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- Diagnostic Medical Sonography student at Mount Aloysius College
“I encourage you to seek out opportunities, even if they are not required. Sometimes they are not always laid out in front of you, so take the initiative to reach out and ask anyways. My shadowing experience did not just give me volunteer hours, but instead, it gave me valuable information I used to make one of the biggest decisions of my life. By the time I started my sonography program, I was not wondering what the profession would actually be like. I had already seen it firsthand.”
Katrina Valente is a Diagnostic Medical Sonography student at Mount Aloysius College in Pennsylvania, studying Abdomen, OB/GYN, Vascular, and Breast. She is pursuing her bachelor’s degree with plans to graduate in 2027. When she is not studying or at clinical, she enjoys relaxing, exploring opportunities to learn more about sonography, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. She is also the winner of the 2025 Ultrasound Schools Info sonography student scholarship.