UTMC Radiology’s Alumni Newsletter
Summer 2012, Issue 5
The Reading Room Note from Our Chair
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fter four years as Chair, Dr. Mark McKinney accepted a position at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and I was named Interim Chair on July 1, 2012. I want to thank Dr. McKinney for his support of the residency program and for the many accomplishments over his tenure (see page 7 for more details). A search committee has been formed and is chaired by Dr. Eric Carlson of the Department of Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery. Ads have been placed and it is anticipated that a new Chair will be selected by late 2012 or early 2013.
Kathleen Hudson, MD Radiology Chair
I also want to thank Mr. Wayne Thompson who retired this year. He has been part of the department since 1989 and taught physics to 134 UTMC Radiology and Nuclear Medicine residents (see page 6 for more details). This has been a very productive academic year for our residents with 38 national, regional and local presentations. Three national and one local presentation received awards. We are pleased with the 100% pass rate on the recent oral boards. Three faculty members were oral board examiners in May 2012: Dr. Yong Bradley in Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Judson Gash in Genitourinary, and myself in Breast Imaging. This is a great honor for our program. Thank you, Kathy Hudson, MD
New Medical Physicist
Welcome Stephen Handley, MS
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MC Radiology is honored to welcome Stephen Handley, MS as a new addition to the medical physics staff and who is also serving as our new Radiation Safety Officer. As a Diagnostic Medical Physicist, Mr. Handley will be working with our other medical physicist Alex Pasciak, PhD to support a wide variety of tasks and needs in the department. In his new position, Mr. Handley will perform physics testing on diagnostic and nuclear medicine equipment, provide guest lectures to our residents, maintain our radioactive material license, and oversee our radiation safety program.
earning his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemical Engineering in 2003. He then went on to pursue a M.S. in Health Physics from Texas A&M University in 2004 and later a M.S. in Medical Physics from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in 2008.
In his spare time, he enjoys Medical Physicist running, mountain biking, Stephen Handley hiking, reading, trying Prior to joining us, Mr. Handley served as Medical new restaurants, church small-group activities, and Physicist for 2 years at Hillcrest Medical Center in supporting his wife in her pursuit of triathlons. A Tulsa, OK. Earlier in his career, Stephen worked as a native Knoxvillian, his wife Bethany attended UT on a Health Physicist in the Radiation Protection Department swimming scholarship and now races in the professional at Brown’s Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, AL. Stephen triathlon circuit. Stephen and his wife Bethany will began his educational experience in his home state celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary this coming of Missouri from the University of Missouri-Rolla, Thanksgiving.
Graduation Banquet Welcome Freshmen
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Resident Research and Academics
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Faculty Spotlight Program Support
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