Leadership
Leadership is influencing others by your character, humility, and example. It is recognizable when others follow in word and deed without obligation or coercion. (Sonny Newman). During my three-year career in the medical dosimetry field, I have had numerous roles of leadership. Here below I list just a few of them:
1. Journal Club Coordinator
I was appointed to this role in my second year as a dosimetrist in my department. The role involves, making an annual schedule for presenters (dosimetrists and medical dosimetry students). I was responsible for reminding presenters when it’s their turn, and making sure they circulate their journal presentations to other members in advance. Other tasks involved leading fellow clinical instructors in evaluating the students’ presentation skills for the purposes of helping the students improve on the same. This is a role I loved very much and I am happy to have been appointed to this role in my 3rd year of dosimetry once again.
2. Group Leader
During my second semester in the Masters in Dosimetry program I assumed the group leader role on a class project. The class was subdivided into groups, and our group was required to solve some basic statistical problems. My role was to allocate problems to each member of my group. In the end I was responsible for putting all the answers together as well as verifying them before I posted them to the discussion forum. I learned a lot on this assignment, both as a student and leader.
It is my hope that after I graduate, my department will allocate me more responsibilities both in research and in the school; roles that I always derive a lot of self-satisfaction in.
1. Journal Club Coordinator
I was appointed to this role in my second year as a dosimetrist in my department. The role involves, making an annual schedule for presenters (dosimetrists and medical dosimetry students). I was responsible for reminding presenters when it’s their turn, and making sure they circulate their journal presentations to other members in advance. Other tasks involved leading fellow clinical instructors in evaluating the students’ presentation skills for the purposes of helping the students improve on the same. This is a role I loved very much and I am happy to have been appointed to this role in my 3rd year of dosimetry once again.
2. Group Leader
During my second semester in the Masters in Dosimetry program I assumed the group leader role on a class project. The class was subdivided into groups, and our group was required to solve some basic statistical problems. My role was to allocate problems to each member of my group. In the end I was responsible for putting all the answers together as well as verifying them before I posted them to the discussion forum. I learned a lot on this assignment, both as a student and leader.
It is my hope that after I graduate, my department will allocate me more responsibilities both in research and in the school; roles that I always derive a lot of self-satisfaction in.