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In celebration of Medical Radiation Technologists (MRT) Week, Nova Scotia Health is highlighting some of the amazing MRTs working across the province. Today, we feature Miranda Thomson, manager of Diagnostic Imaging and Non-Invasive Cardiac Investigation at Aberdeen Regional Hospital in New Glasgow.
From an early age, Thomson knew she wanted a career in healthcare. She was initially only aware of traditional roles like nursing and medicine, but upon discovering the field of Medical Radiation Technology, she was “all in.”
She graduated from the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Health Science and did her clinical training through the Moncton Hospital School of Radiologic Technology. Thomson has been practicing as an MRT for the past sixteen years.
Born in New Brunswick and despite having lived in eight provinces and one territory, Thomson has always considered herself an Atlantic Canadian.
“I was an RCMP kid and travelled all over,” she said. “I left the East Coast after graduation and went to Alberta. Then my personal life took me to Yellowknife.”
Thomson and her husband spent a decade raising their family up North but eventually wanted to be closer to family as their sons got older. In 2019, Thomson spotted an MRT job opportunity with Nova Scotia Health for maternity leave coverage in New Glasgow and decided this was her sign that it was time to come back to Atlantic Canada, relocating to northern Nova Scotia.
“I love the greenery! The trees, the fall colours — it’s all just spectacular,” she shared.
Since moving to Nova Scotia, she has enjoyed the beautiful Nova Scotian landscapes often while walking her dogs and listening to podcasts.
When asked about the most rewarding part of her job she said, “I love that as MRTs we help patients on their journey to diagnosis and care. I love that we are caring professionals and technological experts.”
Now within a managerial role, she described the most rewarding part of leading a team being, “seeing the excitement in our MRTs when new equipment is coming, or they have the opportunity to learn something new.”
Thomson shared that she continues to learn new things every day in this profession and has found great community amongst her fellow MRTs within the hospital, provincially and nationally.
Thank you, Miranda Thomson, for your expertise, dedication and hard work helping patients within Nova Scotia. You are appreciated for all that you do!