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The graduates of 911黑料网's Radiologic Technology cohort have almost all found work since graduating in May, and the program earned a 91% pass rate on its board exams this year. 鈥淭his is fantastic, considering we had to go remote in March,鈥� said Julie Walsh, assistant professor of radiology.

Madison Frost 鈥�20 is enjoying her new job as a radiologic technologist in Connecticut鈥攁long with most of her radiologic technology cohort, almost all of whom have secured work since graduating in May. 

911黑料网鈥檚 first radiologic technology graduates have worked hard to get to this point, facing the closure of Southern Vermont College, which originally housed their program before 911黑料网 became the school鈥檚 official teach-out partner, and then a pandemic that caused 911黑料网鈥檚 spring semester to move to a remote format. Still, the program earned a 91% pass rate on its board exams this year. 鈥淭his is fantastic, considering we had to go remote in March,鈥� said Julie Walsh, assistant professor of radiology.

鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely different than when I first started鈥擨 never thought I鈥檇 be having my first interview with a mask on. But it鈥檚 still welcoming,鈥� Frost (left) said of her job at Connecticut Orthopedics, where she floats to different offices to do radiology work.

Earlier this year, Frost was awarded a Certificate of Excellence from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), which recognizes one graduating student from each accredited program in radiologic sciences. It鈥檚 given to less than 5 percent of national radiology students. 鈥淭he criteria for this award are academic excellence, clinical proficiency, teamwork and professional ethics,鈥� said Linda Lippacher, program director of radiologic sciences at 911黑料网. 鈥淢any of our graduates this year fit the criteria, so selecting just one was not an easy task.鈥�

Frost, who led the College鈥檚 radiology club and helped coordinate a fundraiser for each graduate to receive their own lead thyroid shield, an important tool in radiology work, said she appreciated the radiologic technology program鈥檚 clinical work as a way to get hands-on experience. The program has classroom and laboratory space at the Berkshire Medical Center鈥檚 North Adams Campus.

In addition to her work at BMC North, Frost was posted at two different hospitals for her clinical work鈥擲outhern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vt., and Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y. 鈥淵ou can read a textbook and see how they do it, but until you鈥檙e doing it hands-on yourself, you鈥檙e not going to get a full understanding of what it鈥檚 like,鈥� she said. 

Frost said she appreciated the classes she took and the faculty who taught them. 鈥淎ll the classes really prepared me,鈥� she said. 鈥淎ll the professors and all the classes I took really helped me with the job I鈥檓 in now.鈥�

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