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Registered NurseAdvocate Christ Medical Center (Homer Glen, IL) Evangelical School of Nursing in Oak Lawn "I wanted to help people, and there aren’t many professions where you can help someone more directly than in the medical field." |
Views: 2,216 Date: 01/04/08 |
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Prosthetist and OrthotistAmerican Prosthetics and Orthotics Inc. (Des Moines, IA) Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine - M.D. "We always tell people that if they like working with their hands and helping other people, this industry will treat the individual incredibly well." |
Views: 5,223 Date: 12/26/07 |
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Physical TherapistAmerican Physical Therapy Association (Coralville, IA) "Nothing is status quo. Everybody is different. I could have the same diagnosis with two different bodies or two different problems. You have to stay flexible, because you never know what you’re going to get." |
Views: 3,621 Date: 01/10/08 |
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General Manager of Dental LabPro-Dent Laboratory (Corona, CA) University of California, Irvine "The most satisfying aspect of my job is to have the dentist happy with the quality of the work. If the dentists are happy, that means that their patients are very happy." |
Views: 2,068 Date: 12/25/07 |
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DentistGarry J Barone DDS & Associates (Sacramento, CA) University of Michigan - D.D.S. "I would give anyone who came to me and wanted to be a dentist a thumbs-up and say, ‘Absolutely.'" |
Views: 5,957 Date: 12/26/07 |
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ChiropractorBAC to Health (Beverly Hills, CA) "The type of person who succeeds in this field is a people person. People skills are very important and really can't be taught." |
Views: 2,236 Date: 01/08/08 |
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Care CoordinatorVan Meter, IA "We usually see patients and their families at their worst. They are sick and scared, and we have to ease their fears, ease their pain, and answer their questions." |
Views: 1,695 Date: 01/18/08 |
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Clinical DietitianMetropolitan State Hospital (Sun Valley, CA) "I consider my profession a practical profession. The basic necessity of man…is food!" |
Views: 4,068 Date: 12/24/07 |
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General Internal Medicine PhysicianFolsom, CA "It’s most important for me to try to continually try to be in the patient’s shoes and to see the world from their perspective rather than my professional perspective." |
Views: 2,536 Date: 12/28/07 |
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OptometristDubuque, IA "I feel like I learn something from every single patient, and I love that." |
Views: 5,555 Date: 01/16/08 |
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PsychologistFolsom, CA "Sometimes you’re one of the few people in someone’s life who gets to share a very private, personal time with them… it’s really an honor to be allowed into someone’s inner world." |
Views: 2,045 Date: 12/22/07 |
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Registered Nurse - Nursing HomeHarbor Crest Nursing Home (Clinton, IA) "You need to be a kind, giving, caring and patient person. If you're selfish and you don't like to work hard, don't do this. " |
Views: 3,389 Date: 12/27/07 |
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VeterinarianIslip, NY "If you've owned a pet you'd love to be a vet." |
Views: 2,602 Date: 02/04/08 |