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I Can’t Decide What To Do?

I am currently going to school to get an associates degree as a radiologist tech. but I am also looking to major in something else but I don’t know which one I want to go for. Can you maybe give me some pro’s and con’s for each of the following:
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Radiation Therapy
or Nuclear Medicine Technology
I am interested in all three but can’t really narrow my decision down by myself.

Posted on September 3, 2009 at 2:39 pm by radiology · Permalink
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  1. Written by Chaos
    on September 3, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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    Hi Caitlin…..Trust me with this one general statement: Do EVERYTHING you can including talking to people in each of the three areas you listed before making a decision. I found out the hard way and went into Pharmacy/Pharmacology without investigating all that much first. Although I made it, I HATED the profession, but stuck it out until making a gutsy move to get involved in teaching instead of practicing. Anyway, back to YOU!! …….One thing to consider is how the job growth is expected to be in each area. For Diagnostic Sonography, check out http://www.healthguideusa.org/careers/di…
    For Radiation Therapist, I found this site informative;http://www.allcareerschools.com/career-c…
    For Nuclear Medicine Technologist, I found two good sites:http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/proft…
    andhttp://careers.collegetoolkit.com/career…
    I know people working in all three of these areas and can tell you the one person working in sonography, hates her job. She finds little room for advancement and same-old, same-old every day. The two people I know who work in Nuclear Medicine technology both like their jobs.
    If your school can arrange for you to shadow an employee in each field for a few days, that would be a plus. The issue I encounter with that, is possible violations of HIPAA (privacy concerns).
    May I ask why you would not want to be a physician or Certified Nurse Practioner? Demand is through the roof in all area of nursing at or above a RN. CNP with specialties in anesthesiology are paying big bucks. My other suggestion is to have the peace of mind that if and when you get a position in one of these areas, let’s say for a major teaching hospital, they will often pay your tuition should you decide to make a change, provided you commit to them for “x” number of years in return.
    If **I** had to pick one of the three you listed, I’d go with Nuclear Medicine Technology. Personally, I believe it offers the most dynamic evolving opportunities with a solid profession. But that’s just me. What matters most is what YOU feel you could do and LIKE doing it.
    Last piece of advice: While you may be 100% sure you want to go into one of these three areas, ask yourself, “If I could be in any profession tomorrow, what would it be and why?” ALWAYS follow your dreams. Best of everything to you and I’m glad you’re investigating this before hand. That shows a lot of maturity and intelligence. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

  2. Written by annie
    on September 3, 2009 at 4:04 pm
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    This might be helpful. The future on medicine is in the direction of Stem Cells. There are breakthroughs almost every week. Now that Obama is going to reverse all of Bush’s Executive Orders on stem cell research this will take off like never before. A good site to find out more of where this subject is going is Stemgevity.com