Student Success Statement

“Adversity causes some men to break- others to break records”

-William A. Ward

I think this quote is saying is that adversity can be your biggest enemy or fiend. Adversity can help work harder and maybe even break records but at the same time adversity can push you to the point where you break down. Only one person can control which of the two will happen, you. You will decide on which fate will happen to you based on the amount of effort you put into your work and/or training.

Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data. They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provided to patients. There are a variety of jobs within this field including record administrations, record technicians, and coding specialist. But they all basically do the same thing, which is to obtain, post, and analyze medical data.

Salary

$20,000- $25,000 (Coding Specialists)

$23,000- $30,000 (Record Technicians)

$30,000- $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Educational Requirements

If students want to be a health information specialist they should take high school courses in business, science, math, and English. Coding specialist just need a high school diploma or GED. To become certified they need to pass an examination. To be as accredited record technician you must earn a associates degree and also complete an examination to become certified.

Do you think you would like to be one?

I wouldn’t want to be an health information specialist because it seems boring and too repetitive for me.

Student Success Statement

“The best inspiration is not to outdo others, but to outdo ourselves.”

-Anonymous

What I think this quote is saying is your only competitor in life should be yourself. Don’t try to do better than some other person, try to do better than yourself. If you get a good score on a test aim to get a higher score and so on, and so on. You should only compete with yourself.

Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities

Health Science Librarians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patient care, education, research, and administration. Librarians select books, journals, and other library material. They organize this information into collections and develop catalogs for access and provide reference assistance to patients.

Salary: $35,000- $55,000

Educational Requirements

In order to become a Health Science Librarian you should take the most challenging high school courses in science, math, and English.  You must however complete on the job training.  In order to become a librarian you should have an Associate’s degree.

Do you think you would like to be one?

I wouldn't want to be a librarian because it seems like a very boring job. It doesn’t interest me.

My Christmas Break

I didn't really do much in my Christmas break except just sleep, watch movies, and spending time with my family. During my break I would sleep in because I didn't need to wake up early for school or anything. I really liked that because I finally woke up awake and not half asleep.  During break I also just rested at home and just saw movies or TV with my brother(s). I saw a bunch of movies on Netflix. On some days I would go to the park to play basketball. That helped me not gain a lot of pounds. During Christmas and new year’s eve/new year’s day I spent it with my family. We just do what we always do every Christmas and that’s mainly eating and exchanging gifts. During New Year’s Eve I celebrated my birthday (December 31). Now I’m officially 15 and hopefully I’ll get my driving permit in a couple months. On the last week of break I would watch the NFL playoff games. I predict the Seahawks and Broncos to go to the Super bowl. This is pretty much all I did in my break. I enjoyed it because of the extra hours of sleep I got and because I didn't have to worry about school. 

Student Success Statement

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.”

-Seneca

What I think this quote is saying is that in order to go to the top first you must pass through the bad. This basically means that the path to greatness will have a lot of problems/roadblocks in it. So in order to go to the top you have to conquer these problems.

Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Laboratory Specialists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat disease. Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopes, laboratory equipment, chemicals and computers to perform laboratory procedures. They also collect blood specimens and prepare culture media.

Average Salary: $20,000- $28,000 (Clinical laboratory)

                           $25,000- $40,000 (Clinical Technologists)

Educational Requirements

Students should take the most challenging high school courses in, science, math, and English. In order to become a clinical laboratory technician you need to have an associate’s degree and complete specialized in house training. In order to become a clinical technologist you need a bachelor’s degree. Some employers may accept an associate’s degree too.

Do you think you would like to be one?

I wouldn't want to be a clinical laboratory specialist. I wouldn't want to be one because this job/career doesn’t interest me.