{"id":3543,"date":"2018-11-02T16:25:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T16:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2019-04-24T07:28:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T13:28:33","slug":"tstc-alumna-finds-satisfying-career-in-hutto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=3543","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Alumna Finds Satisfying Career in Hutto"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WACO) \u2013 Sarah Elliott proves that the field of biomedical equipment technology is not just for men.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is kind of priceless to walk on-site and see the surprised looks on some of the technologists\u2019 faces because they have never seen a woman in this business, and the sense of accomplishment you feel when you prove you are just as capable of doing the job as a man,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elliott, a Texas State Technical College alumna, is a biomedical equipment technician at KEI Medical Imaging Services in Hutto.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do place (graduates) in the Austin area,\u201d said Mark Plough, TSTC\u2019s biomedical and medical imaging technology statewide chair. \u201cThe way it is growing, I am sure we will see more graduates going there. The companies that come and hire our students are particularly interested in females.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Elliott graduated in 2017 from TSTC\u2019s Biomedical Equipment Technology program. She said she was glad to think through technical scenarios on similar equipment she would see in the field.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere were only three women in my graduating class,\u201d she said. \u201cSince I have been in the field, I personally haven\u2019t met any other female biomedical equipment technicians or field service engineers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Elliott learned about her employer from an acquaintance. On a recent week, her work took her to the Dallas and Houston areas to troubleshoot and calibrate machines.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWalk on-site with confidence, and nobody will ever question your abilities,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elliott said it is a challenge balancing work and family. She lives in Hutto during the week and travels to Coolidge on weekends to see her family. <\/span><\/p>\n

She is a 2007 graduate of Coolidge High School.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been fascinated with taking things apart and putting them back together to see how things work,\u201d Elliott said.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on Texas State Technical College, go to www.tstc.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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