“Leadership is the ability to lead a group of people and to create a team. My approach to leadership is to standing beside my team. Being there in time of need, working together in any capacity – whether it is clinical or administrative – has a positive impact on our team of frontline technologists,” Vega explains. “I am right there with my team, patient-facing on a daily basis.”
Spotlight
Off the Clock: Emma R. Schachner, Ph.D.
Jun 1, 2022
“One of the most important things when I teach anatomy is teaching students about variation and evolution,” Schachner said. “When I talk about the spine, I always talk about how the discs in between the vertebrae originally evolved to be under tension instead of compression. I describe how the serratus anterior, which straps your shoulder to your body, shifts the arm position in a biped relative to how it would be in a quadruped, and how the function changes. It puts the limb in a different perspective.”
Rising Star: Joseph Kim
Jun 1, 2022
This month’s Rising Star is MRI technologist Joseph Kim. He is currently pursuing an Associate of Science degree in nuclear medicine. His imaging education includes knowledge obtained from the United States Navy and Gurnick Academy. His certifications include venipuncture and MRI technologist.
Rad Idea: Consider Being a Mentor
Jun 1, 2022
That’s right, the AHRA provides mentorships opportunities to its members. The AHRA Mentor Program was developed as part of the organization’s mission to be a resource and catalyst for the development of professional leadership in medical imaging management. In doing so, it is the organization’s hope that AHRA and its members will continue to be a driving force toward improving the health care environment
Off the Clock: Kitt Shaffer, MD, Ph.D., FACR
May 1, 2022
For Kitt Shaffer, MD, Ph.D., FACR, art has always been a major part of her life. Growing up in a family that supported and enabled her creative endeavors, Shaffer was making jewelry in junior high, and netting awards for her realistic paintings and figure drawing by high school. But in medical school, when all her time was occupied by the work of completing her professional education, those creative efforts largely went by the wayside.
Rad Idea: It’s Time to Move Patient Images Online
May 1, 2022
There are apps for banking and depositing checks. Most of us have e-billing for virtually every utility. Even health care portals give you easy access to medical records and appointment scheduling. Online prescription refill requests have become the norm. Practically all aspects of our personal and professional lives can be handled online, yet we are still using CDs to share vital health records and images.
Rising Star: Houman Hayatgheyb (Tony Hayat)
May 1, 2022
Houman Hayatgheyb (Tony Hayat) began making an impression on imaging professionals while still in college.
In Focus: Mary Myers
May 1, 2022
By John Wallace Mary Myers, BS, CNMT, is the operations manager of CT, PET and nuclear medicine for Valley Health System, Winchester Medical Center. Her imaging career...
Rising Star: Lee Page
Apr 1, 2022
Manchester Memorial Hospital & Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Radiographer Lee Page is also a professional advocate.
Off the Clock: Bradley Spieler
Apr 1, 2022
Bradley Spieler is a native New Orleanian through and through. With a group he christened “Saints Fans Being Saints,” Spieler partnered with staff at Louisiana State University Medical Center Spirit of Charity Foundation to donate money and gifts-in-kind to patients being cared for at the Level I trauma center.