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MRI Technologist

What's an MRI?
What's an MRI?
What does an MRI technologist do?
What does an MRI technologist do?
How should someone get started in MRI?
How should someone get started in MRI?
Why is MRI cool?
Why is MRI cool?
How to deal with claustrophobia
How to deal with claustrophobia
How did you learn to become an MRI technologist?
How did you learn to become an MRI technologist?
How long does it take to become an MRI technologist?
How long does it take to become an MRI technologist?
What other health fields did you consider?
What other health fields did you consider?
What kind of person makes a good MRI technologist?
What kind of person makes a good MRI technologist?
What kind of person makes a good MRI technologist? Clara's answer
What kind of person makes a good MRI technologist? Clara's answer
What's a typical day like for an MRI technologist?
What's a typical day like for an MRI technologist?
Pro Tip
Pro Tip

Hospital Pharmacist

What does a hospital pharmacist do?
What does a hospital pharmacist do?
How did you become a pharmacist?
How did you become a pharmacist?
What kind of person makes a good pharmacist?
What kind of person makes a good pharmacist?
Do you have a lot of contact with patients?
Do you have a lot of contact with patients?
How long did it take to become a pharmacist?
How long did it take to become a pharmacist?
What's the best part about being a hospital pharmacist?
What's the best part about being a hospital pharmacist?
What's a typical day like for a hospital pharmacist?
What's a typical day like for a hospital pharmacist?
What kind of career path do pharmacists have?
What kind of career path do pharmacists have?

Emergency Department RN

Ryan Donovan: How did you become a nurse?
Ryan Donovan: How did you become a nurse?
Ryan Donovan: What do you like about being an ER nurse?
Ryan Donovan: What do you like about being an ER nurse?
Ryan Donovan: This is not your emergency
Ryan Donovan: This is not your emergency
Ryan Donovan: Describe a typical day in the ER
Ryan Donovan: Describe a typical day in the ER
Ryan Donovan: What kind of person thrives in the ER?
Ryan Donovan: What kind of person thrives in the ER?
Ryan Donovan: What's your favorite memory?
Ryan Donovan: What's your favorite memory?

Respiratory Therapist

Devin Sidell: What does a respiratory therapist do?
Devin Sidell: What does a respiratory therapist do?
Devin Sidell: How do you become a respiratory therapist?
Devin Sidell: How do you become a respiratory therapist?
Devin Sidell: How did you become Director of Respiratory Therapy?
Devin Sidell: How did you become Director of Respiratory Therapy?
Devin Sidell: What’s a typical day like for a respiratory therapist?
Devin Sidell: What’s a typical day like for a respiratory therapist?
Devin Sidell: What’s in the Box?
Devin Sidell: What’s in the Box?
Devin Sidell: RTs get all the toys
Devin Sidell: RTs get all the toys
Devin Sidell: How did things change during COVID?
Devin Sidell: How did things change during COVID?
Devin Sidell: What’s your favorite memory?
Devin Sidell: What’s your favorite memory?
Devin Sidell: Are there things you no longer do because you’re a respiratory therapist?
Devin Sidell: Are there things you no longer do because you’re a respiratory therapist?

Speech/Language Pathologist

Travis Roberts: What does a speech/language pathologist do?
Travis Roberts: What does a speech/language pathologist do?
Travis Roberts: How do you become a speech/language pathologist?
Travis Roberts: How do you become a speech/language pathologist?
Travis Roberts: How is a speech therapist different from a speech/language pathologist?
Travis Roberts: How is a speech therapist different from a speech/language pathologist?
Travis Roberts: What’s a typical day like?
Travis Roberts: What’s a typical day like?
Travis Roberts: What’s the best part about your job?
Travis Roberts: What’s the best part about your job?
Travis Roberts: Do you have a favorite memory?
Travis Roberts: Do you have a favorite memory?
Travis Roberts: Pro tip
Travis Roberts: Pro tip

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Becky Ward: What does a CNA do?
Becky Ward: What does a CNA do?
Becky Ward: How do you become a CNA
Becky Ward: How do you become a CNA
Becky Ward: What kind of education do you need to be a CNA?
Becky Ward: What kind of education do you need to be a CNA?
Becky Ward: A typical day for a CNA
Becky Ward: A typical day for a CNA
Becky Ward: What do you like most about being a CNA
Becky Ward: What do you like most about being a CNA
Becky Ward: CNA Pro Tip
Becky Ward: CNA Pro Tip
Becky Ward, CNA: Safe patient handling
Becky Ward, CNA: Safe patient handling

Medical Assistant

Alissa Morin: What does a medical assistant do?
Alissa Morin: What does a medical assistant do?
Alissa Morin: How did you become a medical assistant?
Alissa Morin: How did you become a medical assistant?
Alissa Morin: A medical assistant's career path
Alissa Morin: A medical assistant's career path
Alissa Morin: A medical assistant's tyipcal day
Alissa Morin: A medical assistant's tyipcal day
Alissa Morin: Favorite part of being a medical assistant
Alissa Morin: Favorite part of being a medical assistant
Alissa Morin: A special patient interaction
Alissa Morin: A special patient interaction
Alissa Morin: Pro tip
Alissa Morin: Pro tip
Alissa Morin: Medical assistants use a variety of equipment
Alissa Morin: Medical assistants use a variety of equipment

Phlebotomist

Randi Folsom: What does a phlebotomist do?
Randi Folsom: What does a phlebotomist do?
Randi Folsom: How did you become a phlebotomist?
Randi Folsom: How did you become a phlebotomist?
Randi Folsom: How long did phlebotomy training take
Randi Folsom: How long did phlebotomy training take
Randi Folsom: The career path to becoming a lead phlebotomist
Randi Folsom: The career path to becoming a lead phlebotomist
Randi Folsom: A phlebotomist's typical day
Randi Folsom: A phlebotomist's typical day
Randi Folsom: What's the best part about being a phlebotomist?
Randi Folsom: What's the best part about being a phlebotomist?
Randi Folsom: Best memory as phlebotomist
Randi Folsom: Best memory as phlebotomist
Randi Folsom: What about patients who are scared of needles
Randi Folsom: What about patients who are scared of needles
Randi Folsom: Pro Tip
Randi Folsom: Pro Tip

Paramedic/EMT

Barbara Demchak: What does a paramedic do?
Barbara Demchak: What does a paramedic do?
Barbara Demchak: How did you become a paramedic?
Barbara Demchak: How did you become a paramedic?
Barbara Demchak: What kind of person would like being an EMT?
Barbara Demchak: What kind of person would like being an EMT?
Barbara Demchak: Tell us about being EMS Director
Barbara Demchak: Tell us about being EMS Director
Barbara Demchak: Favorite kind of call
Barbara Demchak: Favorite kind of call
Barbara Demchak: Pro Tip
Barbara Demchak: Pro Tip
Barbara Demchak: What's a paramedic's typical day like?
Barbara Demchak: What's a paramedic's typical day like?
 
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