspires me to change the way I think because I sometimes doubt on my goals and if I doubt I’m just growing weeds in my future. It is really true that our mind is a garden because what we plant that’s what we will grow into. If you plant goodness, success, goals, and righteousness we will naturally grow into someone successful. If we plant hatred, anger, sadness, and bad decisions we will grow into someone who will never become successful in life, because of all the negativity in our mind. We should try our best to plant what we want to grow into not what others do, be yourself and plant good seeds in your mind. Choose the Right!!!

Student Success Statement

 “You will become as great as your dominant aspiration (goal)”                   - James Allen

Reflection:We all have dreams when we are children but only those who pursue there dream will achieve it. We all dream to become someone in life but sometimes those dreams are broken by situations in life. We should never give up on our dreams because there the ones that will takes us far in our life. We should become what we dream because even if it seems foolish to others, it means a lot to that individual. Don’t give up on achieving your dream, as long as you keep walking on the path that will lead you to rightousness you will succeed. If you decide to become something little you will become that but if you aim for the highest, the dream that everyone else is afraid to pursue, you’ll be the successful one. Always choose the right.

Student Success Statement

"A definite worthy goal, combined with a positive mental attitude (PMA), is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement." -Napoleon Hill

Reflection: Anyone who has a goal and is determined to achieve it the final ingredient that they need is to have a positive attitude. With a positive attitude anything is possible, any dream can come true. When having a positive attitude you are walking the road to success, that road that will lead you to achieving your goal. For example if you keep a positive attitude throughout high school and determine yourself to graduate and go to college you will succeed. No matter what life puts in front of that will try to stop us from reaching our dream, we must keep going and not give up until we get there. Choose the Right.

Napoleon Hill