JRCNMT PROCEEDINGS

Accreditation Actions

Initial accreditation was granted to the following nuclear medicine technology programs (resurvey dates in parentheses):

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (2011)

• Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac, WI (2011)

Extended accreditation was granted to the following nuclear medicine technology programs:

• St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL (2012)

• Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA (2011)

Continued accreditation was granted to the following nuclear medicine technology programs:

• Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH (2013)

• Galveston College, Galveston, TX (2008)

The committee will review 13 nuclear medicine technology programs seeking continued accreditation in 2009. Written third-party testimony may be submitted to the JRCNMT regarding any nuclear medicine technology program undergoing review. The deadline for submissions is April 1, 2009. Persons desiring to present third-party oral testimony at a board meeting must submit a written request. Third-party testimony, written and oral, must be limited to the educational program's compliance with the Essentials and Guidelines for an Accredited Educational Program for the Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

Programs undergoing review in 2009 include:

• Baptist Health Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

• Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

• University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

• Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD

• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Scotch Plains, NJ

• Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY

• Kent State University, Salem, OH

• Abington Memorial Hospital, Willow Grove, PA

• Chattanooga State Technical Community College, Chattanooga, TN

• Methodist Hospital, Memphis, TN

• St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI

• Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

Call for Input

The Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT) invites public comment on the current draft of its new Accreditation Standards for Nuclear Medicine Technologist Education. An open invitation to suggest changes is extended to all interested parties, including university and program administrators; faculty; practitioners; representatives of regulatory, certification, accreditation, state, and federal agencies; students; alumni; employers of nuclear medicine technologists; and others with an interest in the preparation of competent nuclear medicine technologists.

The current draft document is available for review by going to the JRCNMT website at http://www.jrcnmt.org. A special message on the opening page will guide you to the document. Comments must be received at the JRCNMT offices by the deadline indicated. Comments may be directed at the document in its entirety or at any individual standard. Please be specific in offering your comments, including specific language you would like to see incorporated, deleted, or amended.

Send comments via e-mail to jrcnmt{at}coxinet.net or fax to 405-285-0579. Alternatively, mail comments to Jan Winn, MEd, RT(N), CNMT, JRCNMT Executive Director, 2000 W. Danforth Rd., Suite 130, #203, Edmond OK 73003. JRCNMT values input from communities of interest and will consider all written comments in which name, affiliation, and contact information are identified. All comments will be shared with the JRCNMT Board of Directors. If you have any questions about the standards revision process, please contact me at 405-285-0546 or jrcnmt{at}coxinet.net.