Orthopedic Surgeon

Orthopedic Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Orthopedic surgeons treat their patients musculoskeletal systems, which includes the joints, bones, muscles,ligaments and tendons. They treat both chronic and acute pain and injuries.

Salary:

   335,545

Education:

   They are required a Doctor of Medicine(M.D.) degree and a 4-5 year of residency in a hospital. Orthopedic surgeon must pass the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination to legally practice.  

Demand or need for this profession:

   They are required to have take training and have all necessary requirements needed for this career.

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

  I think that I would like to be one because I get to help others feel better. It’s important to make sure that our body including the skeletal system is functioning properly. That's why I would like to be one so I can make others happy.

Medical/ Health Volunteer Opportunities

Some opportunities I found were:

• Patient care volunteer for hospice,
• Human resources volunteers (HR)
• Health educator

Patient care volunteer for hospice is a place where I am needed to visit diagnosed and very ill persons to provide comfort just like their family would. While the human resource volunteer interact with members to ensure they are receiving the best care experience possible.

I can apply to these jobs by being open minded  willing to help, and an acceptance of others. I will also need to have a clean background with some good grades. I should also be able to have some skills like listening and focused.

There are more volunteering jobs out there but these three the ones that interest me more.

Health Science Librarian

Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

  Health science librarian conduct in depth research on different medical topics in order to find the latest information available. They are in charge of arranging and distributing clinical, scientific, and biomedical information for texts, journals, and electronic databases. They are also skilled at producing detailed bibliographies related to many different health fields, as well as publications and abstracts. Health science librarian are employed in various settings like organization libraries, health information centers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical schools.  

Salary: 55,870- 66,627

Education:

   To become a health science librarian you must first complete a high school education course in science,math, and information technology and management. A bachelor's degree in life science should then be followed by a masters degree in library science, which is licensed through the American Library Association.  

Demand for this profession:

   As a health science librarian, you can expect to work in either the education or health industry. Of the 145,710 librarians recorded by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2011, 60,650 of them were employed in elementary and secondary schools. The next largest group of 42,910 health science librarians worked in local government offices under the OES designation conducting health-related research. Those who have a secondary specialization in a computer science and database field will likely find even greater opportunities for employment in a broad array of areas.

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

  I think that I would like to be one because you get to inform others on making healthy lifestyles. Another thing is that you also get to work with others as a team and help find medical topics to find the latest information available. Lastly you are also in charge to receive and send out any information that may be important.