X-Ray Technicican

Duties & Responsibilities:
X-ray techs combine bits of several professions into their job descriptions. Like nurses, they prepare patients for radiologic procedures, usually making sure patients are calm and in the proper position for the x-rays to be taken. The job of an x-ray tech’s job is operating x-ray machines to capture pictures of patient’s bones, soft tissues, and organs. They then develop these pictures and pass them on to doctors and radiologists, making sure to alert fellow staff member to any urgent problems that may need immediate care.

Salary: $45,000

Education:
Technicians must hold an associate’s degree from an accredited institution in order to be eligible for national certification through The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Training programs in X-ray technology include courses in anatomy, biology and physics. Students take an in-depth look at the complex interactions between radiation and living tissue. Some programs also cover phlebotomy and intravenous drug administration. Most X-ray technicians complete both classroom and practical training.



Reflection: I think i will be good to becoming a X-ray technician. It seems like a good career to have.

Student Success Statement

Cowardice asks the question ' Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question 'Is it politic?' Vanity asks the question 'Is it popular?'
But, conscience ask the question, 'Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right.

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

 I think this quote is very important and historic. In this quote he is trying to say that no matter how unpopular or dangerous a decisions, if it's the right one, you should take it. He is saying that your conscience is always right. Do what you have to do no matter how many people disagree with you. For example if you want to accomplish something and you have all these people telling you negative stuff, ignore then and accomplish what you want and prove them wrong.

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: It is their responsibility to ensure that the radiology equipment is properly maintained. They work in hospitals, clinics, medical laboratories, nursing homes, and in private industry. Radiologic Technologists use x-ray machines, ultrasound machines, magnetic resonance scanners, positron emission scanners, and other technologically advanced machines to help diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries under the direction of a physician.

Salary: $24,000 - $36,000

Education: To become a Radiologist Technologist you should take challenging courses during you high school years like science, math, and English. To be registered as radiologist technologist, you need to complete a two year training program in hospitals or school. A high school diploma or GED certificates is required for entry into these programs.

 

Reflection: I don’t think I would like to become a Radiologist, I find other medical jobs more interesting.

Student Success Statement

"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."-Abraham Lincoln

What i understand from this quote the Abraham Lincoln said, is that if we continue to make the right choices and we keep on conditioning ourselves to choose the right, we will start noticing the difference between what is right and what's wrong. By us having faith on what is right it will lead us to many possible things that we want to do.

Radiation Therapist

Duties & Responsibilities:

                A radiation therapist assist radiologist and cancer specialist to treat diseases by studying the areas of the patients’ bodies to ionize radiation. They are responsible maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records. Radiation therapy is provided in hospitals, public health clinics, cancer treatment centers, and private offices.

Salary: $22,000 - $36,000

Education:

To become a radiation therapist you should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school.  Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year programs.  One year programs are often offered by hospitals.  To qualify for a one year program, an applicant must have graduated from an approved program in radiologic technology or been a nurse with education in radiation physics.  A high school diploma or a GED is required to enter two year courses.

Reflection: I think i will consider myself to become a radiation therapist. It looks like a good career to have.

Student Success Statement

"The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: Self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem."

-Dr. Laura Schlessinger

To me this quote means that if you do the right you will feel yourself rewarded. Some of the reward you'll have is Self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem because you will feel respect for yourself knowing that you did was right. For example, if I do something that i know is right, i will have good self-esteem because i know i did something good even though other will not see it the same.

Psychologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychologists study the actions of people to understand, and change their behavior patterns.  They  provide counseling and therapy to those with emotional, learning, and behavior problems.  Psychologists work in schools, clinics, hospitals, and private practice.  They can specialize in clinical, educational, quantitative, developmental, social, experimental, and industrial-organizational psychology. They are responsible for diagnosing and treating problems, developing, selecting, and administering tests, counseling patients, groups, and families, developing mental health programs.

Salary: $45,000 - $65,000

Education:

Students should take  the most challenging high school courses available, especially in English and science. Licensed psychologists must earn a Ph.D. in psychology.  Admission to graduate programs is usually dependent on the quality of undergraduate performance in a psychology major.  Clinical psychologists must complete a two-year supervised internship after earning their doctorate and pass oral and written state qualifying exams.

Reflection: 

I think I would like to become a psychologist. It seems like a good career to obtain.