LocumLife - September 2008 - (Page 13) down for several days this summer. Calls could not come in or go out, nor could we place calls within the building,” recalls Dr. Isom. “The staff automatically resorted to using our personal cell phones and smartphones to make contact with each other. That was a relief because they allowed us to go about business as usual.” WRITTEN IN TEXT “The technology explosion has propelled radiology forward 50 years,” states Parag Kanvinde, MD, PhD, a 5-year veteran radiologist with five active state licenses and previous experience in nuclear medicine research. “Now, not having a computer to a radiologist would be the equivalent of a cardiologist or a pulmonologist ascultating the heart and lungs without a stethoscope.” Throughout his clinical career, Dr. Kanvinde intermittently accepted locum tenens opportunities. It has only been within the past 18 months that he switched over to LEARN THE LINGO Global Positioning System (GPS): A portable electronic device—using a network of orbiting satellites to determine location, speed, direction, and time—that can help you find your way to (and around) a new town. Local access network (LAN): A local computer network for communication between multiple computers. Personal digital assistant (PDA): A lightweight, palm-sized computer, typically employing a touch-sensitive screen, that you can use to store contact information and schedules, as well as view films, write prescriptions, find specialty specific drug references, or use calculation tools. Both Pocket PCs and larger handheld personal computers (with wider displays and full keyboards) fall into this category as well. Smartphone: Smaller handheld devices combine e-mail, text messaging, Internet access, telephone services, PDA options, and computing functions to assist you in your practice and help you stay in touch with family and friends. Texting: A brief, electronic message sent and received via a wireless network and viewed on any number of mobile or handheld devices. Circle Career Card No. 608 SEPTEMBER 2008 LocumLife 13 http://www.mdainc.com http://www.mdainc.com
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