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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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