Message from the Tech Section President

James N. Kritzman
2006-2007 President
Central Chapter Technologist Section

First, I would like to say that it is an honor to serve as President of the Central Chapter Technologist Section. We are living in an exciting and dynamic time for all imaging modalities. With the introduction of new multi-modality equipment the educational and technological requirements are rapidly evolving for all technologists. The Society of Nuclear Medicine has been very proactive in this arena. We must continue to be leaders in developing educational curriculum and guiding training programs to meet the growing demands that will be placed on new technologists and continuing education for those in the field.

Those who attended the 2006 Annual Spring Meeting in Indianapolis had an opportunity to see the benefits and variety of multi-modality imaging including PET/CT and SPECT/CT along with optical and MRI in functional molecular imaging. As science and industry advance technology we must continue to educate and be educated to promote optimal healthcare for our patients. One of the high points of the meeting was the presentation of student and technologist papers. The quality and variety was outstanding from all participants. With topics ranging from job satisfaction to radiation safety, the papers illustrated the strengths of current educational programs.

In order to maintain and increase our membership as we enter true multi-modality imaging and to accommodate the increasing role and variety of molecular imaging, the Central Chapter proposed a new membership category during the Spring Meeting. This member initiative would be a new affiliate designation to include educators, technologists from other modalities and research laboratory workers. This proposal would let others with similar educational and work backgrounds join at the same cost per year as current technologist members. With more than 245,000 registered technologists in the ARRT alone, there is tremendous potential to increase our membership and attendance to CE events held by the individual chapters and the Society as a whole. The specific roles and expectations of this new membership category is a topic of future discussion. Upon recent contact with Scott Holbrook, our national President-elect, this item is also being proposed at the national level.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as President of the Technologist Section and do not hesitate contact me with your concerns regarding our Chapter.

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