For years, Shannon Boos parlayed her lifelong love of animals into work as a dog groomer. She loved her work, but began to wonder what other opportunities would be available to her if she were to advance her education, or try something different — like medical imaging.
Browsing: Off the Clock
As a true Minnesotan, diagnostic imaging director Brianna Iverson couldn’t imagine a better professional setup than her work at RiverView Health in Crookston, Minnesota, which both fulfills her career interests and keeps her as close as possible to the land and people she so dearly loves.
At Industrial Inspection and Consulting (IIC) of Norton Shores, Michigan, general manager Keith Irwin and a team of imaging professionals use industrial radiography to provide an array of services, mostly for clients in production and manufacturing businesses.
When Dr. Refky Nicola isn’t in the classroom or the imaging department, you might find him in the recording studio, preparing for a podcast. In addition to working as an associate professor of radiology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, and as chief of radiology services at Community General Hospital of Greater Syracuse, Nicola has spent the past three years working as an assistant editor of the Radiology Journal and RadioGraphics podcasts.
For Angelica Jaramillo, it was the back injury she sustained while working as a radiologic technologist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. As she recuperated, Jaramillo was temporarily reassigned to the radiation safety office to perform less physically intense responsibilities.
For much of his youth, Ramin Abrahim was an only child, and his father encouraged him to occupy those hours making art. From making charcoal drawings in a sketchbook, the boy was given a miniature camera at age 10, which sparked an interest in photography.
For the next eight years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics anticipates significant opportunity in the imaging field for MRI and rad techs: a need to add 16,000 professionals annually to meet the growing demand for medical imaging services across a variety of patient populations.
When he’s not reviewing medical images for his role as the medical director for MRI and radiology at Nebraska Orthopedic Hospital in Omaha, radiologist Derek Burdeny is out studying images in the field – quite literally.
Beyond that, Zheng said club hockey provides a sense of physical and mental freedom that he doesn’t find elsewhere. He described it as “a mini-recharge during the week.”
Many healthcare professionals talk grandly about the need for continuing education and forming a lifelong commitment to learning. More than most, Jennifer J. Alexander has lived it.
