My Experience As A Radiation Therapist

I believe I am the best candidate for this scholarship because of my dedication to become a good radiation therapist. I have been dedicated to becoming a radiation therapist ever since my dad received radiation therapy when I was in high school. Because of this dedication to become a radiation therapist and help cancer patients the way my dad’s radiation therapists helped him I will always work my hardest to achieve that goal. I also believe I am the best candidate because I am extremely persistent, and I don’t allow setbacks and failures to stop me from achieving my goals. I take pride in my ability to learn from my mistakes and improve in the future. Winning this scholarship would greatly help me reduce some of the stress due to the high

Throughout my clinical experiences, there have been quite a few circumstances I have been placed in that have remained with me whether good or bad. All of them have been learning experiences for me whether it is how to improve and to do better next time from a mistake, for me to learn that this is or is not how a patient should be treated, how to handle family situations, and many others. One experience that I was able to participate in that will remain with me because I had not experienced this before was during my critical care rotation in the fall of 2015. This patient was dying and we were implementing comfort care for him.

It was challenging for the reason I always wished I was trained to handle situations that RDs were trained for and rewarding seeing the lives I helped by lending my ear and suggestions. In my first 2 weeks on the job a resident came to me and told me that she wanted to talk to my RD who wasn’t on duty that night. I offered the RD’s that are on duty and the on call counselor, but she only wanted to talk to my RD. I got in contact with RD and later recieved a text from her saying, “Thank You” and later found out from the resident that she had relapsed into self-harm and was feeling

In order to fulfill my dream to work in the medical field, I plan to become a radiation therapist. Radiation therapist treat cancer and other diseases in patients by administering radiation treatments. In order to be successful at this they damage cells by destroying the genetic material that controls how cells grow and divide. Healthy and cancerous cells are damaged, but the goal is to destroy as few healthy cells as possible. Their work environment is mostly in hospitals, physician offices, and outpatient centers. They work full time and receive an estimate of $38.00 an hour and around $77,560 per year according to the records of 2012. In order to become a radiation therapist you will have to complete a program that leads to an associate’s degree or further your education with a bachelor’s degree in radiation therapy. You must be licensed in most states to work with such technology. The benefits of becoming a radiation therapist are the pay is excellent, they usually work day shift, and the fact

I have previously worked with physical therapists while I was a behavioral therapist at an autism clinic. Some of my patients required a multi-dimensional approach with many specialties including PT, OT, and SLP. Prior to this experience I assumed physical therapists had a very limited role in the health care setting. I thought their only focus was on the elderly and post-surgical patients, but then I realized it is a much broader specialty. Physical therapists can also specialize in neurological disorders, special needs children, and many other aspects of the patient’s overall health.

In Year 8, a radiotherapist came into my school with a request - to help him develop a game to explain the process of radiotherapy to his patients. I decided to help out of curiosity, thinking that it would be interesting and that I'd learn something new. It was during the development process that I learnt my first lines of Python - which I now use extensively for my programs. That experience fueled my fascination with technology and its impact on the world around me, watching how the application of computing in other fields has bettered the lives of others.

The change agent experience that I chose to write about was an experience or revelation that I had towards the end of this semester. At Nebraska Methodist College I was enrolled in the Physical Therapist Assistant program, and for a while, I thought it was the right thing for me; however, as time went on I realized that it wasn't the right fit for me.

Throughout my high school career, I volunteered at two hospitals, Children Medical Center Dallas, and Methodist Dallas. As a volunteer, I did many jobs from the inventory of hospital equipment to transporting the patient, and being a "patient pal" or someone whose job is to keep patients company. I especially loved patient transport or patient pal because I got to directly interact with the patients and have an impact on their stay at the hospital. Through such interaction, I became drawn to the field of medicine because of those very intimate reactions with people. I especially liked that sometimes just a simple conversation with the patients visibly changed their demeanor and made their day better. For the most part, there weren't any really difficult moments because of the type of work I did, but I think the

The sociological theory of Functionalism takes upon the perspective that society consists of systematic processes, which revolve around set structures. Functionalist theory allows for the creation of health and illness as variables (Stam, 2000). These variables all lead to development and require that certain structures be used to restore proper function. The intended purpose of this reflective piece is to identify how my Patient-Practitioner experiences could be viewed from the sociological theory of functionalism. The essay will present a case study and then proceed to analyse the case through the lens of functionalism. The analysis will include limitations of functionalism and consider implications of this analysis upon future paramedic practice.

A radiologist is a medical specialist, who has had specific postgraduate training in performing and interpreting diagnostic imaging tests and interventional procedures or treatments that involve the use of X-ray, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging equipment. Radiologists are trained to assist other doctors and specialists to treat their patients by making a diagnosis and providing treatment using medical imaging. Radiologists have the medical knowledge to understand and explain your medical problem or symptom through the images or pictures that are taken of various parts of the inside of your body. The tree types of radiology are Diagnostic, Interventional, and Radiation oncology. The Diagnostic imaging uses plain X-ray radiology, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound and nuclear medicine imaging techniques to obtain images that are then interpreted to aid in the diagnosis of disease.

I have shadowed D.O. from different departments at University of Kentucky, such as Pediatrics and Oncology, Internal Medicine, and Anesthesiology departments, including ICU and OR. Because of my love for children and cancer, the rounding at Pediatrics and Oncology department was thrilling. It was shocking to see so many young children diagnosed with cancer. Sometimes, it was heart breaking to see the family going through emotional moments when they first hear about the diagnosis. The experience taught me that I can not be heartless, but neither can I be too emotional. I had a privilege to join an OR with alumni from KYCOM, Doctor Randy Legault. After long hours of operation, he talked about his experience at KYCOM, along with some tips that

From the first shift of my preceptorship, I knew that the staff working in the pediatric emergency department had a special bond. Everyone was very welcoming to me and made me feel comfortable. I didn’t find any real challenges while socializing into the role of a professional nurse because the staff was so helpful. The nurses were willing to help each other with patient assignments when they were overwhelmed. I can see where some challenges might arise on a different unit or setting.

I alongside with other radiation therapy students were privileged to hear Carlas’ story from a patient point of view. Her journey through being treated for breast cancer. I could feel a strong sense of conviction in her words. She stayed strong and did not waver when speaking. I was shocked yet amazed at her confidence to tell it so clearly. It was my first time receiving insight from a radiation therapist. This paper will explore the feelings I experienced during and after this time, followed by reflective practice and key characteristics as a health care professional.

A few years ago I began learning about mortuary work and the death industry which eventually turned me onto a path undertaken by only a few. I decided I wanted to become a funeral director. This largely started with a series of events involving dead frogs and possums that sparked curiosity and then a lot of internet searches about death. The most influential find was a YouTube channel by the name of Ask a Mortician, and the accompanying website The Order of the Good Death. It’s a web series that stars Caitlin Doughty, a mortician in Los Angeles California answering questions about death, funeral home practices and the effects our society has on our relationship with death. Fast forward a few years and here I am at school beginning to take the classes necessary to get my Associates and take the National Board Exam and get my license.

Also, the objective is to find patient’s document finding and correlate it with chronic disease process of elderly adults. With this reflection, I will discuss what I’ve learned, and my strengths and weakness in my clinical experience.