Bolstered by $421K Skills Capital Grant from Baker-Polito 政府
2/26/20
北亚当斯，马萨诸塞州.—Massachusetts College of Liberal 艺术s (MCLA) is proud to announce
that its new health sciences bachelor’s degree with a concentration in radiologic
technology is now accepting students for the Fall 2020 semester. 这个项目一直在
approved through the MCLA governance process and the Joint Review Committee on 教育
in 放射技术, and students completing the degree are eligible to sit for
the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Radiography examination.
MCLA now offers one of only five accredited programs in the Northeast in a field that demonstrates 100 percent job placement. MCLA will also be able to provide students in health sciences and radiologic technology programs with the most up-to-date equipment to prepare them for careers in radiology through a $421,546 Skills Capital Grant awarded by the Baker-Polito 政府 to update equipment and expand student enrollment in programs that provide career education. (阅读全文 在这里
In Fall 2019, MCLA became the official teach-out partner for the radiologic sciences program of Southern Vermont College (SVC) following its closure. MCLA与 Berkshire Health Systems and its North Adams Berkshire Medical Center Campus to ensure that students in the program were able to complete their degrees without interruption.
“T在这里 is high demand for qualified candidates in the health care industry, including in radiology, and the demand is only growing,” said MCLA President James F. Birge. “By offering a radiologic technology program at MCLA, students will benefit from being well trained for an in-demand industry, and the local community will benefit by having highly skilled health care providers close to home.”
According to the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission’s Blueprint, health care is the largest and fastest-growing industry sector in Berkshire County. 这种新的集中 will prepare students for careers in radiology and a variety of specialty modalities, and provide students with the most up-to-date equipment, including a digital direct X-Ray system, an Anatomage table, and upgraded online technology to support distance 学习.
Further developing relationships with Berkshire Health Systems, the largest employer in the county, will create an academic environment positioned for excellence, with clinical rotations and internships for students to put their knowledge to work right 在我们的社区里.
“Highly trained radiologic technologists are essential to Berkshire Health Systems as we provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art imaging throughout the Berkshires,” said David Phelps, president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems. “我们很自豪 be collaborating with MCLA on the development and implementation of a radiologic technology major, providing local access to this critical training program at MCLA and our North BMC Adams校区. 放射技术 is a growing field and this program can help to fill the vital need for technologists to serve our patients. 我们的社区 will also benefit greatly from the addition of these skilled positions in the Berkshire 劳动力.”
According to the 2017 staffing survey completed by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, mammography and MRI will continue to have consistent growth, as 63 percent of all technologists today range from age 40-65. 这种短缺是没有预料到的 再过10到15年才会达到顶峰.
