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Main Page Contact Francisco Duque, 912.344.2971 For Immediate Release Nuclear Medicine Granted Extended Accreditation(June 9, 2008) Armstrong Atlantic State University's nuclear medicine program in the Department of Radiologic Sciences has received an extended national accreditation through April 2011. The extended accreditation was based on a favorable assessment of the program by graduates and their employers and in light of the 100 percent pass rate for graduates on two required national certification exams. The accrediting agency, the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology, granted initial accreditation in 2006 for three years, the maximum given to a new program. A team from the accrediting agency found no deficiencies during a visit to campus in 2006. "The lack of a deficiency and no recommendations from site visitors are rare conditions for new programs," said Rochelle Bornett Lee, program director. In 2007, all nine students in the initial graduating class passed both national accreditation exams, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification (NMTC) board exams. AASU graduates scored higher than the national average on both exams - 87.1 percent for the ARRT and 80.1 for the NMTC as compared to 84.9 and 79 percent respectively. The nuclear medicine program, in the College of Health Professions at AASU, was launched in 2004. Memorial Health University Medical Center, St. Joseph's/Candler, and Southeast Georgia Health System (SGHS) in Brunswick provided $1.2 million in support of nuclear medicine and other health professions programs, including sonography, nursing, and medical technology. "The program was the result of a perfect storm caused by a regional need for qualified medical professionals, a desire by the area's health systems to help launch the program, and a pool of students who are hungry for nuclear medicine," said Lee. Currently, there are nine students in the 2009 graduating class. Another group of nine entered in June 2008, with a projected graduation of 2010. |
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