Monitor Surveillance Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitor surveillance technicians observe the electrical activity of heartbeats which is graphically displayed on a series of monitors in cardiac care units of hospitals.  They examine these patterns and provide the results to physicians and nursing staff. They gather and report heart pattern information on patients. Operate monitoring computers that simultaneously display multiple patient results. Identify heart pattern changes and abnormalities. Clean and maintain equipment, battery packs, and wiring systems.

Average Salary:  $26,000 - $41,000

Educational Requirements:

Students wanting to become Monitor Surveillance Technicians should take math, science, and computer technology courses in high school.

Upon graduation from high school they may enroll in training programs at vocational schools, community colleges, or hospitals.  Program length varies from three months to two years.

Student Success Statement

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

Anonymous author

I agree with this person because if you outdo someone else it just shows that you're better than them ,but if you outdo yourself it means that you accomplished something even greater than you expected. 

Health Sciences Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health Sciences Librarians and Library Technicians collect and organize medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for patient care, education, research, and administration.

Librarians select and acquire books, journals, and other library material.  They also establish electronic and digital database information systems.  They organize this information into collections and develop catalogs for access and provide reference assistance to patrons.  They coordinate and control budgets and supervise library technicians. Library technicians assist librarians in organizing collections, shelve books, manage circulation desks, answer patrons' questions, and perform administrative duties.

Average Salary:   

$20,000 - $30,000 (Library Technicians) 

$35,000 - $55,000 (Librarians)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take challenging high school courses in information management, science, math, and English.

Health sciences library technician training varies by employer.  Some provide on the job training, but all prefer that students complete library technician programs at a community college or technical school.  Associate's degrees can be earned in many of these programs.

Health Science Librarians should earn an undergraduate degree in one of the life sciences and must earn a master's degree in library science from a program that is accredited by the American Library Association.  Some library science graduate programs offer specialized courses in health science librarianship.

Student Success Statement

"Set your goals high, and don't stop till your there."

Bo Jackson

I agree with Bo because if you have high standards and you achieve them then you will feel much better because you achieved something greater than a regular standard you set.

Restoring Faith In Humanity

There are people all over the world helping people in need either when its required or just out of sheer kindness...They'll put their life on the line just to save someone else....Now that is restoring faith in humanity. 

Student Success Statement

"Try a little harder to be a little better."

Gordon B. Hinckley

I agree with Gordon because if you try as hard as you can to get better at something then you will certainly be better at it. 

Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Medical illustrators are highly skilled artists.  They work strictly in the medical field and create graphics for textbooks, journals, magazines, and educational films.  Their drawings span a wide range from microorganisms to body parts.

Some medical illustrators prepare illustrations that aid in research about or creation of artificial body parts.  At times, they are called upon to use modeling skills to create artificial body parts, such as ears, and noses, for patients that are deformed or have undergone some surgeries.

Average Salary:  $35,000 - $50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming medical illustrators should take a college preparatory program in high school that emphasizes art and science.

In college they should either major in art and minor in science or major in science and minor in art.  Undergraduate science courses should be the same as those required for medical school.

The majority of medical illustrators have master's degrees in the field from a program that is accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Educational Programs.

Certification as a medical illustrator requires a graduate degree in medical illustration, a portfolio review, and successful completion of a national examination.