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Dr. Rebar is a reproductive endocrinologist and obstetrician-gynecologist. Before assuming his current position as Executive Director of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the largest professional society devoted to reproductive medicine, he served as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Cincinnati. He has a volunteer clinical appointment at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Throughout his career, Dr. Rebar has been active in both basic and clinical research and has published extensively, with special interests in ovarian failure, hypothalamic forms of amenorrhea, and menopause. Dr. Rebar wrote for NEJM Journal Watch General Medicine from 1998-2013 and has been a Contributing Editor for NEJM Journal Watch Women's Health since 2009.
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In concert with the growing interest in Haber technology, the company has recently established three corporate subdivisions in order to streamline efforts driving commercialization of its primary innovations.
In response to the environmental hazards associated with conventional mining practices HGP is an environmentally friendly gold mining technology that also offers a number of additional advantages over cyanide methods.
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As a photographer, no book, person, manual or website can teach you everything you need to know. Persistence, patience and experience shooting are the best things you can do to improve your photo skills. The more you shoot, the more comfortable and familiar you'll become with your equipment and point of view. That being said, I think your greatest resource for inspiration is the work of photographers you admire. Let's talk inspiration!
I love the history of photography and am greatly inspired by artists from a hundred years ago to current stars of the industry. In many ways, the pioneers of image-making were trying to push their available technology, challenge reproduction and invent new aesthetics ... such trailblazers!
The next time you're looking at a magazine you love or you're floating around town at a museum or gallery, look at the photographs and note the artist. If there's something that draws you in, that person is on to something and you can learn a lot by looking at more of their work.
For us at Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn, we largely focus on images of spaces, people, food and objects. In that vein, I'd like to share just a handful of inspiring photographers who also address similar subjects (photos, links and names above in the captions).
I'd like to turn it over to you. Who are your favorite photographers, why do you like them, what can we all learn from them?
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Chase Jarvis is probably my favorite sources of strictly photo-related inspiration, but I think it's important also to read blogs that have nothing to do with photography. Digest culture, design, music, politics, etc. When we isolate ourselves in our respective fields, our work gets stale.
Btw, here's my blog: blog.codymin.com
Love your work blog.codymin.com!
I am fascinated with photography. Lately my favorite photographer is my son Dima. If you have a minute, check my blog post- http://madinaaryeh.blogspot.com/2012/02/trip-to-stinson-beach-ca.html and my friend interior designer Val Wills'- http://valeriewills.blogspot.com/.
I love photography!! and was happy to see this post. Here are a few of my current fave photographers, most of them found as a result of my huge flickr habit:
Alex Veledzimovich and here
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Brent Yaggi & Sarah Hicks
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I particularly like his urban exploration series.
Sara Remington (http://www.sararemington.net/) is one of many photographers that I find incredibly inspiring. She was also gracious and immensely helpful when I was trying to get started in photography. Talent + character is a beautiful thing.


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Ford says software update will fix fire problemBy TOM KRISHER
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Derrick Kuzak, Ford group vice president, introduces the 2013 Ford Fusion during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Ford said on Monday, it will update software on 2013 Escape SUVs and Fusion cars to fix a coolant problem that can cause fires.DEARBORN, Mich. Ford will update software on 2013 Escapes and Fusions to stop their engines from overheating, a problem that has caused a small number of fires.
Reports of nine fires prompted the automaker to recall more than 89,000 of the SUVS and midsize cars in the U.S. and Canada last month. No injuries were reported and only models with 1.6-liter turbocharged engines were recalled.
Ford offered free loaner cars until it figured out what caused the fires.
It was the fourth recall in four months for the new Escape, a top seller in the competitive market for small SUVs. The 2013 version has had problems with coolant leaks, cracked fuel lines and carpet padding since it started selling this spring. The Fusion has been recalled twice.
The overheating problem occurs when coolant doesnt flow through the radiator to be cooled, Ford Motor Co. Product Development Chief Raj Nair said Monday. Engineers found that a valve that controls the flow of coolant to the radiator wasnt opening at the right time.
Coolant could flow into the engine, get trapped and overheat. That could cause a gasket to blow, spilling coolant or oil onto hot exhaust parts and causing fires.
A software change in the computer that controls the valve will solve the problem, Nair said.
The software updates should be available at dealers early next week, Nair said. Because the problem is so rare, the cars and SUVs are safe to drive. But if drivers see a warning light about overheating, they should pull to the side of the road, shut down the engine and call their dealers, Nair said.
About 73,000 Escapes and 16,000 Fusions have been recalled.
Even though Ford urged people to take their cars to dealers and get the loaners, only about 17,000 Escape and Fusion owners followed the advice, Ford said.
Ford offers the 1.6-liter engine in the Fiesta subcompact and on several models in Europe, but the cooling system controls are different and those vehicles dont have the problem, Ford said.
Safety advocates say that more than three recalls in a cars first year are a sign of quality problems. But Nair said all of the recalls are isolated incidents and dont mean the vehicles have reliability problems.
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placement of the tank and check valve are fine;
that ticking sound you hear is coming from thermal
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accepts expanding water.
This problem is likely to be more noticeable
during the heating season because that's when there
is the greatest difference between inlet and
storage temperatures: The greater this difference,
the larger the volume that the TXT (a thermal
expansion tank rated for 150-psi maximum working
pressure and potable water) must accept.
For example, if your customers' incoming water
temperature is 40°F (a typical wintertime
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storage temperature is set at 140°F, their
50-gallon water heater will generate as much as .75
gallon of thermal expansion.
A 2-gallon TXT that's been precharged to match
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|Spherical Harmonic Transforms (SHT) are at the heart of many scientific and practical applications ranging from climate modelling to cosmological observations. In many of these areas new, cutting-edge science goals have been recently proposed requiring simulations and analyses of experimental or observational data at very high resolutions and of unprecedented volumes. Both these aspects pose formidable challenge for the currently existing implementations of the transforms. This paper describes parallel algorithms for computing the SHTs with two variants of intra-node parallelism appropriate for novel supercomputer architectures, multi-core processors and Graphic Processing Units (GPU) and discusses their performance tests, alone and embedded within a top-level, MPI-based parallelization layer ported from the S$^2$HAT library, in terms of their accuracy, overall efficiency and scalability. We show that our inverse SHTs with GeForce 400 Series GPUs equipped with latest CUDA architecture ("Fermi") outperforms the state of the art implementation for a multi-core processor executed on a current Intel Core i7-2600K. Furthermore, we show that an MPI/CUDA version of the inverse transform run on a cluster of 128 NVIDIA Tesla S1070 is as much as 3 times faster than the hybrid MPI/OpenMP version executed on the same number of quad-core processors Intel Nahalem for problem sizes motivated by our target applications. For the direct transforms, the performance is however found to be at the best comparable. Here we discuss in detail optimizations of two major steps involved in the transforms calculation, demonstrating how the overall performance efficiency can be obtained, and elucidating the sources of the dichotomy between the direct and the inverse operations
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Brand-new year, same old saga
The worlds of money and politics echo with sound and fury but in the end show little progress toward the solutions we need. That does bode well for gold.
Here they are, with some recent editorial additions to illustrate my point:
"Precious metals bulls were extraordinarily frustrated late in 2011 -- and 2012 -- I'm sure, as gold and silver were sold regardless of the news. Certainly markets can be maddening (as well as unprofitable) at times, especially at the end of the year when forced selling (in some years, it is herd-driven forced buying) causes the markets to completely ignore favorable news, and sometimes that feeds on itself. Of course, when the trend in force is as powerful as the recent decline in gold was, I'm sure there were computerized trading programs jumping on the bandwagon as well, and betting on lower prices by getting short.
"In any event, as the year ended, the stage was set for a potent rally in the metals, and that was what I think we saw start on Tuesday -- or Wednesday, in this year's case. The questions now are whether the last week of December was the low for this entire decline, and will we get some sort of test of those prices (as well as what such a test might look like)."
With last year in the rearview mirror, we can now answer the last two questions, as gold fell slightly below the December 2011 lows in May 2012. Still, I found it noteworthy that the same sort of scenario with regard to the gold market I described a year ago seems to be happening again, even down to shorts getting squeezed.
For all the money unleashed by the world's printing presses that is now sloshing around, it is easy to forget that we still have not solved any of our fiscal problems. Thus, from that perspective, it makes a perverted kind of sense that a tiny slice of history may be repeating itself.
Witness the disgusting soap opera over the misnamed "fiscal cliff," which finally ended on New Year's Day with tax hikes (mostly aimed at the so-called 1%), and next to nothing in spending cuts. In others words, it was about what I had suggested might occur after we saw the election results. The economic impact is still going to be negative, as the restored payroll tax will affect consumer spending.
It probably won't be a cliffhanger
Congress and the administration are a total embarrassment, as this entire exercise has been about posturing rather than dealing with any real issues. Even worse, we are going to see this same sorry movie again as we approach the debt-ceiling debate in a few weeks, since it is extremely unlikely that anything of consequence will be done until that deadline is fast upon us.
Given how lame our legislators are, I don't expect much to come from that either. It is going to take a full-blown funding crisis to get us on the right track, with the government unable to sell bonds to finance its debt. This assumes we won't have gone too far down the road toward European-style socialism to regain that right track before the bond market takes matters into its own hands.
Though it is just a guess and a theory at this point, I do think we will see bonds roughed up in 2013, and perhaps the funding crisis could even hit this year. But as I say, that is just a wild-eyed guess on my part. I do have a rationale for believing it, which I have shared in the past, that being the fact that the world's central banks are printing money so recklessly it is virtually impossible to see how folks can continue to believe in deflation (though I am sure those who feel they have been cheated out of deflation still expect it).
Don't call it a comeback
As they were at the end of 2011, the metals obviously have been under pressure and mining stocks have been even worse, as somehow folks have concluded that the world's central banks are going to magically thread the needle with their money printing, even though they haven't gotten anything right for decades. I find the whole concept laughable, but that is where we are.
Gold has basically been correcting since the highs of September 2011, when it began selling off because QE3 -- a third phase of quantitative easing, or money printing by the Fed -- didn't commence. Now here we are with QE3 and QE4 being administrated in basically unlimited fashion, combined with money printing the world over, yet gold has not yet gotten back to those highs.
That suggests that gold might have gotten ahead of itself in 2011, but that given the developments since, once folks again become convinced of the need to own it, the price is likely to head substantially higher.
At the time of publication, Bill Fleckenstein owned gold.
We cannot complain because we are all of the same mentality scrambling to gather, save and store material for the future...we do not do this collectively....and so we must pay the price for this developmental flaw during our tenure on this planet!
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Unemployed RDMS in Zanesville, Ohio
47 months ago
Stuck in Retail in Wilmington, Delaware said: Hello,
I know several people who were in their 30s and 40s when they started school. It's not too late.
However, it is almost impossible to find a job in ultrasound anywhere in the United States at this point. The market is totally saturated everywhere! I've applied to almost 100 positions in the past three months, and I've only had one interview (which was a total joke). So if you need to be able to support yourself, I'd suggest that you look at a different career! The only way I could recommend going into ultrasound is if you don't mind busting your hump for two or more years and then having no job to show for it!
I don't think that the pay at doctors' offices is significantly lower; HOWEVER, jobs at doctors' offices are harder to come by. It's rare to start out at a doctor's office, because most of these jobs are considered to be plum jobs (daytime hours, no call necessary, a more relaxed working environment, etc).
nicki in Madrid, Spain
46 months ago
Hi there! Here's a directory of Sonography Schools, organized by state and degree level: www.medicalandnursing-training.com/medical-technician-schools/sonography/
Here's a terriffic article on What to Look for When Choosing a Sonography School:
... as well as a Sonographer Career Guide: www.medicalandnursing-training.com/a/sonographer/
Good Luck!
Should I? in Austin, Texas
45 months ago
Hi All,
I'm planning on applying for the Sonography program here in Austin, TX. The school says they have a pretty high job placement rate but after reading this forum and talking to a couple friends, I'm kind of nervous about getting into this field. Does anyone know how hard it is to find a job in Austin or the surrounding areas? At this point, I'm not sure what other health career choice I'm even interested in or would be good for me. Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help.
JBankston in Mandeville, Louisiana
45 months ago
Should I? in Austin, Texas said: Hi All,
I've been going back and forth on whether I should get into the program also but just decided to take the plunge. As it is now, I haven't been able to find a job for the last year after being laid off that will pay decent money so it really can't get much worse. I figure with my Sonography certification, it can only get better or at least a little better.
I think it depends on your circumstances and how far you are willing to go, what are you willing to put up with and how marketable you make yourself, as with any job in this economy right now. I'm hearing the same thing from my friends about nursing, they can't find jobs. First off, CAAHEP accredited school is a must. Excelling in school can only help, high GPA. Being able to relocate would definitely increase your chances. Also, multiple specialties would make you more attractive.
All of these are steps that I am taking to help put me in the more likely to get a job column. I'm not saying it will be easy but I can be unemployed for a while since my husband has a steady job. His company has offices saturated throughout the states that he can transfer to if I need to relocate. If I have to accept only part time employment at first until I become more experienced to gain full time employment, then I will. Honestly, if I was a single parent, then I would more than likely not go into this field due to the unsteadiness. Thankfully I have the luxury of not depending on my income.
VnessNva in Virginia Beach, Virginia
44 months ago
Please I need advice. I have all the classes I need to get into this program. However, I am hearing that finding a job is very hard to do after graduating. The bls site and one* net online said the Diagnostic medical sonographer program is expected to grow. I would like an RDMS or someone that graduated from an accredited program to tell me the truth because the many schools and instuctors are about money and would tell you anything.
M in Montrose, Colorado
43 months ago
VnessNva - I am RDMS and employed full-time. I'm lucky, and I am the exception, not the rule. The BLS site says that ultrasound has great growth potential, but that site's information is based on a healthy, growing economy, which is something that the United States does not have and is not likely to have for some time. Much of the statistics are based in 2007 or before, which as you know is pre-economic collapse. They've revised it somewhat since then, but it's still hardly a good tool for predicting your chances of finding a job.
Here's my truth: I graduated from a class of 13, and I am the only one who has a full-time job. Over half have no jobs in ultrasound at all. We graduated from a CAAHEP-accredited program.
If you read the other threads in this forum, you'll see that story repeated many, many times by many different people.
Maria in Woodside, New York
43 months ago
Right now this field is over-saturated. Schools like IAMP and Sanford Brown are pumping out graduates but there are no jobs. I was lucky to get a 3 day per diem in CT. Some of my classmates have moved down south. 4 have full time jobs. 2 that I know have registry but never found anything. the more registries you have the more opportunities. i am studying for a second registry now. i also have an interview for another per diem this coming week. hopefully I can get another day's worth to make some sort of respectable income. do not go into ultrasound. try a PA instead. wish someone would've told me how difficult it is to find a job when i first started school.
Shelly32 in Round Rock, Texas
42 months ago
I was talked into going to a school by the name of Virginia College of Austin. I was coaxed into going into the MA program until the new class started for the sonography program. I have found out recently that the Sonography Program is not accredited and they say they are working on it but I heard from a student who graduated 4 years ago that they told her the same thing. She said that it is almost impossible to get a job in sonography in the Austin texas area because there are so many graduates coming out of the accredited program at the local community college. I am so pissed because I feel totally dooped. I don't even know if it is worth it for me to even attempt the program, especially because the price is about 45,000.00!!!!! Any suggestions would be appreciated!
jrthao02 in Gresham, Oregon
42 months ago
Shelly32: I've been searching around and before I signed up for anything I made sure if the school was accredited. Some school are accredited, but not nationally. Here is a list of school in Texas that you can check out and there are accredited:
Angelina College - Lufkin, TX
Sam in Houston, Texas
42 months ago
Hi M. Cowan,
I just came to houston 5 months ago from Toronto, Canada and I have an Associates Degree in Biotechnology Technologist-Industrial Microbiology from Centennial College in Canada. I really want to get a job, but cannot seem to find anything with the education that I have.
M.Cowan, BHSc,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas
42 months ago
MC in Beaumont, Texas
41 months ago
A carrer in ultrasound is a good paying job and it has many benefits. I graduated from ultrasound from lamar institute of technology december 2009 and so far have not been able to find a job. If you are planning to relocate their should be a good amount of jobs in the Houston area or Dallas area, even south texas. But any one living in Beaumont texas not trying to relocate, is going to have a very tough time finding a job, even if they have their credentials. LIT is a very good school, will get you prepared for the job, but they do not help you find a job, and it is a good idea to get registered right out of college so that the information is not forgotten. Ultrasound is a practice that is very saturated in the beaumont area. It is risky to waste all time and money and don't get a job.
KB in Katy, Texas
40 months ago
I'm interested in going to Sonography school. I have my Bachelor's in Business from Texas A&M. I have looked into Lone Star Cy Fair, Houston Community College, Harris County Hospital District. My grades from my first degree are average. I have a GPA around 2.4. Does anyone know if I can even get into a program with a GPA of 2.4? My prereqs that I have recently taken at Lone Star are A's and B's so I'm wondering if my past grades from the undergraduate degree will hurt my chances. I was interested in applying to Harris County Hospital District's program until I read that the applicant must have a cumulative 2.5 GPA. I have a prereq GPA of 3.5 but a cumulative 2.4. I am so frustrated that my grades from classes more than 10 years ago are going to ruin my chances to apply. Anyone else in this situation?
M.Cowan, MBA, RT, RDMS, RVT, RDCS in Houston, Texas
40 months ago
echo in Mobile, Alabama
40 months ago
M.Cowan, MBA, RT, RDMS, RVT, RDCS in Houston, Texas said: KB,
I look forward to discussing your possibilities.
Disappointed in Austin, Texas
40 months ago
Another ACC Student in Austin, Texas
40 months ago
I am also an ACC student, currently finishing up prereqs. I think the sonography program and the RN program are the two most competitive programs. I often hear of nursing students applying several times and the way they assign points actually helps you the more times you apply. I don't know how different the process is for the sonography program, but I went to an info session for that program a few years ago and I was in a room full of people that were radiology techs, lVNs with experience, etc so I am sure the competition is tough. Maybe you can talk to the coordinator for that program to see what you can improve or maybe just applying again would do the trick.
I cannot help but think that ACC makes it difficult to get into their two year health science programs so that people end up waiting around taking more courses or completing other certificates in the meantime (like surgical tech, LVN, etc). That just pockets them a little more money. I have seriously been thinking about completing either the surgical tech or MLT program they have just so I can do something while finishing the prereqs and then start working in case I don't get into nursing. I hate to have to take that long route, but sometimes you have to play the game to get to where you want to be.
Brewski in Longview, Washington
40 months ago
A report I did when I went to ultrasoundschool at 40 years of age was about the affects of the baby boomers on the ultrasound community. As the baby boomers are now entering the health care industry, a large portion of sonographers are reaching retirement age. The job market for sonographers should be good for many years to come. There will always be highs and lows with regard to supply and demand, but what job market is exempt from that? Personally, I work in a hospital, and enjoy it. We do take call, and we do cover weekends and holidays. But if you spread it out between everybody in the lab, it's not much of a problem. I don't think you will get as good of benefits from a private office as you will in a hospital setting. Especially if you have a family. But if you need a M-F 8-5 then the doctor's office is the place to be.
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39 months ago
bcgirl in Duncan, British Columbia
36 months ago
Hi, I'm reading oversaturation. I looked at dental hygiene forums and I read oversaturation.
Now sonography has the same problem? Really? This was my second choice.
I just moved back to B.C. (Canada) from Austin Texas.
I have some questions for you that I've numbered:
1) Does anyone know if Canada still has a healthy market for Sonographers?
I was going to go to an accredited school here in B.C. for that but I want to see how the market is in the US and Canada first.
2) As well, when I read that sonograpers in New Zealand and Australia have 4 day work weeks, is that getting popular in North America as well?
DSM really looked like a great career until I read this.
Can anybody answer my questions?
Thanks ahead of time.
Jess K. in Austin, Texas
30 months ago
Hello all,
Thanks for any and all help!
Karry in Lenoir, North Carolina
30 months ago
Hi, I guess it depends where you go. My school does a waiting list after you finish the required classes. Prereqs were not that bad. Just needed C or higher. Waiting was the hard part. Took me 4 years but I finally am accepted. We didnt need a medical background, besides the anatomy classes. At our orientation they mentioned a few of their students already having jobs so I am hopeful. I think with the right program, we will be fine. If you notice many of the negative posts and unworking people are from unaccredited programs.
stayathomemom in Wilmington, North Carolina
26 months ago
I am currently unemployed and have done research for medical sonographer and I totally want this SO bad. Any GREAT and USEFUL info would be wonderful please/!!
Robin Pollard in Lake Worth, Florida
25 months ago
So what are the other people in your class doing now, still working in healthcare or something different?
6870NYC in New York
25 months ago
Jess K. in Austin, Texas said: Hello all,
Hi Jess,
D_G in Scarborough, Ontario
22 months ago
Sam in Houston, Texas said: Hi M. Cowan,
Hi I an also from Toronto and want to move to the U.S. How did you do it?
Anthony in Millbrook, Ontario
22 months ago
Stuck in Retail in Wilmington, Delaware said: Hello,
Wow! It really looks like you've had enough of your dead end retail life. I can sympathize with you there.
I hope you find success.
PS: If the url is stripped out from this post just type into your browser, ultrasoundtechnicianschoolshq.weebly.com
novemberrain103 in Spring, Texas
22 months ago
M.Cowan, BHSc,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas said: Hi Shelly32,
My name is Amanda and my husband and I just move to Spring in May. I have been wanting to go into DMS for YEARS but had to wait til hubby got out of the USMC and we settled down in one place. Anyway I am kinda getting the idea that this isn't a very good thing to go into right now due to the lack of jobs. What does that look like for our area and would you still recommend me going for it? I worry because I have anxiety about going back to school and am very scared to waste the money and fail or not be able to get a job. THANKS SO MUCH:)
Karry in Massachusetts
22 months ago
I can only speak for my school. I know the 2012 class has 6/7 working. Many we're hired at their clinical sites. I think we will be ok as long as we are in accredited programs.
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas
22 months ago
For those of you wondering which credits will transfer, you simply need to contact the prospective schools. Sometimes it is how long ago you took a science course that ends up being the hang up.
For those of you worried about the job market. There are no sure things in life. You can spend $100k getting a degree from Yale, this does not mean that you will get what you want. Our economy has had a negative impact on the job markets. And thanks to healthcare reform the heathcare industry is in a state of uncertainty. Be that as it may, there are some truths in this industry that are self evident.
1. People will always need healthcare.
So sure the economy sux, but the forcasted trends in healthcare services indicate we will need more not less providers.
Sooooo if you want to be in healthcare, put your best foot forward, work hard, and EARN your place in the industry. Nobody can predict the future nor say what the job market will be like in 2,5,10 years.
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas
22 months ago
BTW, Karry in MA is correct. Accreditation matters.
madblood14 in Rialto, California
21 months ago
Okay give it to me straight! I am 59yrs old and thinking of DMS as a line of work. I have no college education to speak of but I am only interested in taking a 14 month program and will only work part time. The only thing that gives me pause is I cannot take the test for certification even if I go to an accredited school. And now I hear all the tales of woe about people who are younger, smarter, and may even look better than me who have been out of work for what reads like years. Am I on a fools errand?
Karry in Massachusetts
21 months ago
I don't think you can find work without being registered these days. All jobs need you registered to get paid by ins! No idea how age would play a factor. I think they'd choose younger over older.
mommy175 in Haddam, Connecticut
21 months ago
Those of you who have been out of work for a couple of years, besides maintaining your cme's how are you keeping you skills up
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas
21 months ago
I have a couple of factors for you to consider.
1. Ultrasound is a rather physically demanding occupation especially in the hospitals. It is hard on your right shoulder, lower back, right wrist and hand, neck, and knees.
2. Mastery of the craft is a multi-year process. The learning curves continues for several years post graduation.
3. School choice does matter. The wrong school can cost you a whole bunch of time and money.
4. Credentialing is important. Uncredentialed sonographers are challenged in penetrating the market and maintaining employment.
5. Health care is changing. The true impact of the change on the sonography world is yet to be seen, but we will take some hits as a profession.
6. Ultrasound is a time consuming occupation. Nights, weekends, and holidays are no exception. The on-call requirements are brutal, and can be challenging for anyone.
As an educator and program director I push every potential applicant to examine their motives and to drill down into the nitty gritty of the profession. Many people I meet are often disillusioned by what sonographers actually do and what it takes to learned the craft.
email@example.com in Saint Louis, Missouri
19 months ago
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas said: Madblood,
Can you or anyone in the field tell me exactly what it is that people are "disillusioned" about this field? I too am considering going into this field. What exactly it takes to learn and do this job, as I wonder is this something that I can really do?
california girl1 in San Francisco, California
19 months ago
I think the "disillusioned" statement is referring to the fact that most people think they will go into sonography so they can scan babies. In reality, that is very small part of a sonographers job duty...
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas
19 months ago
Good Question...."disillusioned"?
Many people are attracted to the field of sonography based on their mis-perception of what sonographers do. Also, I find that most people do not understand the rigors and difficulty of the training. Afterall, a skilled sonographer makes scanning look easy.
So to better answer your question "what it takes to learn and do this job"...?
M Davidson
18 months ago
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas said: Good Question...."disillusioned"?
M Davidson
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas
18 months ago
M Davidson,
I get this question frequently. Here is what you need to know about allied health care education. Which includes dozens of different types of health care jobs (nursing, DMS, RAD, PT, etc....)
Fulltime: Almost all programs are what we call "fulltime cohort". Meaning that you enter into a class with a bunch of fello students and everbody progresses through the program together....fulltime. Much different then enrolling at the local university and working on a degree.
Daytime: Although health care is 24/7 366 in a leap year, the majority of clinical education takes place during the day. Because this is when the lions share of health care work is being done. This is when the appts. are being scheduled, and the procedures are being performed, and health care is kicking.
Subsequently, unless you can taylor your schedule to the "fulltime-daytime" requirements of the training, you may want to consider an alternative. Its just the nature of the beast.
I understand about kids, bills, and life. It can be hard to make it happen....BUT with a good support system, solid critical thinking, and good rational decision making, you can make it happen for yourself.
Ciao, MC
M Davidson
18 months ago
M.Cowan,MBA,RT,RDMS,RVT,RDCS in Houston, Texas said: M Davidson,
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate the feedback. I was really hoping you'd tell me there was an evening program somewhere haha. But thank you anyway. I work a day job (high end salary) and it just wouldn't be possible for me to take a night job somewhere and even come close to paying the bills while I did a daytime program. I suppose it isn't meant for me, right now anyway. Maybe one day if I ever have a 2nd income, it would be more feasible.
Frustrated in Butler, New Jersey
17 months ago
Maria in Woodside, New York said: Right now this field is over-saturated. Schools like IAMP and Sanford Brown are pumping out graduates but there are no jobs. I was lucky to get a 3 day per diem in CT. Some of my classmates have moved down south. 4 have full time jobs. 2 that I know have registry but never found anything. the more registries you have the more opportunities. i am studying for a second registry now. i also have an interview for another per diem this coming week. hopefully I can get another day's worth to make some sort of respectable income. do not go into ultrasound. try a PA instead. wish someone would've told me how difficult it is to find a job when i first started school.
This is all very true. Another field which seems to have a shortage is Registered Nurses. If you check the career sites of most hospitals, there are hundreds of these jobs available.
Frustrated in Butler, New Jersey
17 months ago
Logic in Hacienda Heights, California said: Christ....why on earth even bother studying for this field? I was actually looking into the program at Cypress College , but it just seems like a MAJOR dead-end. I will NOT be pursuing education or employment in this field.
This may be a good choice. Its a lot of money and time for a field with no jobs.
Frustrated in Butler, New Jersey
17 months ago
email@example.com in Saint Louis, Missouri said: Can you or anyone in the field tell me exactly what it is that people are "disillusioned" about this field? I too am considering going into this field. What exactly it takes to learn and do this job, as I wonder is this something that I can really do?
Let me see if I can help clear up what is "disillusioned" about this field. Yes, many people go in thinking, "I will see babies". This is part of it. I did a clinical rotation in a high risk OB office and I will tell you, if this was a thought about getting into the field, you will quickly change your view when you see a baby with all of its organs on the outside of its body, as well as its lower half missing.
A lot of people do not research what is actually involved physically in the occupation.
Another aspect may be is that people do not know how operator-dependent ultrasound is. Modalities such as CAT Scan and MRI depend on the machine to produce the images. For ultrasound, you are the "eyes" of the radiologist. He or she can only depend on the tech to find the pathology depending on chief complaint, or prior reports/images. The radiologist also will depend on you to produce images free from artifact, and images that are clear and not blurry.
Until you have your first Ultrasound physics course, will you realize how much sound interacts with interfaces such as bone and simple things such as gas. You can also make a cyst look like it has debris in it by not having the proper adjustments on your machine.
Now of course some of these thing you will not realize until you get into school or clinicals. So a skilled Tech will make it look very easy based on their eye-hand coordination with the settings and the probe on the patient. Some of these things make the field look very impressive. I hope this helped.
Roger in Oakland, California
17 months ago
Each modality of ultrasound is interesting and there are positions open in many places.
As mentioned above, it is not as easy as people think. You have to think on many levels, hand eye coordination, ultrasound machine buttons and physics, finding better views to work with.
I work in pediatric echo full time and I will say that pathology is intense and interesting, but also knowing what to look for before and after the repairs.
I am also registered in adult and vascular. Learning fetal and cath lab this year.
my opinion on the career.. definitely when you start is always hard.. finding the job, the pressure is on and making sure you do things properly and follow protocols...
but once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature. Working in a pediatric setting, you will always seeing interesting disease and understanding pathophysiology is important. Having other techs with experience and MDs that are willing to teach as well.... helps tremendously.
I know people that only wanted to do sonography for the money and not for the job and they didnt go to far, either in our program or finding a position.
Some cant past registry.
Some people want to do pediatric echo, but dont want to deal with screaming babies or kids with mental disorders... you cant have either or... you scan everyone they bring in.
kmhbeauty in Murrieta, California
17 months ago
Hello, I am 27 years old and I live in southern California. I am thinking of getting into DMS. In a year I will be done with the prereqs for Loma Linda University program. They are an accredited program, but they only accept 12 people a year. When I am done in a year, I will have an associates degree in science and business. If I by chance get into the program, I will spend the next 2 years in the program full time. I am just a little worried that the market is saturated in California. I am worried that even though the school is excellent, employers will want more experience or a Bachelors degree. I have been hearing lately that things will move away from invasive CT scans and more into DMS. This makes sense to me because CT scans are damaging and expensive. I think the technology will change in time and DMS will grow. I just wanted to get some input. I am very scaired of taking the 2 years out of my life and not have a job in the end. My cousin who lives in NY, went to one of those rip off, unaccredited, trade schools. She ended up getting hired on from the place she did her internship and now she is studying to take her ARMDS exam. She is making around 30 and hour also. She is one who really lucked out. She also had no prior schooling besides high school and not a lot of prior work experience besides working at a spa. Not sure how she did it. I can only hope to have a little of that luck
Rainie in Butler, New Jersey
17 months ago
Follow your heart. If this is something you have researched and really want to do, then do it. Especially if you attend a CAAHEP accredited school and sit for your registry with the ARDMS.
I took a gamble and it was worth it. I waited until the last minute to decide if I wanted my position in class because I come from a computer science field and I was so unsure if this would work out. All I can say is I'm glad I did because I feel I am where I belong. Good Luck
kmhbeauty in Murrieta, California
17 months ago
Yeah, that is a good point! I keep thinking if my cousin did it, with all odds against her, in a saturated location, then I can do it. I think Im going to go for it no matter what! Thanks for the advice!
Roger in Oakland, California
17 months ago
kmhbeauty in Murrieta, California said: Hello, I am 27 years old and I live in southern California. I am thinking of getting into DMS. In a year I will be done with the prereqs for Loma Linda University program. They are an accredited program, but they only accept 12 people a year. When I am done in a year, I will have an associates degree in science and business. If I by chance get into the program, I will spend the next 2 years in the program full time. I am just a little worried that the market is saturated in California. I am worried that even though the school is excellent, employers will want more experience or a Bachelors degree. I have been hearing lately that things will move away from invasive CT scans and more into DMS. This makes sense to me because CT scans are damaging and expensive. I think the technology will change in time and DMS will grow. I just wanted to get some input. I am very scaired of taking the 2 years out of my life and not have a job in the end. My cousin who lives in NY, went to one of those rip off, unaccredited, trade schools. She ended up getting hired on from the place she did her internship and now she is studying to take her ARMDS exam. She is making around 30 and hour also. She is one who really lucked out. She also had no prior schooling besides high school and not a lot of prior work experience besides working at a spa. Not sure how she did it. I can only hope to have a little of that luck
People are gonna say all kinds of things. Everyone is afraid of not getting a job.
Let me say this. Just because you go to school for anything like business or ultrasound or any other thing... you are NEVER GUARANTEED a job. What you will have is a skill and eventually you will find something. People expect jobs right away, and maybe before it was like that.. nowadays it is not.
kmhbeauty in Murrieta, California
17 months ago
Yeah I do agree. I was thinking about it and really everything is saturated because the state of the economy. Every career nowadays is going to want experience first because of the way times have changed with the economy. There just is not the jobs in really anything. Hopefully things get better but I believe its going to be a long road ahead. I remember 10 years ago when I would pick a place I wanted to work, walked in, if they were hiring, I got the job! The good old days!
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Retrograde ejaculation may be caused by prior prostate or urethral surgery, diabetes, some medications, including some drugs used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and some mood-altering drugs. The main reason is that the bladder neck does not close off so semen goes backwards into the bladder rather than forward out of the penis.
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