Thanks for the kind words! I know the waitlist struggles, and plan to make some videos on how to give yourself an edge in getting into a program sooner rather than later. But please feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to help you out in the meantime!
thank you for your video, it is very useful. my path is a little different, I'm from a different country and trying to find my way, and radiology looks like a cool job❤
Thank you so much, and I'm glad this video was helpful! Although your journey may be a little different into radiology in another country, I'll do my best to give advice or answer any specific questions you may have. And hopefully the more videos I put out will provide some better insight as well into the profession. But overall, it's a great job and hope you continue to look into radiology!
My daughter is in high school and is interested in going into radiology. I will share your videos with her. Did you ever go back and get your certificate in radiation therapy? You had mentioned wanting to do that when you first got into radiology.
Thanks for sharing and hope I can provide some insight along the way. So I have not gotten my radiation therapy certificate yet due to working as a traveler and moving around the country every few months. I do plan to stop traveling within the next year or two, set some roots down and go back for that certificate.
Hi! What country do you reside in? In the U.S. the most common path is getting an associates degree, and then people eventually go on to get their BS if they want to go managerial or administrative route. For other countries, getting a BS could be more common. But if it's something that intrigues you, I would say go for it!
Can you cross train from ultrasound into the other modalities? Im wondering if i should do a ultrasound program if radiology is more broad. Cause radiology is radiation like x-ray, CT, MRI right? Seems more versatile
You hit the nail on the head. So because ultrasound isn't dealing with radiation, you would most likely need to do the required coursework or graduate from a radiology program to get into modalities such as x-ray, CT, interventional etc. I believe it's possible to cross train from ultrasound to MRI because MRI doesn't use radiation, but I don't think it's very common. You can earn advanced certifications in ultrasound (and ultrasound generally tends to pay more than x-ray), but in regards to versatility I would say x-ray wins that argument. A 2-year x-ray degree allows you to advance into CT, MRI, therapy, interventional, cath lab etc. And other than therapy (requires another year of school), most hospitals will cross train you on the job into these higher paying modalities. So in your situation, I'd weigh out the pros and cons of each. Although they all fall under the umbrella of radiology, US and X-ray tend to be separated in a few aspects such as those. Hope this helps and let me know if you have more questions.
@The_Nomad_Rad Do you get body aches and pains as an X-ray tech? I heard ultrasound techs get shoulder pain, wrist pain and think if their bodies can handle it long term
@@gta5expert964 Good question. Yes, x-ray can be a physical demanding job. This is something I plan to elaborate on in future videos. But we are required to lift, pull, push patients and equipment etc. Depending on the type of atmosphere you are in (hospital, ortho clinic) it can be demanding at times, but some environments (outpatient centers, surgery centers) tend to be less demanding. There are also career advancement opportunities that can be less physically demanding (MRI, teaching, apps specialist and more). And yes you are correct, ultrasound techs can get shoulder, wrist pain, tendonitis, carpal tunnel those sort of things. It would be good idea to shadow for a day (or even 4 hours) and watch exams and talk to those techs how they feel about the physical demands of the job. It seems like each job has their pros and cons.
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As someone currently on a program wait-list, I'm really glad to have found your channel recently. Thank you for posting!
Thanks for the kind words! I know the waitlist struggles, and plan to make some videos on how to give yourself an edge in getting into a program sooner rather than later. But please feel free to ask questions and I'll do my best to help you out in the meantime!
thank you for your video, it is very useful. my path is a little different, I'm from a different country and trying to find my way, and radiology looks like a cool job❤
Thank you so much, and I'm glad this video was helpful! Although your journey may be a little different into radiology in another country, I'll do my best to give advice or answer any specific questions you may have. And hopefully the more videos I put out will provide some better insight as well into the profession. But overall, it's a great job and hope you continue to look into radiology!
My daughter is in high school and is interested in going into radiology. I will share your videos with her. Did you ever go back and get your certificate in radiation therapy? You had mentioned wanting to do that when you first got into radiology.
Thanks for sharing and hope I can provide some insight along the way.
So I have not gotten my radiation therapy certificate yet due to working as a traveler and moving around the country every few months.
I do plan to stop traveling within the next year or two, set some roots down and go back for that certificate.
Appreciate your helping and informations ❤
Absolutely! Thank you and feel free to ask any questions you may have regarding this profession!
Thats so cool! I didnt know you could just ask to shadow at any hospital, I assumed you needed to already have some connections to be able to shadow.
Yep, easier than it sounds! Get in touch with a program you are interested in and they will help connect you with a place to shadow
i am just planning to pursue my Bs in radiological science should i go for it?
Hi! What country do you reside in? In the U.S. the most common path is getting an associates degree, and then people eventually go on to get their BS if they want to go managerial or administrative route. For other countries, getting a BS could be more common. But if it's something that intrigues you, I would say go for it!
Can you cross train from ultrasound into the other modalities?
Im wondering if i should do a ultrasound program if radiology is more broad.
Cause radiology is radiation like x-ray, CT, MRI right? Seems more versatile
You hit the nail on the head.
So because ultrasound isn't dealing with radiation, you would most likely need to do the required coursework or graduate from a radiology program to get into modalities such as x-ray, CT, interventional etc.
I believe it's possible to cross train from ultrasound to MRI because MRI doesn't use radiation, but I don't think it's very common.
You can earn advanced certifications in ultrasound (and ultrasound generally tends to pay more than x-ray), but in regards to versatility I would say x-ray wins that argument.
A 2-year x-ray degree allows you to advance into CT, MRI, therapy, interventional, cath lab etc. And other than therapy (requires another year of school), most hospitals will cross train you on the job into these higher paying modalities.
So in your situation, I'd weigh out the pros and cons of each. Although they all fall under the umbrella of radiology, US and X-ray tend to be separated in a few aspects such as those.
Hope this helps and let me know if you have more questions.
@The_Nomad_Rad Do you get body aches and pains as an X-ray tech?
I heard ultrasound techs get shoulder pain, wrist pain and think if their bodies can handle it long term
@@gta5expert964 Good question. Yes, x-ray can be a physical demanding job. This is something I plan to elaborate on in future videos.
But we are required to lift, pull, push patients and equipment etc. Depending on the type of atmosphere you are in (hospital, ortho clinic) it can be demanding at times, but some environments (outpatient centers, surgery centers) tend to be less demanding. There are also career advancement opportunities that can be less physically demanding (MRI, teaching, apps specialist and more).
And yes you are correct, ultrasound techs can get shoulder, wrist pain, tendonitis, carpal tunnel those sort of things. It would be good idea to shadow for a day (or even 4 hours) and watch exams and talk to those techs how they feel about the physical demands of the job. It seems like each job has their pros and cons.