CCRHS - Radiologic Science Program Newsletter 2017

Program Newsletter Radiologic Science Issue 1

College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences at East Tennessee State University

Greetings and welcome to the inaugural radiologic science newsletter. We are excited to show you some of the things happening in our program!

Department of Allied Health Sciences Radiologic Science Department Chair Ester Verhovsek verhovse@etsu.edu Program Director Shirley Cherry cherrys@etsu.edu 1000 Jason Witten Way Elizabethton, TN 37643 423-547-4900 www.etsu.edu/crhs

Faculty News Welcome to Andrew Swartzentruber, our newest faculty member, assistant professor and Director of Clinical Education! Andrew received his master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of St. Francis in 2015 and a bachelor’s in Healthcare Leadership in 2012, also from the University of St. Francis.

He has been a Radiologic Technologist for 12 years and is registered in Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Andrew’s research interests are in MRI and CT safety, which includes improving the knowledge and effectively educating technologists on the importance of MRI and CT safety.

Congratulations to Shirley Cherry, Program Director, on receiving CCRHS’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching!

Department and Student News From November 5-11, the students and program faculty celebrated National Radiologic Technology Week.

We commemorated the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on November 8, 1895. The week-long celebration called attention to the important role medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals play in patient care and health care safety.

Radiologic science students recently took over the college Instagram account (@etsu_ccrhs) to show some of the ways they are working together and learning how to positively impact patient’s lives! Below are several of the images from this fall.

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Radiologic Science’s 40th Anniversary This year, we are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of our Radiography program here at East Tennessee State University! A dinner was held at the Blackthorn Club in October to celebrate our program’s anniversary.

Invest in the future by giving Ways to Give

By Check: Payable to ETSU Foundation with CCRHS in the memo line.

By Credit Card: Call 423-439-4242 and a staff member will assist you with your gift.

Mail to: ETSU Foundation P.O. Box 70721 Johnson City, TN 37614 Online: Go to, http://www.etsu.edu Click “Give” to go to Online Giving page. Designate the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences.

For additional ways to give: Contact Leslie Salling, Director of Development at 423-439-7085 or sallingl@etsu.edu.

Fall 2017 ETSU is an AA/EEO employer. ETSU-212-17 3.217M

The radiologic science program faculty are requesting donations to enable us to endow the Phil Carney Radiography Scholarship Fund. Once the fund is fully endowed, the scholarship can be given out every year through the interest of the account. It was established in memory of Phillip D. Carney who was employed by LeConte Medical Center for 39 years, where he served as the Director of Radiology. He was a mentor to numerous students and encouraged them to be their best and honor their chosen profession. In his words, "It is our job to open doors for others." The students who passed through his doors remember his words of encouragement, "Just come back each day."

If you would like to contribute to this fund, please follow the giving instructions and put "Phil Carney Scholarship" in the memo line of your gift.

Ways to connect with us @etsuccrhs @etsu_ccrhs www.etsu.edu/crhs

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