Ep116 | Careers in Healthcare: Medical Dosimetrist




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Summary: <p><br></p> <p>In this mini-series, we explore different health professions to get a better understanding of the variety of team members involved in patient care. For this episode, we chatted with Jayne Phoenix about her journey to becoming a medical dosimetrist and the integrated team approach to treating cancer patients.</p> <p>Jayne Phoenix, RT(R)(T), CMD is a Certified Medical Dosimetrist working at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington. She completed her education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL.</p> <p>Find out more about the career of medical dosimetry and how to become a medical dosimetrist at the following links:</p> <p>Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/mdcb.org/__;!!GuAItXPztq0!ivDSbA-Ld12BHYCeg1Qbki920rGPJzno8CAVA71AwJDO70dKBHxhbIzza7GweoHTklPJDzen_C8Q_GugpGgCtnA%24">https://mdcb.org/</a></p> <p>American Association of Medical Dosimetrists: <a href="https://www.medicaldosimetry.org/">https://www.medicaldosimetry.org/</a> </p> <p>“What is a Medical Dosimetrist?” by AAMD: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.medicaldosimetry.org/about/medical-dosimetrist/__;!!GuAItXPztq0!ivDSbA-Ld12BHYCeg1Qbki920rGPJzno8CAVA71AwJDO70dKBHxhbIzza7GweoHTklPJDzen_C8Q_Gugg3P3zuM%24">https://www.medicaldosimetry.org/about/medical-dosimetrist/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode produced by: Rasa Valiauga</p> <p>Episode recording date: 5/19/23</p> <p><a href="http://www.medicuspodcast.com">www.medicuspodcast.com</a> | <a href="mailto:medicuspodcast@gmail.com">medicuspodcast@gmail.com</a> | Donate: <a href="http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate">http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medicus/message