Technologist Section Launches
High School Outreach Program

To increase interest in the field of Nuclear Medicine as well as the number of people entering the field, the CCSNM-TS is establishing an urban outreach program designed to inform high-school students of the educational and job opportunities available in the health sciences, in general, and Nuclear Medicine, in particular. The program will be designed to have experts in the field give brief AV presentations to Junior and Senior high school students on their scheduled career days. Included will be an overview of the various Nuclear Medicine job positions that exist in the US as well a brief description of the job responsibilities. In addition, a short video presentation will include a few Nuclear Medicine images to give the attendees a sense of some of the technical aspects of our field as well as the various diseases that it is possible to diagnose.

“Many high school students in the US have little opportunity to learn about the job market, especially in the basic sciences”, reports Rebecca Sajdak, President of the CCSNM-TS. “High school “job fairs” and “career days” go a long way toward helping to solve this problem.” Historically, members of the local scientific community have volunteered their time to make short, directed presentations in their area of expertise to these high school students, giving them insight into the exciting opportunities available to them after they graduate from high school or college.

Nuclear Medicine is very appealing to those people entering the work force who are technically inclined. Coupled with the scientific challenges presented in the field and the prestige of being a Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Nuclear Medicine offers one of the highest levels of remuneration among all scientific and medical technical positions.

This is the opportune time to educate and inform students who are in the process of deciding what to do with their future. “CCSNM’s participation will place us in the forefront compared to other organizations in the field” stated Sajdak.

Objectives of the Outreach program include the following:

1. Provision of community outreach programs to maintain compliance with the requirements of State and Federal Tax Exempt Status laws

2. Bring awareness to the community about nuclear medicine technology

3. Communicate the career opportunities available in nuclear medicine technology and the exciting challenges available.

4. Give high school students information on the location and length of nuclear medicine technologist programs in their area, where registration information is available, and each school’s history in placing graduates in jobs.

5. Communicate information concerning scholarships, grants, and loans available for college students.

Persons interested in the Outreach Program or being a facilitator should contact Rebecca Sajdak at rsajdak@lumc.edu.

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