May is finally here, and for me that means a lot of changes.  In my last blog I talked about what I had to look forward to in the job field and topics along those lines.  This week I want to discuss what a typical day at clinicals and the hospital setting for my job training is like.  I also would...

In my last blog I focused on radiation and different aspects about radiation safety. In this blog, I wanted to discuss changes I will be going through as I transition from a student to a working professional, as well as opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for me as a registered Radiology Technologist....

Hello there everyone! Hope you all are having a wonderful spring and have enjoyed the bipolar weather of this here state of Oklahoma. I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by! There are only thirty days before the AP calculus exam and five days later follows the AP physics exam. A mere nineteen...

In my recent posts I have discussed what I do in class and clinicals in the radiology tech program.  In this post I wanted to discuss some of the more recent topics in the news relating to radiation.  As of recently Japan has experienced devastating tsunamis and earthquakes, which have caused problems...

First of all, let me apologize for the time that has elapsed since my last post. It has been an incredibly, incredibly busy last few weeks. With swimming finally ending, my senior paper turned in, and TWO snow apocalypses, I think it’s safe to say that February has been one of the longest/busiest months...

Last time I wrote I talked about my struggles balancing school, homework, and my family life.  Those things will always be issues for any parent or student regardless.  The countdown until graduation is getting so close.  We have been doing many things to prepare for our registry and graduation. ...

Well since my last blog I have gotten a handle on my time management.  Although I lack sleep and usually end up studying till 1:00 a.m.  I am pulling it off and my grades are wonderful!   We are spending so much time in the classroom right now, I long for the days when we spent that extra day each...

It’s hard to believe that we will shortly be entering yet another month and begin to draw closer to the rapidly approaching end of the year. Already this second semester has proven to be far more difficult than the first. Even though college applications are finally finished and out of the way, balancing...

Getting back into the swing of things is a lot harder than I had imagined.  We are three weeks into the spring semester and I was overwhelmed by end of the first week.  We’ve already accomplished so much in radiology class.  We started learning about CT these first few weeks of 2011.  Let me tell...

With the new semester underway, it has already been incredibly busy to say the least.  My semester long class of Aerospace engineering ended and has been replaced with AP physics. The battle that often ensues between my calculus teacher (Mr. Farrell) and my physics teacher (Mrs. Wicker) are absolutely...

Welcome to 2011 everyone!  I hope everyone enjoyed their break, I definitely enjoyed mine.  I flew to the Oregon coast to be with my parents.  Other family members flew in from all over the country to be with us.  We have all not been together since 2003.  Although it did rain most of the time,...

For the past few weeks, my blog has consisted of informing you about the adventures of Pre-engineering. Yet, within my Calculus class, there are a few who sit among us future engineers, only to be distinguished by their brown scrubs every other Tuesday. These Bio-Med folks (as we have dubbed them) often...

I hope you’ve recovered from eating too much turkey!  Thanksgiving break always seems like a tease.  After enjoying time off, all of the sudden I’m back and it’s time to get back into a serious routine.  It’s December and that means I also have finals to look forward to!  But knowing that...

I cannot believe that it is almost December. How fast this year has flown by huh? Well this week has been awfully busy, so I apologize if this blog seems a little shorter than usual. So far this week I have finished ALL of my college applications, a couple of scholarship applications thrown in there...

Today while I was at clinical I decided to share a bit about a typical day at clinical.  This is actually a little difficult, because I visit at least 14 different clinical areas during my program here at GPTC.   Most of my clinical sites are hospitals.  It is within these hospitals that I go to...

Hope you all had a great fall break and were able to recharge the old batteries. The second nine weeks have kicked off just as fast as the beginning of the school year has; calculus has already bestowed upon me a few quizzes and aerospace has kept me busy with another design project. It has been an eventful...

I hope everyone had a wonderful fall break.  I visited family and friends over the break.  I drove to Tulsa to see my aunt who is being treated for Cancer, and undergoing some intense medical treatments. On my trip back home I started thinking about the decisions that have led me to Great Plains. ...

We have survived the first nine weeks!  This is indeed a triumph within itself. As the always fun Party on the Plains played out Monday we were reminded that finishing the first quarter called for celebration.   I know everyone had a great time. This week, I thought I would introduce you to why I...

Now that you know I’m a second year, adult (senior) radiology student and a little bit about why I chose this field you have to understand that most of my time is not spent at the Great Plains campus.  My time is spent mostly in clinical setting.  I visit so many hospitals and places within these...

You’re standing up who knows how many feet in the air. It could only be ten feet but from the log, that you’re clinging to, the drop to the ground escalates to that of the distance from the Empire State building to the streets of New York.  Your only safety is a questionably thin “rope” that...