* Jan M. Winn  [Figure1](http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/42/1/9A/F1) Jan M. Winn, MEd, RT(N), CNMT ## 2013 SPRING MEETING The spring meeting of the JRCNMT was held April 12–13, 2013, in Indianapolis, IN. During this meeting, the board of directors considered 2 substantive changes and 5 mid-cycle reports, approved voluntary withdrawal of accreditation from 3 programs due to closure, and reviewed the addition of 11 new clinical affiliates. ### Accreditation Actions Continued accreditation was granted to the following nuclear medicine technology programs: * Regis College, Weston, MA (conferred through 2020) * University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (conferred through 2015; progress report requested on standards B2.2, B2.1a, and D6) Extended accreditation was granted to the following nuclear medicine technology programs: * University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR (conferred through 2019) * Lincoln College of New England, Southington, CT (conferred through 2014) * Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, KY (conferred through 2015) * The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (conferred through 2019) * Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, NC (conferred through 2019) ## 2013 FALL MEETING The fall meeting of the JRCNMT was held November 8–9, 2013, in Oklahoma City, OK. During this meeting, the board of directors considered 2 requests for inactive status and approved voluntary withdrawal of accreditation from 3 programs. ### Accreditation Actions Continued accreditation was granted to the following nuclear medicine technology programs: * Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences, Richmond, CA (conferred through 2016; progress report requested on standards C2.5 and F1.3) * Adventist University of Health Sciences, Orlando, FL (conferred through 2020) * Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL (conferred through 2014; progress report requested on standards A1.1b and D1.6) * Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI (conferred through 2016; progress report requested on standards C2.1c and F1.3) * Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN (conferred through 2020) * St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN (conferred through 2019; progress report requested on standard A1.3d) * University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (conferred through 2018; progress report requested on standard C2.1c) * University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (conferred through 2018; progress report requested on standards E1.1e and E1.1f) * Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO (conferred through 2020) * Bronx Community College CUNY, Bronx, NY (conferred through 2015; progress report requested on standards C2.4d, E1.1e, and E1.1f) * Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH (conferred through 2014; progress report requested on standards B2.1a, B2.4, C2.2, and D5.2) * Jameson Health System, New Castle, PA (conferred through 2020) * Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences, Memphis, TN (conferred through 2020) * Galveston College, Galveston, TX (conferred through 2018; progress report requested on standard F1.3) * Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA (conferred through 2015; progress report requested on standards C2.1, C2.4e, and D6) Accreditation was extended for the following programs after submission of a satisfactory progress report: * Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, MA (conferred through 2019) * University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (conferred through 2019) * Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA (conferred through 2015) The committee will review 10 nuclear medicine technology programs seeking continued accreditation in 2014. Written third-party testimony may be submitted to the JRCNMT regarding any nuclear medicine technology program undergoing review. 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 compliance of the educational program with the *Accreditation Standards for Nuclear Medicine Technologist Education.* The following programs are undergoing review in 2014: * Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA * Delaware Technical and Community College, Wilmington, DE * Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD * Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI * Gloucester County College, Sewell, NJ * Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Scotch Plains, NJ * Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences, Lancaster, PA * Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA * University of Vermont, Burlington, VT * Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI ### Board of Directors The 2014 Board of Directors comprises the following members: * Rodney Bowman, MD * Jimmy Council, MBA, RT(N), CNMT * Hung Q. Dam, MD * Anne Ewing, PhD * Vesper V. Grantham, MEd, RT(N), CNMT * Beth Harkness, MS, DABR * Penni Longenecker, PhD, RT(N), CNMT * Darlene Metter, MD, FACR * Leesa Ross, MA, RT(N)(CT), CNMT, PET * Partha Sinha, MD * Darla Smith, BS * Mary St. Peter, BS, RT(R)(N)(M), CNMT, FASRT * Anthony P. Yudd, MD, PhD, FACR ### 2014 JRCNMT Officers The following board members were elected to serve as officers in 2014: * Chairman: Vesper Grantham, MEd, RT(N), CNMT * Vice-Chairman: Hung Q. Dam, MD * Secretary-Treasurer: Leesa Ross, MA, RT(N)(CT), CNMT, PET