Profile

Michael C

Name:

Michael

Bio:

ultrasound technologist

Recent Forum Topics & Comments (21)
Forum Discussion Posted
Job > Nuclear Medicine Technologist

A recent graduate weighs in...

Inappropriate.

[QUOTE who="John in Lithonia, Georgia"]I know a lot of African-American friends and my opinion on that is that there are African-American people ...

23 months ago
Job > Nuclear Medicine Technologist

A recent graduate weighs in...

Inappropriate.

[QUOTE I know a lot of African-American friends and my opinion on that is that there are African-American people and there are "n#$gers". Same goes ...

23 months ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Show me the money...

[QUOTE who="Jane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida"]Working in the field is very challenging and yes, it is hard on your shoulder, wrist, and back. Also, some hospitals are ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Show me the money...

[QUOTE who="A Sonographer not a Technician in Chicago, Illinois"]How many years you got under your belt? Are you ARDMS. These are major factors.[/QUOTE]

2.5 years ...

2 years ago
Job > Medical Technologist

Is the college debt worth becoming a CLS/MT?

[QUOTE who="CLS48 in California"]unless you marry a rich guy.[/QUOTE]

lol!

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Show me the money...

Getting back to the ORIGINAL topic of "Show me the money", how much is everyone making? My only job has been a registry position for the last 2.5 years, but I have been ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

ardms exam

[QUOTE who="brighteyesdiana in Wheaton, Illinois"]Not all places specify that you must be a RDMS, just registered through ARDMS.[/QUOTE]

What?

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

ardms exam

[QUOTE who="brighteyesdiana in Wheaton, Illinois"]Hi,
Need to know...
If I graduated from a DMS program and pass the SPI exam will I then be considered to be ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Ultrasound traveling positions

[QUOTE who="Katie in Mount Prospect, Illinois"]DO NOT GO TO COLLEGE OF DUPAGE ULTRASOUND!! HORRIBLE INSTRUCTOR-PROGRAM DIRECTOR IS CRAZY AND A LIAR. NO ONE IN THE LAST TWO ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Ultrasound traveling positions

[QUOTE who="Jill in Charleston, Illinois"]there arnt any schools that dont require either an associates degree or a bachelors degree.[/QUOTE]

Not sure about the ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

career in sonography without radiology background ?

[QUOTE who="country gal in fredonia, Wisconsin"] The question is will she be at a disadvantage without having training in radiography? Looking at ultrasound job listings ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

PCCTI - Illinois, Has anyone been employed/ARDMS certified ultrasound sonographer?

[QUOTE who="A Sonographer not a Technician in Chicago, Illinois"]Hanna,
Go for the Associates in DMS. If you do X-ray it will be a certificate and you have to cram ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Registry catch

To "work registry" means that you get no health benefits and you're not guaranteed a set amount of hours each week;, however your hourly pay rate is usually higher ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

What is the male vs female ratio in this field is it mostly female job?

Mostly female. I can't tell you the general ratio, but where I work there are 14 females techs and 3 male techs (including myself) covering ultrasound.

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Show me the money...

For all you experienced techs out there, say 5-10+ years out in the field, what is your salary like? From what I understand from other techs at my hospital, a "raise" is ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Ultrasound Tech.--HYPE VS REALITY

[QUOTE who="Joe Smith"]The sonographer jobs have increased, however the sonographer work force increased at a faster rate. The supply of workforce has exceeded demand ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

PCCTI in Chicago

I cringe when i hear the word "PCCTI"...past students 5-10 years ago may have gotten jobs after going to that school, but that was in the past when hospitals were ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Show me the money...

[QUOTE who="atikus2000@yahoo.com in Chicago, Illinois"]I think your Registry hours wages are great $ 47 per hr. including diffrential. What state, city is that. Regular ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

Show me the money...

getting back to the original topic....im working Registry and my base pay is $43/hr. If you add up all the hourly differential, I make around $45-47/hr. Registry is good, for now ...

2 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

PCCTI in Chicago

don't do it, you're wasting you're time. you will have trouble getting a clinical site. if it's not CAAHEP approved, don't even bother.

to look up CAAHEP approved schools ...

3 years ago
Job > Ultrasound Technician

PCCTI - Illinois, Has anyone been employed/ARDMS certified ultrasound sonographer?

don't do it. everyone that has gone to a school that's not CAAHEP approved has had trouble finding a job. plus from what i understand, at those kind of schools you have to ...

3 years ago