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ences, interactions with healthcare providers were always positive. These experiences, spurred on by an affinity for science, led him to pursue a career in the medical field--specifically, to X-ray technology. “I really like science and technology and that’s what attracted me to X-ray,” Lunneborg says. “I enjoyed getting to use those technologies in school and beyond, the constant learning and using new technologies to better your practice.” Lunneborg earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Technology from Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, in May 2017. The Wahpeton, North Dakota, native chose to attend Presentation because of its accredited bachelor’s degree program for technology; also, because the right-handed pitcher was able to secure a scholarship to play baseball for the Saints. After graduating and working in the X-ray field for a couple of years, however, he found that spending his days solely in that department wasn’t completely fulfilling to him. “Working in X-ray, you are with patients for such a short time and only involved in a small piece of diagnostics. I really wanted the rapport that’s established by being a provider and involved in treatment of a patient long-term,” he says. And so, ready to face another challenge, he enrolled in the University of South Dakota Physician Assistant Studies Program…
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