Radiology Program Newsletter Spring Summer 2011 - Kaskaskia ...

Kaskaskia College
Radiology Program
Volume 4, Issue 1
Spring/Summer 2011
Kaskaskia College
Radiology Program
Inside this issue:
2011 Outstanding
Radiology Student
ARRT Questions/
Mammography
2011 Most Improved
Student
CT Certificate
Program
CIVI Certificate
Program
5k Walk/Run 3
Making a Difference! 4
CE Opportunities
Independent Continuing
Education Classes available
Mammography
Radiology Refresher Courses
8 CEU’s or 16 CEU’s
Call 618-545-3363 to set up
dates & times
New grads– don’t start getting
CE until after your
Biennium Begins!
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2011 Graduating Class
Twenty-seven
students
graduated in the
spring of 2011
from the
Kaskaskia
Radiology
Program. The
graduates are as
pictured:
1 st row– Brittany
Holtgrave (Carlyle),
Christine Harre
(Vandalia),
Stephanie
Chrisman
(Vandalia), Bethany
Lane (DuQuoin), Josh Leyba
(DuQuoin), Hailey Melton
(Marion)
2 nd row– Mindy Williams (Salem),
Sheena Duncan (Effingham),
Ryan Wing (Vandalia), Dani
Holman (Vandalia), Ashley
Chwascinski (Salem), Jenna
Rendleman (Vergennes), Corey
Berry (Carlyle), Hannah Elliott
(Pocahontas)
3 rd row- Professor Sharon Elwood, Maranda Wood
(Salem) Professor Amber Edwards, Lori
Heinzmann (Effingham), Cassie Gouchenouer
(Altamont), Kelsey Donaldson (Effingham), Tammie
Murray (Vandalia), Stephanie Burks (Central City),
Cameron Niccum (Greenup), Nycole Gregory (New
Baden ) La Christa Niepoetter (Alma), Valerie
Schwend (Breese), Josh Maschhoff (Irvington),
Britany Fishburn (Centralia), Radiology Program
Director Mimi Polczynski,
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Hannah Elliott & Britany Fishburn: 2011 Outstanding Students
The Kaskaskia College
Radiologic Technology
Program recently named
students Hannah Elliott
of Pocohantas and Britany
Fishburn of Centralia as
the Most Outstanding Radiology
student for 2011.
These two students
received the same amount
of votes by their
classmates due to their
many contributions and
academic excellence over
the past 21 months.
Both Hannah and Britany
participated in the Scholar Bowl
Competition at the Annual
ISSRT Conference held in April,
2011 in Normal , IL.
Britany also held the Vice-
President position of the Radiology
Club.
Pictured are Mimi Polczynski,
Hannah Elliott, Britany
Fishburn, Amber Edwards, and
Sharon Elwood.
“ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN” BY Robert Fulghum
All I really needed to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the
graduate school mountain, but there in the sand pile at school.
These are the things I learned:
Share everything, Play fair, Don’t hit people, Put things back where you found them, Clean up your own mess, Don’t take things that aren’t
yours, Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody, Wash your hands before you eat, Flush, Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you, Live
a balanced life- learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some, Take a nap every
afternoon, When you go out in the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together, Be aware of wonder. Remember the little
seed in the Styrofoam cup: they all die. So do we, And then remember the Dick-and-Jane books and the first word you learned- the biggest
word of all – LOOK.
Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation. Ecology and politics and equality and
sane living.
Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or government or
your world and it holds true and clear and firm. Think what a better world it would be if we all – the whole world – had cookies and milk at
about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and then lay down with our blankies for a nap. Or if all governments had as a basic policy to always put
things back where they found them and to clean up their own mess.
And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world, it is best to hold hands and stick together.
Sheena Duncan: 2010 Most Improved
The Kaskaskia College Radiologic
Technology Program recently named
student Sheena Duncan of Effingham
the Most Improved Radiology student.
Duncan is a May 13 th graduate of
Kaskaskia College and plans to use
her education and find a job in the
field of radiology. Sheena is the
daughter of Judy and Dwight Smith.
Pictured are Mimi Polczynski,
Radiology Program Director; Sheena
Duncan, Amber Edwards Radiology
Clinical Coordinator, and Sharon
Elwood, Radiology Faculty.
MAMMOGRAPHY
Wanting to become a mammographer
and need the CE’s and clinical
experience? Contact Mimi Polczynski,
Radiology Program Director at 618-
545-3363. Courses are available on
campus at the convenience of student
and staff to obtain the information
needed to take the Mammography
Registry. A Clinical Education course
is also available for those
students who can not get
training on the job.

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CT Certificate Program– Starting fall of 2011.
The Kaskaskia Radiology Program
will offer a CT certificate program
starting the fall of 2011.
Classes include the following:
CTOM 220: CT Cross Sectional
Anatomy……….……………...2 credits
CTOM 221: CT Image
Procedures…………………….3 credits
CTOM 222: CT Physics and
Instrumentation……….....….3 credits
CTOM 223: CT Clincals…….8 credits
Total of 16 credits
These courses will be offered every fall
and spring and there will be no
special admittance for these courses.
The only requirement is that the
student has graduated from a twoyear
accredited radiology program
and can show proof of ARRT
certification.
For experienced CT radiographers
who want to take the CT registry, KC
will still be offering a review course
every fall and spring semester.
For more information, contact Mimi
Polczynski, Radiology Program
Director at 618-545-3363
CIVI Certificate Program– Starting fall of 2011.
Cardiac-Interventional
FIRST SEMESTER
CIVI 220: Equipment &
Instrumentation………………2 credits
CIVI 221: Patient Care……...2 credits
CIVI 222: Cardiac-Interventional
Procedures…………………… .3 credits
CIVI 223: Cardiac-Interventional
Clinicals………………………..8 credits
SECOND SEMESTER
CIVI 224: Cardiac-Interventional
Clinicals……………………....10 credits
The Cardiac or Vascular program is a
2 semester certificate program offered
each fall semester. The program
includes both online classroom work
and clinical education. All students
must have graduated from a two-year,
allied health program and show proof
of certification by the ARRT. Students
must submit official college
transcripts from other colleges.
Applicants must successfully complete
a criminal history check and drug
screening prior to enrollment in the
CIVI program
Vascular-Interventional
FIRST SEMESTER
CIVI 220: Equipment &
Instrumentation……………...…2 credits
CIVI 221: Patient Care……......2 credits
CIVI 225: Vascular-Interventional
Procedures……………………… .3 credits
CIVI 226: Vascular-Interventional
Clinicals…………………………..8 credits
SECOND SEMESTER
CIVI 227: Vascular-Interventional
Clinicals……..…………………..10 credits
KC Radiology Club receives the PTK 5k traveling trophy!
The Kaskaskia College Radiology
students participated April 16th in
the second annual Phi Theta Kappa
5k walk/run. This event was held at
the college where participants had to
run or walk 3 times around the
campus. The radiology club had the
most participants from the college and
won the traveling trophy for the year!
Participants included the following:
Amber Edwards, Sharon Elwood,
Charity Roedl, Laura Lammers,
Cortnee Mosley, Tiffany Beard, Tomi
Diss, Terri Gowler, Kim
Hardy, Wendi Jo Harre,
and Mimi Polczynski.
Sharon Elwood and Tim Hood

Kaskaskia College
27210 College Rd.
Centralia, IL 62801
Phone: 618-545-3363
Fax: 618-545-3389
E-mail: mpolczynski@kaskaskia.edu
Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Radiologic Technology Program
at Kaskaskia College is to provide comprehensive
educational opportunities that will enable the
graduate to become an entry-level Radiographer.
The program is designed to develop and instill a
sense of obligation in the student to become a
contributing member to the profession.
Kaskaskia College
Radiology Program
Become a member of Kaskaskia College Alumni & Friends!
Contact Debbie Jones at 618-545-3226 or www.kaskaskia.edu/alumnifriend
MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
In some instances, Kaskaskia College
Radiology Students make a distinct
positive difference in the lives of a
patient, fellow students, or
radiographer in the clinical setting.
Students have specific job descriptions
and understand what is expected of
them in their job performance but in
certain circumstances, some
Kaskaskia College Radiology Students
have gone far beyond the structures of
their job description to help others.
If you catch someone in the act of
going over and above what is expected
at their clinical setting, let us know!
This is your opportunity to “expose” a
student for their good deeds and
benevolent gestures. Please think
about any student who has gone that
extra mile and consider nominating
him or her for exemplary performance
of duties beyond the confines of the
job description. We will acknowledge
those individuals who are nominated.
The class of 2011 had one student,
Hannah Elliott, who was nominated
by a radiographer at one of her
clinical sites. Hannah was nominated
due to her display of a positive
attitude and great work ethics!
The class of 2012 had two students,
Kyle McCoy and Rae Lynn Harris who
were honored with the “Making a
Difference” Award.
Congratulations!