2008 Woodie Awards
Radiology Sciences grads score in 98th percentile
JOSLYN SALOW
News Writer
Issue date: 3/8/07 Section: News
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Darlene Travis, program director for the Diagnostic Radiology Program, said that the ARRT is the only national credentialing agency for the diagnostic radiologic sciences community.
“The American Registry is a credentialing body in that it provides a mechanism to hold accountable individuals vying for a career to have a certain depth of level of knowledge so you have to pass the test by 75 percent as well as the program directors have to validate completion of specific content areas,” Travis said.
Travis attributed much of the radiology students’ success to the competitive nature of the program and its requirements. She said that out of nearly 100 applicants they have every year, only 24-to-30 are accepted into the program.
“We ground our education in a really strong science and theory background. Our students do a lot of laboratories, they do a lot of research, they do community events, they go to cultural events and they also spend, probably for the associate degree, about 1,350 hours in internship,” Travis said.
Travis explained the advantage that students have while they are working toward internship credit at their clinical sites.
“Being in Boise, Idaho, we are blessed to have the ability for our students to work in environments that practice state-of-the-art practices and provide state-of-the-art equipment. Our students put a lot of work and a lot of effort into their three years,” Travis said. “We really push our students to be in the forefront of the field and not to be a responder to the field.”
According to Travis, students in the radiology program range from first semester freshmen to students with a degree returning for a different career choice.
Kevin Anderson, a student returning for a career change, was one of the 28 students who took the 2006 ARRT test. Anderson earned his associate degree and is currently a senior working on a Bachelor of Science in radiologic sciences.
Anderson said that the radiology program at BSU prepares you well and is thorough in the educational process.
“The program prepares you to be a critical thinker when you get out in the health care environment,” Anderson said, “It creates a good foundation for you to spring forward in what you want to do.”
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