My Path to Becoming a Radiation Therapist

Posted November 12th, 2020

My story is a personal one. It began when I was in middle school and my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. After her initial treatments, I would occasionally accompany my mom to her radiation therapy appointments. Quickly, my curiosity was peaked, and I started to ask questions …What is radiation? Is this going to […]


My Experience as the Music Volunteer at Penn

Posted April 2nd, 2020

From the time I started my graduate degree in Music therapy, I knew I wanted to do work within the medical setting. The very first class I ever took was based on methods in medical music therapy and immediately something clicked for me. I realized I wanted to be the person who brought music to […]


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I wish u knew… the rewards of working in radiation oncology

Posted October 15th, 2012

Dr. Hill-Kayser talks about working in oncology care and how her line of work can be particularly rewarding.