School of Radiologic Technology - Regional West Medical Center
School of Radiologic Technology - Regional West Medical Center
School of Radiologic Technology - Regional West Medical Center
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Clinical Educational Settings<br />
Educational Advisory Committee<br />
The radiography program is under the direction <strong>of</strong> the program director with advisement from the<br />
medical advisor, the Instructors’ Committee, and the Educational Advisory Committee. The advisory<br />
committee is composed <strong>of</strong> the program director, medical advisor, a <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong> radiology administrator,<br />
clinical instructors, didactic instructors, student and staff representatives, and a public member. The<br />
committee handles a variety <strong>of</strong> responsibilities including evaluation and development <strong>of</strong> curriculum,<br />
program effectiveness, discipline <strong>of</strong> the student and future development <strong>of</strong> the program.<br />
Clinical Educational Settings<br />
Each day, students assist technologists and physicians in performing radiographic<br />
procedures. The student, after demonstrating competency, will perform examinations without direct<br />
assistance. However, no matter how high the level <strong>of</strong> clinical experience a student has achieved, a<br />
technologist is always available to provide guidance to the student during procedures. Currently, the<br />
program has six different locations where students acquire clinical experience.<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Center</strong> ~ Scottsbluff, Nebraska<br />
Three different radiography departments within the medical center complex are designated as clinical<br />
education settings, <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong> Imaging Services Department with in the hospital, <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong><br />
Physicians Clinic - Orthopeadics, and <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong> Physicians Clinic - Family Practice and Internal<br />
Medicine.<br />
<strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Center</strong> is the largest clinical educational setting for the program. Continual<br />
updating <strong>of</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>West</strong>’s Imaging Services makes this department one <strong>of</strong> the most modern in the<br />
region. The department is staffed with 39 registered technologists and a six-member radiology nursing<br />
staff. In 2009 Radiology Imaging Associates (RIA) began providing radiology services and interpretation <strong>of</strong><br />
images for the Imaging Services Department. RIA is a 63 member group located in Denver,Colorado.<br />
Interventional radiology services are provided through the <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>West</strong> Physician Clinic. Services available through the Imaging<br />
Services Department are:<br />
• Bone densitometry<br />
• C-arm Imaging<br />
• Computed tomography (CT)<br />
• Digital subtraction angiography<br />
• Computed and direct digital radiology<br />
• Digital fluoroscopy<br />
• Magnetic resonance imaging<br />
• Digital mammography<br />
• Interventional radiography<br />
• Mobile radiography<br />
• Nuclear medicine (including SPECT and PET imaging)<br />
• O-Ring Imaging<br />
• Stereotactic mammographic biopsy<br />
• Tomography<br />
• Ultrasonography (abdominal and obstetrics)<br />
• Vascular duplex sonography<br />
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