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SPORTS MEDICINE

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Diagnose medical conditions
• Treat chronic disorder
• Record patient medical history
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment
• Attend games and competitions to provide evaluation and treatment of activity- related injuries or medical conditions

Salary:

• $44,670 for athletic trainers 
• $185,007 for physician 

Education:

• Bachelors degree
• Training
• Doctor of medicine  

Demand or need:

• Reading 
• Thinking critically
• Active listening 
• Speaking
• Active learning 
• etc.

Reflection: would you like to become one why or why not?

no i wouldn't because it seems like you will need to do a lot of school and i rather become a registered nurse.

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SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

Duties and Responsibilities:

• They treat and diagnose individuals who suffers from stutters,vocal and cognitive communication impairments
• They also help those whose speech is affected by emotional issues, various learning disabilities and physical impairments
• They provide therapy and specialized testing for the designed individual

Salary:

• $ 73,410  median salary

Education:

• Masters degree in speech language pathology
• State requirement 
• Certification 

Demand or need:

• communication skills
• listening skills
• create positive working relationships
• creativity skills
• motivated

Reflection: would you like to become one why or why not?

yes i would like become one because why not.

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Psychologist:
Duties and responsibilities:

• counseling psychologist work at schools, hospitals, or individual practices.
• they may have support groups or individual counseling sessions.
• they talk to people and foster positive mental health and personal growth.
• developmental psychologist aim to correct behavioral disorders caused by improper development 
• research psychologist aim to learn how memory, thought and perception actually work
• forensic psychologist work with child witnesses to performing psychological evuations
• school psychologist work with parents to help their child even with teachers they help them help a student. 

 Salary:

• $76,040 ~ $93,050 depending on type of psychologist 

Education required: 

• undergraduate degree in psychology 
• graduate degree ( masters or doctorate)

demand or need:

• critical thinking
• listening skills
• patience 
• etc 

reflection: would you like to become one why or why not? 

yes, i would like to become one because i like to help out people from my community especially my friends who suffer from a type of mental health.  

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Podiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities:

• assess the condition of a patients feet, ankles, or lower legs based on the patients medical history
• Diagnose foot, ankle, and lower leg problems through physical exams, x -rays, medical laboratory test, and other methods
• Provide treatment for foot, ankle, and lower leg ailments
• perform foot and ankle surgeries 
• give advice and instruction on foot and ankle care and on general wellness techniques

Salary:

• $116,440 as of 2012 

Education: 

• Must have a doctor of podiatric medicine
• Must complete biology, chemistry, and physics to graduate

Demand or need for this career:

• compassion
• critical thinking skills
• detailed oriented
• interpersonal skills 

 

Reflection: would you like to become one why or why not? 

i wouldn't like to become one because it doesn't seem to interest me.

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PLASTIC SURGEON 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• repair someones skin damage, broken bones of a clients face, and can even fix a birth defect(s)
• they can perform surgery 
• take different types of test
• prescribe medications and/or treatment 

 SALARY:

• $363,555 AS OF 2017 

EDUCATION:

• doctor of medicine 
• possibly doctor of osteopath 
• license required
• training required

DEMAND OR NEED:

• great coordination
• excellent vision
• communication skills 

 reflection: would you like to become one why or why not?

no i wouldn't like to become one because i want to focus on a health career.

medical career pathway: physical therapist

Physical Therapist 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Help patients recover from accidents that they have been through
• Help patients regain movement 
• They will have treatment for patients
• Often help patients reclaim their life

Salary:

• $84,020 as of 2015

Education:

• doctoral and professional degree 

Demand or need:

• reading comprehension 
• active listening
• active learning
• speaking 

reflection:would you like to become one why or why not?

yes i would because im a active learner.

medical career: pediatrician

Pediatrician 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• They diagnose, treat, examine possible diseases and injuries. 
• They work with new borns and even young adults
• They will have to know what type of vaccine the child needs to be getting in order for them to stay safe.
• They will do check ups 
• Examine the childs development from a baby until they are young adults. 
• They take care of the child to the farthest extent 
• They will also help the parents on how to raise their child. 

SALARY:

• as of 2015 they made $205,610 per year

DEMAND OR NEED:

• Critical Thinking
• Active listening 
• Extended knowledge 
• Deductive reasoning 
• Able to explain wisely to both parents and children 

 

REFLECTION: Would you like to become one why or why not?

        ~I would like to become one because I love children and when my sisters kids are crying because they are hurting I want to help them. So I would like to considering being a pediatrician.