When I first began to explore healthcare as a career choice I researched a few different areas, and ultrasound stood out as interesting.

So I looked up the closest school, BCIT, and found out how to apply. Their application deadline was two months away and I didn’t meet all the criteria, but I could, if I tried.

So I took a deep breath, decided that this was what I wanted and got started. Afterwards I learned that there had been more than 200 applicants for only 24 spots in the program. That’s about a 10% chance of getting in! 

This is how I got into that ultra-competitive Sonography program. 

The hardest, most influential thing I’ve ever learned.

Confidence.

The positive and realistic perception of myself and my abilities. A belief in my own success.

So how does an inexperienced ultrasound student like me become confident? I didn't know everything, and I certainly knew that I didn't know everything. But like any other skill, it could be learned. 
So I set out to learn it!

These are my last few tricks to developing your confidence as a breast scanning sonographer. These may be the last in the series, but they are far from least. Number 3, especially, is one of all my all time favorites.

And remember, these are skills that take time and practice!

You may not get them all done for every scan, but if you always try your best, if you always strive to improve and learn from each scan, each patient and each pathology, then you will have a career of success and confidence.