July 04, 2023

Circling Back: RA Graduate

31 minutes

Newly graduated Registered Radiologist Assistant (RRA), Ryan Thompson, comes back on to join us on this weeks open mic. Ryan shares a little bit on how life has been since graduating and together we share casual conversation about starting out in this advanced pathway and our experiences.

Episode Timeline:

(0:36) Introduction

(1:37) Special Thank You and speaking about other educational podcasters.

(4:30) Completing the education side of things, gaining work experience, and learning how to adapt in our roles.

(9:35) Board exams and CQR preparedness.

(14:37) Challenges we faced as students and newer RA's coming into the industry.

(20:13) Graduating, efficiency of our RT background, and training future RA students.

(23:09) Seeing in yourself what others see and investing in that.

(25:18) Job market, networking, and advise for those considering this advanced pathway.

(29:00) Wrapping things up and a word of thanks.

(29:23) Closing

A special thanks to Mr. Thompson as he was a prior guest in the start of our podcast and his return to follow up with us and share what life has been like since graduating. To all our fellow RA students and new graduates out in the industry, we are wishing you all the best in your future endeavors!

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