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Radiology Student Chat Zone :: RE: Help please: School and Training Advice for a Newbie (me).

November 27, 2007 on 6:03 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Author: hjhogle
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:52 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 11

Starting pay in many places in the US is around $20 .. if you plan to stay in AK, of course that's much higher - as in many other professions, the pay is considerably higher there.

And, as with any other profession, entry-level pay is just that. Fresh out of school, no experience - there are $ benefits to learning the art of what we do ... and much of that occurs after graduation.

If you stay away from places like the the biggest cities on the east/west coast, sure .. wages are lower, but so is the cost of living. But I can guarantee you that entry level starting pay anywhere else will not be what it is in AK. You're still looking at below $30/hour.

Good luck
hjh

Ultrasound Forums :: RE: general sonography vs echo

November 27, 2007 on 6:03 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Author: hjhogle
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:57 pm (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

I received a response from a woman at ARDMS, which I have included below. She's addressing the educational end of things, rather than the work opportunities following, but you get the gist. (I have also included her contact information)

*****

To be eligible for an RDMS credential, you must first meet specific
educational and professional experience requirements. Specialty areas
within the RDMS credential include the examinations listed below:

Ultrasound Physics and Instrumentation (required to earn credential)

And your choice of one of the following specialties:
Abdomen

Breast

Fetal Echocardiography

Neurosonology

Obstetrics & Gynecology.

To be eligible for an RDCS credential, you must first meet specific
educational and professional experience requirements. Specialty areas
within the RDCS credential include the examinations listed below:

Cardiovascular Principles & Instrumentation Physics (required to earn
credential)

And your choice of one of the following specialties:
Adult Echocardiography

Fetal Echocardiography

Pediatric Echocardiography.

Please contact me directly should you require further assistance.

Sincerely,
Hilary K. Wilson
Registrant Services Coordinator
800-541-9754, ext. 233 (Office)
301-738-0312 (Fax)

Ultrasound Forums :: RE: general sonography vs echo

November 27, 2007 on 6:03 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Author: hjhogle
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:26 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 2

NOt being a sonographer, I'm not your best responder, but here goes.

I went to the ARDMS website - they're one of the certifying bodies for medical sonography.

They list multiple credentials, RDMS (medical sonographer) and RDCS (cardiac medical sonographer) among them.

Unfortunately, the links on their site were not working for me, stalled out mutliple times. I tried to use their contact form to report the difficulty - that crashed my computer.

However, you might have better luck there, and you may also find a phone # to call.

My suspicion is that, like most things, if you want the greatest variety of work? YOu'll need to be more of a generalist. And that if I'm not mistaken, if you certify as RDCS, you will be limited to cardiac studies.

Good luck

Radiology Schools and Education :: RE: Moving from rad tech to Nuc med,MRI,Son (etc…)

November 27, 2007 on 6:03 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off Author: hjhogle
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:11 am (GMT -4)
Topic Replies: 1

Nuclear Medicine Technology is an entirely different field. Although it was possible in the "good old" days, you can't learn it on the job now. If you really want to be in Nuclear Medicine Technology, you'll need to attend a 4-year program to do it.

Medical Sonography is an entirely different field. Although it was possible in the "good old" days, you can't learn it on the job now. If you really want to be in Songraphy, you'll need to attend a program (of varying lengths) to do it.

MRI Technology is an entirely different field. Currently, many people spend time in CT (to become familiar with cross-sectional imaging - totally different from radiography) and then cross over to learn MRI on the job. But there are accredited schools out there where you can learn MRI. There is an additional certification exam, and that will become the standard. Separate schooling, separate requirements, separate certification.

Good luck. I hope you figure it out.