SPOTLIGHT
IN FOCUS Becky Allen loves working with health care heroes.
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s an active child, Becky Allen was always in motion … until she wasn’t. She had a fair share of sudden stops that resulted in injuries requiring X-rays. Her childhood experiences with diagnostic imaging planted a seed that blossomed into a career.
Rebecca “Becky” Allen, MS, CRA, R.T.(R), is currently the enterprise director of radiology at UC (University of Cincinnati) Health where she is responsible for the primary leadership role for all radiology services in collaboration with the chair of the department of radiology/chief of imaging for UC Health and the endoscopy department at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. 10
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When asked how she ended up in her career field she reflects on that active childhood. “It is kind of funny. As a child, I played lots of sports and had lots of X-rays taken. It really started in middle school for me,” Allen recalls. “From the time I was a junior in high school I knew I was going to go to X-ray school. It was when I was doing X-rays and CT scans I started asking ‘How can I help others?’ and that is how I got into the management side of it.” While her high school classmates were still trying to figure out what they wanted to be when they grew up, Allen was deciding which scholarship to accept. She turned down a basketball scholarship at Morehead State University when the coach who had been
recruiting her was replaced and instead accepted an academic scholarship. Upon graduation, her career began as a radiologic technologist at St. Luke Hospital West in Florence, Kentucky followed by a stint as a member of the radiology faculty at Northern Kentucky University. Fast forward to 2020 and her employment history reflects her career growth. She has served several roles along the way including clinical coordinator, director of diagnostic and oncology services and divisional director of radiology, interim assistant vice president of operations and more. Each job title came with specific responsibilities that empowered Allen as she grew into the imaging leader she is today. She had success and her fair share of mistakes along the way. The support of a strong team and a ADVANCING THE IMAGING PROFESSIONAL
