Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities: Home health aides make a remarkable difference in the lives of the sick, disabled and elderly. By assisting with personal tasks such as dressing and bathing.

Salary: $22,050 per year

Education: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), educational requirements for home health aides vary depending on their employer (www.bls.gov).

Reflection: I think it’s a really good job because it helps the elders and some are in care need. So they can’t do a lot of stuff by their own. And it pays pretty good to earn every year.

Student Success Statement

“Only those live

Who do good.”

Count Leo Tolstoy

                               

Reflection: I think the quote means that if you’re doing the right thing you’re going to live longer. And doing drugs and drinking alcohol is bad, But if you those things your life will be in danger. 

Registered dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities: A registered dietitian is a food and nutrition expert who has met the minimum academic and professional requirements to qualify for the credential "RD."

Salary:  $77,590.

Education: Some RDs hold additional certifications in specialized areas of practice. These are awarded through CDR, the credentialing agency for the Academy, and/or other medical and nutrition organizations and are recognized within the profession.

Reflection: I think this job for people that eat a lot of and because so they could learn more about healthy foods. And the way they eat and could change that into a diet. 

My Interdisciplinary project Experience 

My Interdisciplinary project went pretty well, I mean we practice our presentations before we actually did it in front of everyone and me and my group members was Marisol, Enrique, Ronald, and Rebbecca. we practiced and we were prepared to present on the real date of the project. me and my group members where nervous about it. we came dressed nice and formal like if we would've worked at a job in an office. when we got there we where up to go and I had to introduce my group members and started talking about our presentation which was about "Lung Cancer". I started off good and so as my group members they did an awesome job and once we finished i went home after that, I was glad I did it and I had finish the presentation with my group members and got a good grade out of it. from that experience I'm going to learn how to present in the future with a job interview or anything it really helped me out and think about this project that I'm going to need it later in the future. 

Dentist

Duties and responsibilities: is a health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity.

Salary: $145,750

Education: undergraduate degree is required, students commonly take science courses in biology, anatomy, chemistry and microbiology.

Reflection: I wouldn’t be one because I’m not interested in this kind of job. But they get paid really well.  I still wouldn’t be one. 

Counseling/Psychotherapy

Duties and responsibilities: The terms Counseling and Psychotherapy are often used interchangeably. Though they have similar meanings with considerable overlap, because the distinctions between two that are helpful.

Salary: $72,540

Education: CEs required to keep your professional license valid may be earned in the comfort of your own office via our quarterly peer-reviewed online publication.

Reflection: I think I would like to be one because it’s a good way to treat patients and to teach them some breathing exercises and also this job gets paid really well for counseling therapy. 

Chromotherapy or Color therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Color therapy is distinct from other types of light therapy, such as neonatal jaundice treatment. Scientific study of the effects of light on living organisms from photobiology studies.

 Salary: $28,540

Education:  Chromotherapy is used for a variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, stress, fatigue, pain, cramps, headache, migraine headache, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, cough, and many other conditions.

Reflection: I think this job acquires a lot of thinking and being patient because all the things you do you have to relax your body and be calm. This job seems boring I wouldn’t be one and they don’t pay you a lot. 

Chinese (Oriental) Medicine

Duties and responsibilities: The practice of Oriental Medicine includes not only acupuncture, but also herbal medicine, nutrition, also knowing as breathing exercises.

Salary: Average: $51,000

Education: Pacific College of Oriental Medicine (PCOM), as part of the Illinois Acupuncture Federation and in collaboration with the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS).

Reflection: I think that this job requires a lot of studying which isn’t really my thing and they don’t pay that much as all the other jobs.

Cellular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Cell therapy is a treatment to inject the patient and to put animal cells in the medicine but extremely dangerous. It also helps cancer and it’s like a technique.

Salary: therapist up to $31,000

Education: earning a FACT T accreditation, you are informing patients, medical professionals, Health insurance companies.

Reflection: I think I would be one to help patients out and just treat them right also with medicine and every right thing they need. 

Cardiologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Cardiologists are doctors that prevent, diagnose and treat heart and blood vessel issues, such as heart and vascular disease, congenital heart defects, heart attacks, coronary artery disease.

Salary: $512,000-$460,000

Education: cardiologist must have a bachelor's degree in order to get into medical school. In chemistry, mathematics, engineering or psychology classes you need to take.

Reflection: I think I would be one because it’s a thing that a lot of people have problems with like, heart attacks, cholesterol, and more. So it’s a good thing to be one and to help. 

Auricular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities: Auricular therapy is a healing practice dating back to the third century wherein the practitioner uses needles at acupuncture points on the outer ear that correspond to specific parts of the human body.

Salary: $81,780

Education: The study population consisted of staff members of a hospital operating room - an occupation that, by nature, can generate a considerable amount of stress. Subjects were divided into three unequal groups of 22, 15 and 18 patients,

Reflection: I wouldn’t like to one be because it’s a gross thing to do and I’m not interested in this job. I feel like it’s too much.

Audiologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Examine patients who have hearing, balance, or related ear problems. Assess the results of the examination and diagnose problems with those patients.

Salary: $73,580-$69,674

Education: The doctoral degree in audiology (Au.D.) is a graduate program typically lasting 4 years. A bachelor’s degree in any field is needed to enter one of these programs.

 Reflection: I wouldn’t like to be one because I’m not interested in this job, doctor job and it’s not that exciting but they do get paid really well and there’s a lot of education involved in learning. 

Athletic Trainer

Duties and Responsibilities: Assists physical therapists in the treatment of patients with sports or orthopedic

conditions referred for rehabilitation. The physical therapist will evaluate the patient, set

goals and monitor progress. The athletic trainer will assist with the implementation of the

Treatment plan.

Salary: $35,000- $75,000

Education: Experience a lot of clinics and internship, training programs and health care areas. Be at a good level in the university.

Reflection: I wouldn’t become an Athletic Trainer. I just don’t think it’s the best job for me. Not interested at this type of work.

Allergist / Immunologist

 

Duties and Responsibilities: Present research findings at national meetings or in peer-reviewed journals. Conduct laboratory or clinical research on allergy or immunology topics.

Salary: $30-$50k $50-$80k $80-$100k

Education: Immunologists are physicians who study the functions and disorders of the immune system. Disorders include asthma, allergies.

 Reflection: I would like to be one because I think I will be able to help people out with their immune system, and the kind of allergies they get. like asthma is one main thing a lot of allergies in asthma.

Acupuncture

 

Duties and responsibilities: Formulate herbal preparations to treat conditions considering herbal properties such as taste, toxicity, effects of preparation, contraindications, and incompatibilities.  Assess patients' general physical appearance to make diagnoses.

Salary: $75,000 wage

Education: This type of alternative medicine requires in-depth study of the human body and the physiological effects of the treatment on the body, so many students seeking enrollment.

Reflection: I wouldn’t be one because it’s too much work and its dangerous being a acupuncture. And I’m not interested in this job working as a acupuncture. I’d rather work as something else than this.