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Published on: 8/20/2004
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Working in a metropolis has put Samara Moore, RT(R), right in the middle of everythingâ€"from progressive technology to the profession's continuing quest for higher standards.
“I have the opportunity to see so much here,†said Moore, a staff technologist and clinical instructor in neuroradiology and interventional radiology at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
“We do state-of-the-art procedures with cutting-edge technology.BJH is one of the only facilities for miles that perform aneurysm coilings, so a large volume of patients come to the facility for that procedure,†said Moore, who runs the bi-plane angio equipment and says the best part of her job is seeing sick patients get better because of the treatment she helps deliver.
A close second is her position as a clinical instructor, where she is responsible for teaching several classes and organizing clinical rotation for senior radiography students.
“I love bringing up future technologists.My goal is to put the professionalism back into our field instead of it being ‘just another job,' she said. “Too many professions have ended up like that and I want to bring students up to feel proud of what they are doing.â€
Moore also serves as legislative activities chair for the Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists (MSRT).In this capacity, she keeps the society's members informed of all activities on the state and federal levels, especially those having to do with securing licensing standards for medical imaging professionals.
Missouri is one of nine states that do not have state licensure for medical imaging professionals, said Moore, who helped to organize the MSRT's “R.T. in J.C.†program, which is in its second year.Modeled after the ASRT's “R.T. in D.C.†event, Missouri radiologic technologists visit state legislators in Jefferson City, the state capital, to lobby on behalf of a bill that would require imaging professionals to have licenses in Missouri.
“This year was very successful, we had a lot of positive feedback from legislators,†said Moore, who was recently notified that the Missouri House approved the bill, which will now go to the state Senate for consideration.
Moore also participated in last April's “R.T. in D.C.,†where she and fellow members of the MSRT delegation met with elected officials from Missouri and other states to encourage them to pass the federal CARE bill.        Â
Moore's commitment to her profession took root almost from the day she first stepped into X-ray school.
“We were encouraged to become members of local and state societies, so I did both and I have stayed very active,†said Moore, who dreamed of becoming a technologist since she was a fifth grader in rural Kirksville, Mo.Her grandmother worked in the linen department of a small hospital and brought her to work for Career Day.From the moment Moore walked into the X-ray department, where her grandmother had arranged for her to spend the day, she was hooked.
“I fell in love with the different technology, it just fascinated me,†said Moore, who went on to attend the radiography program at Barnes Jewish School of Nursing and Allied Health.Upon graduating, she worked in general diagnostic imaging for a year at BJH, performing CT scans and working in the hospital's operating and emergency rooms.She then moved to the department of neuroradiology, where she has spent most of her 9 years at the facility.
“Ever since I was a student, I had a big interest in neuro. I wasn't expecting to work in it right away, but the opportunity arose and I jumped on it,†said Moore, a single mother of 3-year-old Zachary and 8-year-old Carrie who spends her free time with her kids while they hunt, fish, dance and attend church activities together.
Moore said her plans for the future include running for president-elect of MSRT and continuing to be a role-model for her students.
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