Lisa-Gaye Burnett

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Country and place of work

Kingston, Jamaica

How long have you been a radiographer?

20+ years.

Where did you train?

School of Radiography, Jamaica

How long was your training?

5 years.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

I enjoy that I am able to aid the physician in making the diagnosis to help a patient become well again and to help younger radiologists and radiographers learn the art of the profession.

What is the most challenging/difficult part of your job and why?

The most challenging part of my job is to motivate the younger radiographers to keep up the standards and at the same time to gain their utmost job satisfaction from this. It has become increasingly difficult to this as the culture of the younger generation changes and the means to motivate them is becoming harder.

How many patients do you help each week approximately?

25-30

What is the most memorable or happiest moment of your radiography career and why?

The most memorable moment of my career occurs when I hear some of the younger radiographers correctly quote some bit of information that I have imparted to them and follow the directions without prompting. It makes me feel good because it proves that I am making a positive impact on their professional lives and hopefully it will stand them in good stead.

If you could change or improve one thing about your working life, what would it be?

I would like to be able to improve the working conditions in my department and implement the necessary protocols for a good quality assurance programme.

Have you ever worked as a radiographer outside your home country? If not, have you considered it?

No and yes I have considered it.

What advice would you give to someone thinking about becoming a radiographer?

I would tell them that it is a good profession to enter but not to become bogged down in the day to day, to move up and onward as the profession grows so should they grow with it.

How do you see the role of the radiographer/technologist developing in the future?

I see the role of the radiographer becoming more involved in the treatment of a patient rather than the role it now plays in the diagnostic capacity. As the imaging modes increase and become more user dependent, the role of the diagnostician will also evolve.