Top Three Career Choices

My specific areas of interest include cardiovascular nutrition and oncology nutrition. Once I become a dietitian my short-term goals include gaining clinical experience by working in a hospital. I also plan on joining a local professional organization, so I can stay involved with my community and network with other dietitians. My long-term goals would be to purse my interest in oncology and cardiovascular nutrition. I would like to work at a cardiac rehabilitation center or in the cardiology unit at a hospital where I could help combat the leading cause of death in the United States. To purse oncology nutrition I would like to work in an outpatient cancer center, and join the Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice

I continued following my medical interest by shadowing the athletic trainers for four years while also taking medical courses through the medical academy my high school offers. Shadowing throughout high school provided hands on experience while also allowing me to see what it would be like to be an athletic trainer. Learning the different types of medical professionals duties that come along with the job allowed me to decide before I got to college that athletic training was not what I wanted to major in. The courses I had taken along with shadowing the trainers were something that assisted and guided me to pursue Exercise Science. The courses that helped guide my understanding of Exercise Science were Exploring the Language of Medicine, Anatomy and Physiology, and Exercise Science. Throughout taking the Exercise Science course I realized that I had a true passion for exercise science. This course provided information on how broad of a field Exercise Science was. I also learned that the exercise science program serves as foundation for advanced study in exercise science and other areas such as exercise physiology, medicine, physical therapy, sports nutrition, sports psychology and more. Throughout this class we looked at different jobs that Exercise Science majors could go on to take after completing your undergraduate degree. The jobs range from a Nutritionist, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant and more. After taking this class it also lead me to decide that I wanted to pursue being a Physician Assistant in the Emergency

I have always had a passion for education and being at Saint Vincent Academy, I have grown into a passionate young woman. Academically, I have been exposed to many different classes such as American History, Women's History, Modern History, a very graphic freshman year health class, and Human Anatomy and Physiology. Each class has helped me in forming my passion of helping people and the ability to empathize. Through my history classes, I have learned about the need to help others and through my science classes, I have come to the decision to become a nutritionist/ registered dietician. My goal as a nutritionist is to help people take better care of themselves and it will start by acknowledging them on what they put into their body's and the

During my Junior year of high school, my English teacher assigned us the task to pick a college bound career that would most interest us. I’ve always been interested in doing something in the health field,

     As we begin to grow up and come to the end of our high school career we must start to begin to start thinking about what type of career we want to be in.     It is very important that a person picks the right type of career for them. Otherwise you will be unhappy with what you are doing and will not enjoy it at all. I am not entirely sure what I want my career to be but I have a pretty good idea as to what type of job it will be. I would like to go into the field of a physical therapist and sports medicine, I fell I will enjoy this more than any other type of career just because I already have a lot of interest in it.

After high school, students in the United States have various career choices to choose from. College is a place composed of numerous facets and activities, which offer a variety of avenues for the career-minded to explore, while offering growth and opportunities for advancement. A fine career choice for students to pursue in college in is marketing: planning, directing, and the coordination of marketing policies and programs.

I had three top choices Sports Nutrition, Athletic Training, and Physical Therapy in no particular order. My senior year I was given the opportunity to work as a student non-licensed athletic trainer. My senior capstone gave me the opportunity to shadow and ask question in both Sports Nutrition and Physical Therapy which I did both at the University of Kentucky Hospital. After having and experience with them all I settled in on Physical Therapy. I appreciated the opportunity to be able to do more than just sports related injuries while having the option to still work with sports.as I had

Before FNU 206 Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics, I only had an idea of what I wanted to do as a Registered Dietitian, but not exactly how to reach that goal. After taking this class, Dr. Adkins has given me direction as to how to find my first destination. The Registered Dietitian career is not like being a doctor; there is no specific practice to study in school and stay as that type of specially trained practice. There are certain practices and patients to attend to as a Registered Dietitian, however my first job can be in a clinical setting with cancer patients as supposed to a company focused on wellness of the body. The same situation applies before becoming certified when I must put those hours of experience in. This intrigued

After high school, I’d wish to pursue a degree as a physical therapist assistant. Ever since I was younger I always knew that I wanted to become a PTA or else an athletic trainer. Sports introduced me to physical therapy and physical therapy assistants. I’ve played sports ever since I was a little girl. I also got injured many times playing sports which led my to go to physical therapy. I’ve always thought that the body was so fascinating and always want to learn more about it. I participate in Health Occupations where I am able to actually go shadow a physical therapist and see what they do.

In the field of health science, there is a huge range of professions to choose from. My profession, I am studying is exercise science, to eventually go into the Physical Therapy field. Physical Therapy is the process of using movements and force to improve a patients quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis and physical intervention. I became interested in this field because, when I was 14 I tore my MCL ( medial collateral ligament ), and required physical therapy to restore my knee to normal. The Dr. I saw was very helpful and made me understand everything in the process of my rehabilitation.

Students decide to pursue health careers in college, but it can be hard to know what is needed to achieve this goal. There are also a great variety of careers included in the health field and each job has different roles and requirements so it can be difficult to know which job you want to pursue. One important aspect of the UC Davis Pre-Health Conference is the large amount of information and resources provided to students in relation to the career they choose to pursue in health.

The career that I chose to researched was a physical therapist. Physical therapist are highly-educated, licensed health care professionals who can help patients reduce pain. Physical therapist also improve or restore mobility - in many cases without expensive surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects. There were many steps taken to complete research on this career.

The Health career cluster has five main pathways: Therapeutic, Supportive, Diagnostic, Information and Communication, and Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Services. Their main focus is centered around caring for the human body to make sure it functions properly. They care for patients by giving them the health advisements necessary for their personal improvement. Jobs in this cluster range from surgeons in a hospital who are face-to-face with patients; to scientists in a lab who might never meet clients, such as a Dental Laboratory Technicians. This is the career focus in the following paragraphs.

Healthcare has many different areas one can go into if interested in this field. I have chosen two that have always been an interest to me; Nursing (particularly registered nursing) and an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). Both jobs are very demanding and extremely important. Both are respected jobs and require a tremendous amount of caring for others.

How will your life story have been shaped by the settings of the social clock that was ticking during your adult years? My life story wouldn’t have been shaped by the settings of the social clock. I would have impacted the the lives of children with learning or intellectual disabilities through meaningful instruction, guided teaching, and by teaching them helpful strategies to succeed in life. My husband and I would be successful and have two smart children.