Medical Technologist
By KEN MOSIER
For What2Be
Who am I?
Name: Carrie Livesay
Title: Medical Technologist, Pathology Lab
Affiliation: Kettering Medical Center
Education: Associate degree, Kettering College of Medical Arts
Bachelor’s degree, University of Cincinnati
Quote: “I spend a lot of time at the microscope — which is my favorite thing to do,” she said.
What’s2Like:
►Something new every day
►Decent [...]
Radiologic Sciences & Imaging
By KEN MOSIER
For What2Be
Who am I?
Name: Larry Beneke
Title: Program Director, Radiologic Sciences & Imaging
Affiliation: Kettering College of Medical Arts
Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Biology, Heidelberg College, Ohio
Associate Degree, Radiology, Fullerton Community College, California
Master’s Degree, Education, University of Dayton
Quote: “If [...]
Occupational Therapy
By KEN MOSIER
For What2Be
Who am I?
Name: Kara Waitzman
Title: Occupational Therapist
Affiliation: Miami Valley Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Eastern Kentucky University
Multiple advanced certifications and ratings
Quote: “I decided I really liked it (in neonatal intensive care) so I worked my full-time job on Rehab and then came [...]
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
By KEN MOSIER
For What2Be
Who am I?
Name: Chris Capparelli
Title: Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Chief of Nuclear Medicine
Affiliation: Upper Valley Medical Center
Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Findlay.
Quote: “It’s a very rewarding field and you get to help a lot of people and the technology is wonderful,” he said.
What’s2Like:
►Challenging work
►Cutting-edge technology
►Helping people
►No two days are alike
What’s Not [...]
Paramedic, Flight Nurse
By KEN MOSIER
For What2Be
Who am I?
Name: Angi ‘Goose’ Gooslin
Title: RN/EMT-P, Flight Nurse
Affiliation: Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Morehead State University
Paramedic certification, Clark State Community College
Multiple [...]
A Day in the Life: RN (BSN, BC)
Name: Kay Campbell
Place of work: Kettering Medical Center
Job Title: RN (BSN, BC)
Hours worked: 7am - 7pm, 36 hrs p/week
How many yrs/months in profession: 10 years
Where you received your education: Sinclair Community College and Indiana Wesleyan University
What degree did you earn: Associate to BS in Nursing
How many yrs/months for your education: 5 years
[...]
A Day in the Life: Physical Therapist
Name: Sarah Conover
Place of work: UVMC
Job Title: Physical Therapist
Hours worked: 20 hrs a week
How many yrs/months in profession: 22 1/2 years
Where you received your education: University of Evansville & University of Indianapolis
What degree did you earn: BS in PT and MHS
How many yrs/months for your education: 4 years + 2
A Typical Day: Desk work [...]
A Day in the Life: HIS Analyst
Name: Renee Schmitz
Place of work: UVMC
Job Title: HIS Analyst
Hours worked: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm
How many yrs/months in profession: 16 years
Where you received your education: Sinclair Community College
How many yrs/months for your education: 3 years
What was your inspiration: I wanted to do something with healthcare, but knew that nursing was [...]
The Road to Residency
By Jason Faber
The scrubs I’m wearing are hanging damp and heavy. My limp hand is starting to go numb from the squeeze my wife is placing upon it.
The obstetrician, her forehead drenched in sweat, yells for more light and to for my wife to push harder. The monitor starts to show [...]
Notes from a med student
By Jacqueline Collins
It’s 4:30 a.m. and already I’ve been up for half an hour, taken a shower and had my breakfast. Most people are still fast asleep, but as I have begun to learn these past few weeks, sleep is a luxury that those of us in medicine are rarely afforded.
Never having been one to [...]
