Registered Dietician

Duties and responsibilities: RD’s council and advise others on nutrition and diets. They help plan meals according to the patient.

Salary: annual salary on average is $57,000

Education: completed university/college program on dietetics/nutrition that is accredited by ACEND and AND.

Reflection: After researching this medical career I believe I would not want to become an RD. The career focuses on nutritional health and it does not sound appealing to me as I would like to be in more of a hospital environment than an office.

CHINESE (ORIENTAL) MEDICINE 

Duties and responsibilities: use forms of acupuncture and treatment through the Chinese concept of “qi,” which means energy. It treats a variety of ailments including headaches, back pain, arthritis, or other illnesses by identifying patterns of imbalance within a body’s energy levels and working to readjust fluids or tissues in order to keep the body in balance and relieve pain.

salary: $61,000

education: Bachelors degree and certification

reflection: This career path is not what i would like to pursue in my future because this type of medicine involves needles for acupuncture, and also it uses traditional Chinese medicine which I am not interested in learning.

CELLULAR THERAPY

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a therapy where patients are injected with cellular material like t-cells for cancer or sometimes animal cells in attempt to fight the disease. 

SALARY: average is $31,000

EDUCATION: Must pass the FACT accreditation program

REFLECTION:I do not think i would like to become a cellular therapist because it seems like a tedious task and still needs a lot of improvement in that field. 

CARDIOLOGIST

Duties and responsibilities: cardiologists are physicians with extra training to prevent and diagnose cardiovascular disease. They focus on the heart and the blood vessels

Salary: $370,000 - $530,000 annually

Education: graduate medical school, complete a residency, get board certified in internal medicine then complete a fellowship in cardiology. 

Reflection: I do not think i would like to become a cardiologist because the heart is a very complex muscle that one little mistake can cause complete chaos. Becoming a cardiologist also requires an extra six years of training and school therefore this career is not for me.

Trauma Nurse

Duties and responsibilities:  respond quickly to a wide variety of single- and multisystem trauma involving different patient needs, ages, cultures, and severity of presenting symptoms. The trauma nurse must respond with decisiveness and clarity to unexpected events by assessing, and stabilizing patients about whom there is minimal information.

Salary: $60,000- $70,000

Education: RN with an AD, diploma or BSM

Reflection:  After researching this medical career i decided that i would not like to pursue in that area because you are required to act on instinct and knowledge and for me those two don't really go hand in hand.  

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Duties and Responsibilities: The FBI focuses on threats that challenge the foundations of American society or involve dangers too large or complex for any local or state authority to handle alone. They produce and use intelligence to protect the nation from threats and to bring to justice those who violate the law.

Salary: $44,000 - $51,000

Education: 4 year degree from college or university, 3 years of professional work experience

Reflection: I think I would like to become an FBI agent one day because it seems exciting and something I would like to try and train for. FBI agents are full of knowledge in the criminal minds and their actions therefore it seems like an interesting career choice.

Autogenic Training

Duties and responsibilities: technique that teaches your body to respond to verbal commands. They ‘tell’ your body to relax, control breathing, blood pressure, heart beat, and body temperature.

Salary: $35,000 – $140,000

Education: post graduate degree and training in an autogenic training center.

Reflection: After learning about this medical career I do not think I would be interested in becoming an autogenic trainer. 

Auricular therapy

Duties and responsibilities: form of alternative medicine based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, or outer part of the ear

Salary: $38,000 - $137,000

Education: this was practiced in china but was originally discovered from Nogier and was developed into “theory of three phases” since then the practice developed and has not really been scientifically looked into as a new effective practice.

Reflection:  after researching this occupation I do not think I would like to become one because it is a practice based solely on the ear and you would have to remember what each point on the map refers to what chronic injury. I am not good with memorizing and therefore I would not like to become one.

AUDIOLOGIST

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Administer hearing, or speech and language evaluations, tests or examination to patients to collect information. Counsel and instruct patients in techniques to improve hearing and speech.

SALARY: $40,000 - $100,000

EDUCATION: master’s degree and a doctoral degree (phD or AuD)

REFLECTION: I would not like to become an audiologist because it is centered around studying one part of the body and I would prefer to focus on all aspects of the body in order to fulfill a medical career.

Student success statement 

"Education is the latch key to success in life." - Gordon B. Hinckley

  

 

This quote means to me that without education, it would be very difficult to go far in life. Being educated gives you more chances of achieving success compared to those who are uneducated. It gives you knowledgeable sense and open doors to new opportunities. this quote is saying that education is the key to a successful life.