Medical Career Pathway

Psychiatrist

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychiatrists are physicians who specialize in the problems of mental illness. As physicians, they are licensed to use a wide variety of treatments and may write prescriptions. Psychiatrist may work for the government, may have their own private practice, or work in hospitals, clinics, or universities. Their duties include:

• Designing treatment programs.
• Conducting psychotherapy sessions.
• Prescribing potent mental illness drugs.
• Supervising electrotherapy treatments.
• Conducting research.
• Leading a team of mental health care providers.

Average Salary: $90,000-$200,000

Educational Requirements:

Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. degrees

IIn addition to completing the requirements for a degree in pathological or osteopathic medicine, psychiatrist must complete an intensive three year residency in psychiatry.     

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why or why not?                                                                    

I think I wouldn’t be a psychiatrist because I think it is too much work to be one.

Plastic Surgeon

Plastic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: Operates on a patients face or body in order to repair or reconstruct the area. You can get cosmetic surgery or regular surgery.  

Salary: $273,000 per year 

Education: Bachelors degree program, Doctor of Medicine or doctor of osteopathic, and four years of education and training.

Demand for this particular career: 5.8 million reconstructive surgery procedures were performed last year, up 1 percent 

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Reflection:

 Do you think you would like to be one? 

Why? Why not?

No, because I get scared when they do surgery on someone.

Physical Therapy Assistant

Physical Therapy Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities: Help physical therapists provide care to patients. Under the direction and supervision of physical therapist, they give therapy through exercise, massage, gait and balance training, and therapeutic modalities, such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound. 

Salary: $42,980

Education: Entry-level physical therapist assistant education programs are offered at the associate degree level. 

Demand for this particular career: Grow 40% from 2014 to 2024

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Reflection:

 Do you think you would like to be one? 

Why? Why not?

 Yes, I would want to be a physical therapist assistant because I want to meet a famous athlete that plays soccer.

Student Success Statement

"I trust that my hard work will pay off."

-Tyler Haws 

This quote is explaining how if you try hard enough that hard work will bring you something good in your life. For example if you are getting D's and F's at school this means that you are not trying your best to get good grades. Tyler Haws made history at Brigham Young University playing basketball. Tyler was being just like his dad when he was playing basketball because his dad was an all star when he would play. All the things this dad did Tyler followed him so that he can be an all star too. I would want to be like Tyler Haws because he tries his best on trying to succeed in his own life.   

Physical Therapist

Physical Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Physical Therapists are key to recovery for some patients who are recuperating from injuries illnesses and surgery. They work with patients to help them regain movement and manage their pain. 

Salary: $84,020 annually 

Education:

-Earn a Bachlors degree in a Health related field 

-Complete a doctor of physical therapy degree program

-complete a residency 

Demand for this particular career: Grow 34% between 2014 and 2024

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one? 
Why? Why not?

Yes I would want to be a physical therapist because i would want to help other people with their physical problems.

Pharmacist

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities: Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders detecting therapeutic incompatibilities. Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.  

Salary:Pharmacist salary is $126,880, as of March 01, 2018, with a range usually between $119,333-$135,487

Education: Doctoral or professional degree

Demand for this particular career: Grow 6% from 2016 to 2026

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one? 
Why? Why not?

Yes, I would want to become a pharmacist because I like to help people out. 

Student Success Statement

"They're only truly great who are truly good."

George Chapman

I think this quote is explaining how people that go great it goes good for them and their families. People that do great are the people that do succeed in their life like get the career of their choice. People that are good are the same cause "Great and Good" technically mean the same thing.    

Periodontist

Periodontist

Duties and Responsibilities: Treat patients with who have a gum disease and other issues of gums and bones surrounding the jaw. The work may be surgical or non-surgical and might include tasks like placing implants developing treatment plans and preventative care.   

Salary: $168,697 

Education: Complete dental school, followed by a residency in Periodontics 

Demand for this particular career: Grow 18% 

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one? 
Why? Why not?

 I would not want to become a Periodontist because I feel that I will vomit with the surgery in the gum. 

Veterinarian

Veterinarian 

Duties and Responsibilities: Treat small companion animals. As a small animal vet they many perform services such as spaying and neutering setting broken bones treating wounds and providing geriatric care for older pets.    

Salary: $88,490

Education: Doctoral or professional degree

Demand for this particular career: Grow 19% from 2016 to 2026

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Reflection:
 Do you think you would like to be one?
Why? Why not?

Yes, i would want to become a Veterinarian because I like all types of animals and I would like to treat them.