1. I ended up presenting at an international conference just by being lucky

Even though I lacked the knowledge and experience 🤫

Hello, this is Wernicke, currently in a panic because a new life-scale problem (?) has emerged.
So many things happen...

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Well, the content I intend to leave behind over the next few entries is about international conferences.

In the past, I have participated in major international conferences on diagnostic radiology a total of three times, and two of those times were after my abstracts were accepted.

This was a wonderful experience I gained because, at the time, my luck was at its absolute best.

I would like to record what I did to participate in major international conferences despite my lack of academic knowledge, and my experiences at that time.
I hope that if there are others who feel the same way or are anxious, my articles might give them a little bit of courage.

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At the hospital where I started my career as a new graduate, I was in a research team with senior radiologic technologists and colleagues.
That said, it wasn't something I did because I wanted to; participating in that team was almost mandatory in my first year, and it was decided (?) that I would present at a regional conference in my second year.

The research activities, which had started out of necessity, continued to drag on even after my first conference presentation, as I couldn't find a way to leave.

At the time, I was conducting joint research with a certain company. There were also diagnostic radiologists on the research team, and looking back, I think it was the ultimate team. Being invited to join such an ultimate team was truly a matter of good timing and luck.

What I was doing was research on image evaluation using mammography equipment.

I changed jobs with the goal of building my career.
Even after changing hospitals, I continued to participate in the research team.
I traveled a three-hour drive one way for the sake of this research team.

However, going on a three-hour one-way trip almost every week gradually became difficult, and there was so much to learn at my new hospital, so my research activities began to fall by the wayside.
Since I wasn't that motivated to begin with, the physical distance and busyness quickly distanced me from the research activities.

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Around that time, I received an invitation from my new hospital to join a team that included not just radiologic technologists but also doctors.
And this was a joint research team from a certain company.
Having already experienced regional and national conference presentations in Japan, I decided to take the plunge and join.

That said, I had always just followed the instructions of my seniors until then.
Personally, I had absolutely no knowledge or skills.
I ended up in an ultimate team through sheer momentum and enthusiasm.

Furthermore, what I was to do in partnership with a doctor was clinical research using CT imaging equipment in the cardiovascular surgery field. Everything was different from what I had done before, and there was too much to relearn.

Every day I studied new things, and after work, I would scan various things with the CT device or try changing the images.
That doctor also often accompanied me, and because my basic knowledge was so poor, he sometimes even gave me lectures.
Even though he must have been busy with clinical work, he trained me quite patiently, and I am truly grateful.

As this ultimate team, we presented our results at multiple domestic conferences.
I challenged myself broadly, including conferences for radiologic technologists, conferences on CT imaging examinations, conferences for doctors, and conferences on cardiovascular surgery.

I believe this is something I was only able to experience because I belonged to this team.

I truly felt that I am lucky, have good timing, and am blessed with a great environment and people.
There were tough times, but I'm glad I hung in there and gave it a try.

I had already experienced and learned so many things that I felt full, but that was when the team doctor said this.

👨🏻‍⚕️"Alright, let's go to an international conference. The goal is to present at RSNA (the largest international conference in the world for diagnostic radiology)."

...!?!?
No, no, no, RSNA, as in *that* one!?
Me!?
That was the feeling I had when I received (and brushed off, haha) the doctor's words.

The rest will be in the next article.
This was Wernicke🪄

Thank you for reading until the end.
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I'm also looking forward to your comments and follows🧚🏻‍♀️