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The Creation of an E-Portfolio

Long time no blog!

I never thought I would end up on this blog page again. However, I have stumbled upon this page thanks to school of all things! I completely re-designed my account and even changed the name to reflect this new chapter in my life.

I have recently begun the first course in my Master of Health Studies degree through Athabasca University and social media and overall content curation is the first subject that we are touching on as it relates to our roles as healthcare professionals.

So before I go any further, here is an introduction to my current world!

Hello everyone,

 My name is Giselle Tucker and I am very much looking forward to this next step with you all!

I was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica and from there, I immigrated to New Brunswick, Canada where I graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science degree in Nuclear Medicine from the University of New Brunswick. Thereafter, I made another solo move from Moncton, NB to Windsor, ON where I am currently working as a Nuclear Medicine and Bone Densitometry Technologist at an Independent Health Facility.

However, within the next month, I will be rejoining my fiancé in Moncton as we embark on a new adventure with our kitten Mordin and relocate to Edmonton, Alberta due to my fiancé’s position in the Canadian Armed Forces.

I truly enjoy my career and I am passionate about providing excellent patient-centred care and being an instrument of change for areas I believe need to improve. I have hopes of expanding my capabilities to include management roles such as a Director of Diagnostic Imaging position (My mother always said to “speak it into existence”) and in the role of post-secondary education.

With all of that being said, all work and no play makes Jill a very dull girl and as such, I enjoy watching YouTube videos, catching up on my favourite series on Netflix, attending Zumba classes and spending time with my family and friends.
I cannot wait to learn more about each of you as we go through this journey together.

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 -Giselle (TheKryptoniteChick)
See you soon! 


                                                                

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