Clinical Laboratory Specialists

Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Laboratory Specialists include both Clinical Laboratory Technicians and Clinical Technologists. These professions are also referred to as Medical Laboratory Technicians or Medical Technologists.

Both technicians and technologists perform laboratory work to identify, diagnose, and treat diseases.

Clinical laboratory technicians use microscopes, laboratory equipment, chemical, and computers to perform laboratory procedures.  They also collect blood specimens and prepare culture media. They conduct tests and prepare reports for clinical or physicians.

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Student Success Statement

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity”

-W. Clement Stone

Integrity is something I personally am proud of. Being able to say I do what is correct is one of the best feelings in the world because I know I am not hurting anyone with what’s right. I am a human being with faults but I shall not let anyone else influence me in such a way that can jeopardize my values and I need to be strong-willed to resist any of the temptations I may face. Honesty and courage can take someone so far.

Chiropractor

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Educational requirements:

 Students who want to become chiropractors should take challenging high school science, math, and English courses.

Chiropractors must complete a ten semester program in a chiropractic college after completing two years of college or junior college study.

Most states require chiropractors pass certification  examination before being granted a license to practice.

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Caught Doing the Right!

Four football players unknowingly entered a store that was closed believing it was open. They showed absolutely all signs of integrity by showing all intent on paying for the merchandise . Given the opportunity to steal, temptation didn’t even touch these wholesome teenagers. They knew how to be honest and practice their values. The act of integrity was caught on camera, and they were tracked down. Instead of being punished for breaking in and trespassing they were praised and given a $50 dollar gift card. They had no idea they would be offered such a prize for something as simple as doing the right. Nowadays it’s rare to find people with values as good as those. It goes to show that going the highway will pay off. We can learn from these four young men. They are simply wonderful and honest people.

Chiropractor

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Chiropractors treat patients by manually adjusting parts of the human body, especially the spine. Chiropractors and their patients believe that problems with bone and nerve alignment can cause illness and problems in other parts of the body, a view not widely accepted by allopathic physicians and other traditional health practitioners.

Chiropractors manipulate their patients’ spinal columns for treatment. They may prescribe specific diets and exercises, but not drugs. Chiropractors cannot perform surgery.

Most chiropractors establish private practice and some provide home treatments. Others form group partnerships in clinics or chiropractic hospitals.

Average Salary: $30,000-$100,000

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Student Success Statement

I have three messages:

                       We should never, ever give up.

                       You are never too old to chase your dreams

                       It looks like a solitary sport, but it takes a team

-Diana Nyad, American Swimmer

Let not the outside forces of life get into our souls to hinder our spirits. Let not the tick and tock of clocks and time decide whether to hang up your dreams and wildest expectations of the fruit which you reap from what you love. Let not forget the wonderful people who have helped and scurried us so, that they have not let us thrown in the towel when we wanted to most.

-Janeth Preciado Vargas

Biomedical Equipment Technician

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Duties and responsibilities:

Biomedical equipment technicians inspect, maintain, and repair different typed of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat disease. They perform safety checks and train practitioners to safely operate equipment. Biomedical equipment technology has been one of the fastest growing medical career fields in recent years.

Average Salary: $20,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging science, math, and electronics courses in high school.

Following high school, biomedical equipment technicians complete one to three years of course work in biomedical equipment technology, medical-electronics, or biomedical-engineering. Most programs lead to certifications or/ and associate degrees. Some employers will hire electronics technicians and provide on-the-job biomedical technology training.

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