In high school, a course was specifically integrated into your career path. To be able to determine your field of interest you had to use a personality test called the RIASEC. If you had an IRS result that means investigator, realistic, and social. This program is for you because you are a social person you prefer to use theory before applying an action and you like to work with your hands.
A diagnostic imaging technologist is a professional who follows the instructions of a doctor, he uses radiation: X-ray or electromagnetism: MRI to produce images of the body of patients, or to treat them depending on the patient’s health condition.
The medical imaging technologist performs X-rays from a medical prescription given by the patient’s doctor. Depending on the prescription the examination will be done by an angiography, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), these examinations will be used to produce images of the anatomy and provide information about the functioning of certain parts of the body.
Every day is different from another because a technologist does not sit idly by, he works with a dynamic team. He will receive a prescription from a doctor and will have to follow a protocol related to the examination, it will be necessary to pay attention to the patient and communicate with him so that all this takes place without unnecessary accidents. He can do routine tests, but also in accident cases. Once, a professor showed us an anonymous image of a patient, we could see pieces of a bullet stuck in the shoulder.
Generally, the medical imaging technologist works in the public sector which includes hospitals as well as clinics. There are many benefits to working in the health field such as paid leave, pension, and job security. There are bonuses for working at night.
To become a medical imaging technologist, you will need to enroll at a college that offers the Diagnostic Imaging Technology program. This program will require Secondary IV culture, society, and technology and Secondary IV environmental science and technology or science and environment.
Initially, you will start at $23.75 which is the minimum wage, but with time and experience that you will acquire. You will be able to reach an amount ranging from $39 which was the maximum amount in the year 2022, but nowadays you can earn more.
Upon graduation, an entry-to-practice examination will be required from the College of Medical Imaging, Radiation Oncology and Electrophysiology Technologists (OTIMROEPMQ) and the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists ( CAMRT).
Several factors could put us at risk. Such as machine radiation, biological agents, patients, and also ergonomics at work.
There’s no way robots can replace a medical imaging technologist because you have to have the presence of a human. To handle a patient, one must be patient, sensitive, and empathetic. Robots have no business touching a human because they do not yet have dexterity and feeling in their program.
Usually, the retirement age is 65, but you can go to 70.
I am at a point where I can no longer go back to my academic path. I have to graduate to start working in this field. I had a taste of this job, and I look forward to being part of an exceptional team. When you go to do your internship be careful and take notes, as there are several machines used.
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