Five ASRT members have been selected to receive this year’s $4,000 Siemens Healthineers Education Journey Award to attend the educational or professional conference of their choice.
The award promotes peer-to-peer education and supports professional development in the radiologic technology community by covering conference registration fees, travel and lodging for three ASRT members.
The recipients of the 2019 Siemens Education Journey Award are:
Julie Gill, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(QM)University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, will attend the ASRT Educational Symposium and Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-28, 2020.
Carlen Hardy, B.S., R.T.(R), Trinity Hospital, will attend Siemens Innovations for Imaging in Las Vegas, April 21-23, 2020.
Sierra Montoya, R.T.(R)(M)(BD), Kaiser Permanente, will attend the ASRT Educational Symposium and Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-28, 2020.
Michelle Morris, R.T.(R)(MR), CDI and Multicare, will attend the ASRT Educational Symposium and Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 24-28, 2020.
Alvaro Silveira, R.T.(R)(CT)(MR), VA Northern California Health Care System, will attend Siemens Innovations for Imaging in Las Vegas, April 21-23, 2020.
"Siemens Healthineers is proud to align with the ASRT Foundation to demonstrate our commitment to fostering continuing education opportunities for radiologic technologists," said Nanci Wozniak, Vice President of Education & Workforce Solutions at Siemens Healthineers. "It is our hope that receiving this grant will facilitate the development of new professional skills and improve workplace efficiency for recipients, which will translate into higher quality patient outcomes in the future."
Chief Operating Officer for the ASRT Foundation and Executive Vice President of Development and Corporate Relations, Steve Hardy, M.S., R.T.(R)(T)(CT), CMD, said, "We are honored to partner with Siemens Healthineers again to offer this opportunity to the medical imaging and radiation therapy community. The generous support of Siemens is pivotal to ensuring a brighter future for the profession by facilitating knowledge sharing among professional colleagues."