Western Medicine

Duties and responsibilities: Western medicine is the term used to describe the treatment of medical conditions with medications, by doctors, nurses and other conventional healthcare providers who employ methods developed according to Western medical and scientific traditions. Other names for Western medicine include traditional medicine or allopathic medicine. It differs from Eastern, or alternative, medicine, in its approach to treatment, which relies heavily upon industrially produced medications and a strict adherence to the formal scientific process. Western medicine encompasses all types of conventional medical treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and physical therapy.

Average Salary: $30,000-$ 150,000

Educational Requirements: You must have a M.D's and must pass the U.S Medical licensing examination. most doctors complete a residency you may need a master's degree or a post-baccalaureate certificates.

Reflection: i would not want to be one because this career really is not that interesting and i don't really see myself working as one

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: Doctors of traditions Chinese medicine provides health care to patients using traditional Chinese medicine techniques and others forms of treatment including acupuncture, herbology or reflexology to promote, maintain and restore the holistic health of patients. Doctors of traditional they diagnose the disease, physiological disorder and injuries of the patient.

Average Salary: $22,700

Educational Requirements: You must register and meet the requirements of CTMA. You must have completed a traditional Chinese medicine education or training program. You also have to take 2 years of university courses. You must complete several exams of the CTCMA

Ü Acupuncturist written and clinical exams

Ü Herbalist written and clinical exams

ü Doctor of traditional Chinese medicine competency written and clinical exam

Ü The safety program exams for acupuncturists and herbalists

Ü The safety course for doctor of traditional Chinese medicine

Reflection: i would not want to be one because this is not really my thing to do and also that i really don't see myself working as one.

Oriental Medicine Doctor

 Duties and Responsibilities: Working for an Organization with the size and resources of Kaiser Permanent Northern California means having the potential to positively affect the health and well- being of entire communities. Also is to acupuncture and treatment through a Chinese concept. They treat variety of patients who suffers of headache, back pain, arthritis or other illness by figuring patterns of imbalanced body energy level and working to readjust fluids or tissue in order to keep the body balance and relive pain.  

Average Salary: $61,000

Education: Students should at least have a 3.0 or better for graduate level work. All students should have a good high grade for English, science and math ,Must have a diploma. Training requirements vary states to become an oriental medicine doctor

Reflection: I Really don't want to be a oriental medicine doctor because this is not really what I find interest in to do in the future.

Sports Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities:
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century. There usually there once they see or hear someone in pain or they just get them into wheel chairs if needed to help them.
Average Salary: $174,565 - $311,528
Education:
Sports Medicine Doctor physician requires obtaining a bachelors degree and a doctor of medicine. Also would need classes in biology, anatomy and chemistry.
Reflection:
I Would really enjoy this career and i really would see myself as one and this career is really interesting to work as a career

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: The Nuclear Medicine Technologists prepare an administer radiopharmaceuticals (radioactive substance) to detect and to also treat disease.  They also then position equipment over the patients to make images.  These pictures allow the physicians to identify any abnormal areas.  This helps in diagnosing illness. They also perform on laboratory tests on tissue samples. They must follow the strict safety regulations due to the dangers in radiation effects to their bodies and organs.  

Salary: $28,000 - $42,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses that are available in high school. Nuclear medicine technology training in programs vary in length from one to four years.

Reflection: I don’t think I would like this job because it is very risky and knowing me I would be kind of bad doing this job and I would put people in risk and maybe I wouldn’t pass the training or entering exam.