Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Physical therapists help patients recover from an injury, take away pain, and prevent the damage become more severe. The therapy can be massages and treatments that involve heat, cold, light, or water. They can get jobs in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, rehabilitation centers, and physician’s offices.

Average Salary: $25,000- $45,000

Educational Requirements:

   To get into this career it is highly recommended that students take hard courses of math, science, and English. To become a licensed physical therapist you have to earn a Master’s degree and pass a examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would love to be a physical therapist because the kind of work they do seems interesting. The only thing is that I would like to work with professional athletes.

Student Success Statement

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

   Napoleon is saying that when you have a goal that is actually good and can only benefit you and a mind full of positive thoughts, that is when the starting point begins. For example, let's say you want to be a doctor, than all you think about are positive thoughts that you can be one and set that as your goal and it will be achieved. You are what you think remember, most of the time it goes back to that.

Health Information Specialist

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Health information specialists analyze medical data, finances, and insurance data. They make sure that everything gets recorded in the records right. There are many types of health information specialists like:

• ·         Registered record administrators
• ·         Accredited record technicians
• ·         Certified coding specialist

They work in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, and physician offices.

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

Educational Requirements:

   A coding specialist must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. They have training in college and only get certified if they pass their examination.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to be a health information specialist because to be putting records in files and managing the insurance information is not really in my interests. This career is not in my interests.

Student Success Statment

"We become what we think about."-Earl Nightingale

   This quote is saying that anything you set your mind to think about will come true. It is a big world out there and when your mind is dedicated to do something it will happen. There is nothing your mind can't do if you think about it. your thoughts can make you successful.

Health Educator

Health Educator

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Duties and Responsibilities:

   Health educators provide information on health and health related issues. They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs. They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illnesses, or work or training setting. Health educators may work as independent consultants or in health departments, community, schools, or government agencies. Health Educators often:

• ·         Perform health training needs assessments.
• ·         Design and develop health education programs.
• ·         Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals.
• ·         Develop health education curriculum.
• ·         Teach health in public and private schools.

Average Salary: $20,000- $35,000

Educational Requirements:

   Students should take college preparatory courses during high school.

   Health educators have, as a minimum, a bachelor’s degree in health education. Many have master’s degrees. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master’s degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

I would not like to a health educator because they just teach about health. Yes, they are important, but I want to be a pediatrician.