#sonography school

[piscesprncz]

studying for an exam :)

[juniperandjustice]

I got accepted to my degree program! 😁

[cnih]

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[yassythompkins-blog]

Yall go check out my college must haves on Pinterest. I’m still adding stuff to it but the stuff that’s up there are very essential and can make your experience easier. 

[rafesangelita]

omg you have my dream job ... i wanna be a sonographer too ૮꒰ ྀི >⸝⸝⸝< ྀི꒱ა how many years did it take you to finish and is it super hard?

the schooling was super hard but it’s so worth it in the end! it took me two years to earn my associate’s in sonography before i was able to take my state board to get licensed <3

[trick-r-treat421]

Chapter 2

Riley’s POV:

It has been just over a week and some change since the day at the park. I would be lying if I said I hadn’t at least thought about shirtless Noah and his equally handsome friends a time or two. Let’s be honest though, in a city this size, the chances of running into any of them again are pretty slim. Plus, my life is a mess, so why get my hopes up. Besides, who would even want damaged goods like me…

I’m 23 and don’t know what I want to do with my life. All I know is that my nightmare of a job isn’t it and all the stress has been weighing heavy on me lately. I’ve been toying with the idea of leaving this city and starting over somewhere new with Hades. With Tate gone I don’t really know anyone; I have zero friends. There’s nothing holding me here.  But I have my house and it’s a lot of work starting over. If I don’t leave, maybe I could try to return to school, finish out the medical sonography program and get the hell out of my current job. Would it even change anything though? My anxiety and the what ifs keep me from pulling the trigger on any of it, but something’s got to give.

It had been another excruciatingly long day at work and all of this was swirling through my mind as I pulled into the grocery store parking lot. I grabbed my oversized Demon Slayer hoodie (yes, I’m a nerd) and pulled it over my work polo before grabbing my mini backpack out of the passenger seat. Thank God my job didn’t mind that I usually wore majorly flared black jeans and my beloved black converse or else I’d have to keep a change of clothes in the car if I ever needed to go anywhere once I got off.

Once inside I grab a cart, pull up my shopping list app, and start marking things off as I wander around. I’ve gotten about three quarters down my list when I turn onto the empty canned food aisle making my way to the baked beans, looking for my favorites.

My eyes scan the shelves; I’ve almost given up hope, but as I get to the very top shelf, I see a few cans sitting back from the edge. Just my luck, of course they’d be on the very top, out of my reach, I think to myself as I let out a sigh. Being 5’3” doesn’t always work in my favor, especially in instances like this.

Once the cart is out of the way I push my sleeves up and step onto the metal shelfing, hoisting myself up and trying my damnedest to reach at least one of the cans.

As I’m wiggling my fingers trying to maneuver the can into my grip, my skin begins to prickle as I feel someone’s eyes on me. “Looks like you could use a few inches,” comes a masculine voice from behind me.

 I roll my eyes, thinking great, all I need is someone pestering me tonight. I knew I should have grabbed my air pods off the charger this morning. “Are you sure you’ve got a few to spare?” I retort, sarcasm dripping from my words while I continue my struggle to grab a can.

Only once I hear that low chuckle and, “Good one, Riley. I don’t know how my poor fragile ego will ever recover,” do I freeze in place. I registered the voice, and the apples of my cheeks grew hot as I hear my name slip from his lips. Shit…

I slowly turn my head to see Noah a couple yards away bent down, arms crossed, leaning against the handle of his cart, watching me with a smirk on his face. Slowly I step down, his eyes never leaving me. “Thanks, but I have to ask, are you stalking me now?” I ask playfully as I cross my arms over my chest, trying to recover from the embarrassment and feeling a little spunky.

Noah’s POV:

The subtle blush appearing on her cheeks only makes the smirk spread further across my face. She looks a little different tonight, but her small frame and raven hair, still pulled back in a low ponytail, gave her away. I find it hard to believe but I’m not sure she knows just how beautiful she is, even in an oversized hoodie that falls almost to her knees. She’s got some fight in her apparently though.

Another small chuckle escapes before I reply, “What would you do if I said yes?” Her blush deepened, but she holds my gaze defiantly. After a few seconds I follow up with, “No, I was here picking up some things to take back to the house.  The guys and I are having a game night. Can’t have a good game night without snacks.” My head nods to my cart where a case of both Modelo and White Claw are practically covered with an assortment of chips, salsa, and dips. “It is a pleasant surprise running into you again, though.” I add.

She tilts her head as her eyebrow arches and a smile forms. “As long as you keep it figurative and not literal this time.” She pokes, but her hand instinctively goes up to cover her left ribs.

The smile on my face goes slack as I remember how I’d accidentally hurt her when we met before; I wouldn’t be surprised if she still has remnants of a bruise. I clear my throat and look up at the cans. “So would you like for me to help you with that?” I offer, standing from my cart and stepping closer, realizing now just how much I tower over her.

Her eyes follow mine to the cans as she purses those full lips for a moment, thinking it over. “What the hell, I sure wasn’t having any luck,” she finally says, shrugging and stepping aside. I move to her side and begin reaching up before I hear her add, “Do you mind grabbing two?” 

I shake my head grabbing two in a single hand, got to love the perks of having these big hands. In the process my black and white striped shirt comes up just a sliver revealing a portion of my tattooed stomach. I catch her biting her lip slightly and adverting her eyes to the floor, but I don’t mention it and just smile a bit as I extend the cans to her. She takes them, one in each hand, and places them in her cart.

I grab the last can from the shelf looking it over as I ask, “So are these any good? I need to get some for Folio. He likes scooping them onto his chips.” My face gave away the slight disgust I felt for that, her nose crinkling up as well.

Nodding, she says, “They’ve been my favorites for as long as I can remember.”

That’s all the confirmation I need as I go place it in my cart. With that, she thanks me and turns towards her cart to continue on. Knowing this interaction is coming to an end, Folio’s words from the park drift through my head. Tell us you at least got her number…

She’s about halfway down the aisle when I call out “Riley!”

She stops, turning back to me with a questioning ‘hmm’. I leave my cart where it is and jog down the aisle to her, I can feel the nervous energy buzzing in my chest but I’ve got to shoot my shot. “Hey, can I get your number?” I ask simply.

Her icy blue eyes grew wide as her features turn to a stunned expression, the blush that was all but gone creeping back onto her cheeks. My hand rests at the top of the pocket where my phone rests waiting for her response.  

After a moment, the hesitation clear on her face, her hand starts to reach towards me, and I let out a breath I didn’t realize I was holding. “Uhh yeah, I guess. Give me your phone and I’ll add my number in,” she says while trying to gain back her composure.

I retrieve the phone from my pocket, unlocking it, and pulling up my contacts before handing it to her. The nervous energy I felt was now being replaced with a building confidence, a broad smile spreading across my face.

She types away for a minute before handing it back as I hear a small chime from inside her hoodie pocket. Looking down I see an open text message screen where she’s saved herself under ‘Riley from the park’ and sent herself a single text that reads ‘Noah.’ A butterfly-like feeling settles in my stomach as I realize I didn’t have to give her my name, she remembered it from the park. I close out the message and lock my phone before sliding it back into my pocket and stepping away.

“Thanks, I’ll send you something soon,” I say taking a few steps backwards. “By the way, it’d be more than a few inches, darlin.” I say in a low, husky voice before winking, turning to retrieve my cart, and disappearing out of sight, leaving her standing there stunned with her mouth agape.

I know this was a short chapter but I wanted to get another one out for you. I enjoyed seeing a little more of their banter in this one.

Once again thank you @crimson-calligraphyx for helping me edit and talk out ideas.

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[roseberkovski]

Connecting to the Earth! (Final Part 1)

With much pleasure, my friend Autumn and I have figured that since we will be graduating in a few short days. So we figured we could collaborate on these projects as a memorable way to remember and cherish our days at Bonaventure together! We decided to create a spiral of rocks to emphasize the center of our friendship (Bonaventure). Bonas is where we first met (initially as two very shy Chemistry lab partners), where we had our laughs, smiles, and fun! The rocks going further and further away from the spiral indicate time unwinding as we slowly reach the end of our St. Bonaventure Journey. We will be heading off to our next chapters: I will attend medical school in July in Florida, and Autumn is heading off to Sonography school (so proud, by the way!!). Even though our road and paths will diverge in the near future, we always remember that our friendship is bound by the center/focus--St. Bonaventure. St. Bonaventure is where our friendship began, bloomed, and flourished. This spiral indicates that even though we will be far apart after graduation, our friendship will always remain strong, connected, and intact. The car path marks and the ground smears also indicate that our paths have crossed in our lives, and they will reunite again in the future! I love you, Autumn. Thank you for being an awesome friend!

[bucky-bucky-bucky-bucky]

What are you taking in school?

I'm in a program for cardiac sonography :)

[scientologisabethmoss]

maybe i’ll suck it up and get an associate’s in diagnostic medical sonography so after two years of school, i’ll be making at least, like, 70k per year for the rest of my working life.

[piscesprncz]

this is what every morning of my life is now :)

[juniperandjustice]

ATI TEAS exam official guide 2023 for sale by me.

[cnih]

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[djglory]

can’t wait to go back to school for sonography

[that-respiratory-student]

Life Update

Hey everyone,

I haven't been on here in a while! I just wanted to update on some things that have been going on in my life.

I lost my financial aid again, and for good. Last time I was here I mentioned that I wasn't doing well during the spring semester. I was so burnt out from 3 straight months of school, that I was just done with it. I ended up finishing my semester with a C and an F. I was told I lost my financial aid because I broke our contract. I understand it was my fault, but at the same time I feel the contract set me up for failure to begin with. I had to receive good grades, I HAD to be full time, and I couldn't withdraw. This would be difficult even if I didn't have to work, but I do work. I work Monday through Friday 6:30 am to 1pm most days. I wake up for work around 5-5:30 and start feeling tired at around 7/8 and usually can't keep my eyes open past 9. That doesn't leave me a lot of time to do my work, and I feel like this also contributed to me failing. I feel if they were less restrictive then I probably would have been okay. Like if I didn't have to be full time, and only had one class. Or the GPA requirement was more realistic given the difficulty of these medical classes. Or, of course, if I didn't have to work. But even as a full time student with financial aid, the money isn't enough to cover expenses. I HAVE to work. I feel my school failed ME. Yes, could I have tried harder, yes. But could my school have done more to ensure that a student who almost lost their aid due to burn out didn't lose it again to burn out? Yes. I think they could have.

With my financial aid gone, I now have to pay for school out of pocket, so this limits my options. I'm still thinking of something in medicine because they pay well, have good benefits, and the programs for them are relatively short. However, to be honest, I never really wanted to do Respiratory Therapy. I always had my eye on Radiology/Sonography. So, that is what I am going to do. My school didn't have a program for RadTech, and since I was under a contract with them to be able to finish school basically for free, I felt I had to do a program they have. I didn't think I'd be able to get into their nursing program because theirs is super competitive, and on top of that I didn't want to deal with everything nurses have to deal with. This is ultimately why I chose RT. But now that the school isn't a factor, I don't want to continue pursuing RT. I want to go into the radiology or sonography field. I need to do some research on what would be best for me in terms of cost, program outcome, program options near me, and overall what career I could see myself doing. I'll be keeping this blog, just sort of as a memoir of my time pursuing this field, but I'll also be making one for when I decide on what field/modality I want to pursue.

[rafesangelita]

Can i ask if you like your job ? I recently just applied for a program where I’ll learn more about ultrasounds and I’m thinking about it as a career.

i’m in love with what i do!! keep in mind that there’s so many different fields that you could take in sonography. i specialize in obstetric sonography, so i work mainly with pregnant women, but it really depends on what kind of work you prefer. overall, i would say it’s worth it <3 the schooling is only two years, and the money is really really good!

[thereseduane]

ACS - Advancing Surgical Excellence

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) advances surgical care quality and standards globally. Its governance structure comprises а board of regents which formulates policies and governs college affairs, and a board of governors, which acts as a liaison between the Regents and Fellows.

For over a century, the ACS has leveraged its extensive international network to deliver high-quality surgical care. Its membership exceeds 90,000 across 144 countries and continues to expand. Each year, the ACS trains thousands of healthcare professionals across various specialties. It offers diverse membership categories to accommodate different career stages and professional needs.

The fellowship category is for surgeons practicing in the US or Canada. Associate fellow membership is for early-career surgeons within their first six years of practice, while the international category targets surgeons in international chapters with at least three years of experience. Non-surgeon operating room professionals and researchers fit in the affiliate category. Students enrolled in the US, Canadian, and international select medical schools can join the medical student membership category. Resident membership is for post-medical school trainees seeking to leverage ACS’ resources.

To maintain surgical excellence, the ACS provides ongoing education tailored to various professional levels, including residents, educators, and practicing or senior surgeons. Its curriculum covers critical topics, including ultrasound techniques like Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) and thyroid, parathyroid, and neck ultrasound. The organization’s courses are designed to impart basic and advanced surgical knowledge and skills. Complementing these educational offerings, the ACS publishes research in areas like oncology and other medical fields, providing surgeons with the latest findings to integrate into their clinical practice.

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Recognizing patient engagement as crucial to surgical outcomes, the ACS extends its educational efforts to patients. Through resources like procedure-specific brochures, home-skill training videos, and other educational materials, patients can better understand what to expect before, during, and after surgery. This patient-centric approach promotes informed consent, enhances self-care skills, and improves pain management, improving surgical outcomes.

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The ACS Foundation, an entity associated with the College, supports its initiatives through funding. Through donations from fundraisers and philanthropists, the foundation supports surgical research, fellowship programs, and scholarships. For instance, the Greatest Needs Fund supports critical College programs and initiatives advancing surgical education, research, and quality improvement. The Stop the Bleed initiative trains the public in emergency bleeding control techniques, empowering them to save lives before professional medical help arrives, while international efforts such as Operation Giving Back expand access to surgical care in underserved regions.

The foundation welcomes various forms of support, from online and credit card donations to stock transfers. Beyond financial contributions, it encourages volunteering, allowing supporters to further the organization’s mission.