Bluefield State College - September News Releases

BSC Rad. Tech Grads, Class of '05, Achieve 100% Licensure Passage Rate and 100% Placement as of August 1

(Bluefield)—Bluefield State College's 2005 Radiologic Technology graduates who have taken the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists’ certification examination have achieved a 100 % passage rate, as of August 1. BSC RadTech program director Melissa Haye has confirmed that 100% of the students who sought employment after graduation in May, 2005 are employed in their field, as of August 1. "They are employed in areas including general radiography, MRI, Radiation Therapy, and Computerized Tomography," she said.

"The 2005 graduates worked very hard to successfully complete the program and now have been rewarded with passage on their certification examination,” Haye added. “I am extremely proud of their accomplishment and know that their employers are happy to have them on staff. These graduates are employed locally and regionally in many different modalities of the radiology profession."

The BSC RadTech program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), having received official notification that it had been awarded continuing national accreditation of eight years from JRCERT in October, 2001. JRCERT is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the national agency for the accreditation of educational programs for the radiographer and radiation therapist, and is responsible for all accreditation actions.

RadTech Program faculty include Melissa Haye, M.S. R.T.(R) (Director); Angela Lambert, M.S. R.T.(R) (Clinical Coordinator); Vanessa M. Godfrey, ASRT (R), Instructor; Robin M. Gibson, BSRT (R)(CT), Clinical Instructor Princeton Community Hospital; Wendy S. Harrah, BSRT (R) (CT) (M), Clinical Instructor Plateau Medical Center; Richard L. Gibson, ASRT (R), Clinical Instructor Bluefield Regional Medical Center, and; Jason M. Wilcox, ASRT (R), Clinical Instructor Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital.

September 6, 2005