This week our featured guest host is Kenzi Samuelson. Mrs. Samuelson has been practicing in the industry as an ultrasound tech for almost a decade and wanted to come on the open mic to share her experiences in the profession. Listen in as we engage in conversations and learn more about our struggles, how to overcome them and ways that we can continue to progress in our profession.

In this episode we start out by sharing what inspired Mrs. Samuelson to enter the industry and where her experiences have brough her up to know. She speaks on entering the profession and some of the challenges new sonographers face and how to work towards working together to build a better future. In her current role she seems many opportunities for the profession to grow and progress and speaks on how we can work together to achieve those advancements.

Mrs. Samuelson found is while looking into radiology specific advanced practice providers and that lead us into further conversations. Listen in as we learn more about the advanced roles in medical imaging and how we can come together to understand what it is that each of us can bring to our medical imaging departments to aid in our radiologist daily workflow.

If you are interested in entering the ultrasound industry, Mrs. Samuelson’s advice is to attend an accredited program.

https://www.caahep.org

Our podcast doesn’t represent any societies; these conversations/thoughts/views expressed in this episode (as with all our episodes) are our own.

For this episode we invited A Couple Of Rad Techs Podcast, Chaundria Singleton, on to collaborate and connect as one platform for the evening. We speak candidly on current events and the effects they have on our profession and how we can lead together to continue the rise in our voices. Check out the timeline below an listen to the conversation flow.

Timeline:

• (00:52) Opening and introduction
• (03:13) How Chaundria got her start in the medical imaging industry and finding her passion.
• (06:11) Finding the pathway from graduating, constraining, and then going into multiple modalities.
• (07:55) What radiology-based podcasts, value in conversations, and investing in yourself can bring to you and your profession.
• (12:32) What others have learned on our platforms and likewise, what we have learned from our guests and conversations.
• (17:04) Recognizing the positive change, removing the competition mentality, and how educational standards have made an impact.
• (22:04) How setting and leading by example can make a big impact.
• (23:33) Social media and podcasting; connecting the two to increase understanding and engagement.
• (25:50) Recognition doesn’t mean competition.
• (27:11) How recent events have pulled us together, articles that impact us, and finding our voices to continue raising the bar.
• (29:27) Advocacy and its various forms.
• (34:22) How positive leadership can make positive impacts in the workplace.
• (36:38) Wrapping up the conversation and closing the episode out.

We really wanted to thank Chaundria for coming on and sharing a platform together. Together we share in the passion of continuing to inspire, educate, and elevate our profession. This was such a treat for us to put together this episode, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

In this episode we spend time in casual conversation with fellow RA and friend Wesley Shay. We hit on many topics but during the whole conversation you can hear how social media and word of mouth impact our profession. As we look at moving forward, consider what impact you want to make and how to make it more constructive.

Timeline:

• (00:51) Intro and introducing Wesley Shay.
• (02:39) Meeting Wesley and presenting at the conferences.
• (04:41) Coming together and validating the information of our profession through the RA 101 lectures.
• (10:03) Job market trends, credentialing, and new RA graduates coming into the industry.
• (12:12) Credentialing and being the first in the industry to introduce the RA profession.
• (17:10) Inspiring RT students to see the value in the RA and educators understanding our roles.
• (19:49) Recognizing differences in advocacy and the changes we have noticed over the past 2 yrs.
• (24:00) Value in the podcast and giving others networking and freedom of connection.
• (27:38) Recognizing the role of radiologic technologist, the value you in numbers and elevating their voice.
• (29:02) Value in CEU conferences and upcoming events.
• (32:17) Impacts of our comments on social media and how we can move from non-constructive to constructive ways on promoting and elevating the profession.
• (36:24): Closing the episode out and sharing in some laughs.

We want to thank Mr. Shay for taking the time to come on and visit with us. Our mic is always on and we want to share in conversations with you! Join us!