Ultrasound Technician Research Paper

“Here’s the baby’s heartbeat,” the ultrasound tech said to the excited parents, who were staring at the projection screen awestruck at the sight of their baby. I watched amazed as I too was awestruck, never before have I seen an ultrasound. The parents came into the hospital that day to have the baby’s measurements taken to see if it was safe for the mother to be induced. I continued to watch the tech while she measured, I couldn’t help but marvel over the fact that this may seem like a small act for medicine, but an important step for making sure the baby came into this world safe and happy. I felt so fortunate to be part of that experience; it made me realize that this is what I want to do for a career. I like the fact that this career is

I am a person who isn’t afraid to ask questions and I will be the first person to jump in and help the patient. For instance, in high school I was involved in student government and I was senior class president. While having these leadership positions I was responsible to figure out who was going to say what for graduation and when and where we were going to have senior sluff. I also was involved in the band presidency, where we raised money to go play in a competition at Disneyland. Throughout these activities I realized I’m a perfectionist, which can be a good thing, but I can’t perfect everything, and have learned to do my best. Additionally, I participated in volleyball from my freshman year to my senior year, this is where I realized that I can be shy when I don’t know what I’m doing, but I never gave up and became a very good player. In between my senior and junior year I went to Girls State, hosted by American Legions, where I learned so much about the government and a little bit of what college might be; which leads to when I went to Snow College and became involved in Rural Health Scholars. There I learned more about health care careers and continued to do community service. Through all of these activities I feel like I have grown and improved my strengths, especially my communication skills. For example, I’m a teacher’s