September 6, 2006
Eight graduate from Marquette General
School of Radiography
An informal graduation tea was held Friday, August
18, 2006 at Marquette General Hospital to honor the 2006 graduates
of the Marquette General Health System School of Radiography.
The eight graduates include Brandon Baldwin of Florence, Wi.,
who will further his education in a radiation therapy program;
Bruce Carley of Cooks, who has accepted a position in Florida;
Katie Geurts of Gladstone who is joining OSF St. Francis Hospital
in Escanaba; Janelle Kirby of Escanaba, who will work at Marquette
General while continuing her education at NMU; Jonelle Peterson
of Ishpeming who is joining Marquette General; Keith LeMoine of
Marquette who is joining the Alliance Imaging Upper Peninsula
Network; Sara Turay of Ishpeming, who is joining Marquette General;
and Marci Valesano of Crystal Falls, who is joining Iron County
Community Hospital.
The
Marquette General Health System School of Radiography recently
held a tea for the graduating Class of 2006. From the left are
graduates, (top row) Bruce Carley of Cooks, Keith LeMoine of Marquette,
Sara Turay of Ishpeming, Katie Geurts of Gladstone, Brandon Baldwin
of Florence Wi., (Bottom row) Jonelle Peterson of Ishpeming, Marci
Valesano of Crystal Falls and Janelle Kirby of Escanaba.
To date, there are 152 graduates from the program, with 51 percent
(78) employed in the Upper Peninsula: 39 at MGHS and 39 in other
hospitals and services throughout the UP.
A radiographer or diagnostic imager is a health care professional
who utilizes ionizing radiation to produce images including x-rays,
CT, PET, and MRI scans of the body’s internal structures.
A radiologist then views these images for diagnosis of disease
or injury.
The MGHS School of Radiography is a six-semester, two-year program
divided into theory and clinical experience components. Academic
courses are completed at Marquette General and Northern Michigan
University.
The curriculum includes essential courses in anatomy, physiology,
pathology, radiation biology and protection, radiation physics,
patient care, anatomy and procedures, diagnostic imaging equipment,
imaging processes and computer operation. Graduates qualify to
take their certification exams, and have the option to continue
their education in CT, MRI, and other imaging modalities.
The MGHS School of Radiography is accredited by the Joint Review
Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
For more information on the program, applications or admission
requirements contact School of Radiography Director JoAnna Perucco
at 225-4916 or 1-800-562-9753, ext. 4916, e-mail at jperucco@mgh.org.
or visit our web address at www.mgh.org/education/radsch/index.html.
