SPOTLIGHT
RISING
STAR NELIDA TROUT-LACY BY JOHN WALLACE
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elida Trout-Lacy, R.T. (MR)(ARRT), holds a bachelor’s degree in diagnostic imaging and is the radiology manager at Watsonville Community Hospital in California. Her imaging journey began, and continues to be fueled by her amazement of physics. “Honestly, I am still amazed at how physics work to produce an image. To see someone’s anatomy from the inside out. I am amazed at how images are produced not only to see anatomy but physiology through nuclear medicine. I am excited to see how technology will continue to expand to better serve our patients’ diagnostic needs,” Trout-Lacy said. It is a journey that has not been easy, but it is rewarding. ICE recently found out more about this rising star via a question-and-answer session.
Nelida Trout-Lacy hopes to become an imaging director in the next five years.
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ICEMAGAZINE | AUGUST 2022
Q: WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? OR, WHERE ARE YOU FROM? A: I am originally from Mazatlán, Mexico and grew up in the rural community of Watsonville, California. Q: WHERE DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR IMAGING TRAINING/ EDUCATION? A: In June of 2019, I received my Associates of Science degree in MRI. I quickly enrolled in the Bachelor’s of Science in diag-
ADVANCING THE IMAGING PROFESSIONAL
