{"id":5013,"date":"2017-05-01T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2018-01-18T11:20:02","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T17:20:02","slug":"busy-weekend-of-awards-for-mits-students-and-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/2017\/05\/01\/busy-weekend-of-awards-for-mits-students-and-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy weekend of awards for MITS students and faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p><em>Submitted by Tanya Custer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As in past years, the 86th Annual Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technology Annual Conference in Kearney, NE, was very successful for our Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS) students and faculty. <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHskZauL5B\">Photos on Flickr&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tanya Custer, Christina Gregg, Ellie Miller, Kim Michael, Tammy Webster, Stephanie Vas, Jim Temme, Greg Karst, PhD, Russell Buzalko, PhD, along with all of the senior radiography students, seven junior radiography students, and four post-primary students attended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lecture Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ellie Miller, Christina Gregg, and Stephanie Vas presented, \u201cImaging Congenital Heart Defects\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Karst presented, \u201cThe Future\u2019s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades (or my head-mounted VR\/AR device)\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tanya Custer &amp; Ellie Brouillette presented, \u201cMedical Imaging &amp; Childhood Cancer\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Russel Buzalko presented, \u201cLGBT+\u2026Your Patients, Your Colleagues and Local Resources\u201d; and \u201cTeam STEPPS, Radiologic Technologists and Positive Change\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Board Member Elections\/Board and Committee Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nolan Vasa, current MRI Student and NSRT Student Representative, was elected as Vice President for the 2017-2018 year.<\/li>\n<li>Tanya Custer has served as President for the past year (2016-2017), will serve as Chairman of the board for 2017-2018, and also served as the student bowl coordinator.<\/li>\n<li>Christina Gregg completed her term as vice president for the 2016-2017 year.<\/li>\n<li>Jim Temme served as the Awards and Trophies coordinator for the conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conference began on Thursday with the annual Student Bowl Competition. Each of the 14 different teams consisted of three radiography students from programs throughout the state. Three UNMC teams participated:<br \/>\nTeam 1: Bess Dobransky, Kaylee Samway, Matt Spaulding<br \/>\nTeam 2: Mayra Barbosa, Sarah Turner, Dustin Anderson<br \/>\nAnd the winners &#8211; Team 3: Courtney Palmer, Megan Mihulka, Ally Gilliland<\/p>\n<p>These UNMC NSRT Student Board Representatives were honored: Shaela Wengert (RT), Katie Madsen (DMS), Nolan Vasa (MRI), Emily Smith (RTT), and Aaron Titus (CVIT).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registered Technologist \/Full time student scientific essay competition<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Place \u2013 Nolan Vasa (MRI), &#8220;Restrained in Close Quarters: An Analysis of the Growing Dependency of Anesthesia Usage in MRI and the Potential for Alternatives\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Second Place \u2013\u00a0 Holli Peterson (MRI), &#8220;Prostate Cancer and the Use of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Third Place \u2013 Michael Wieseler (MRI), &#8220;Blood on the Brain: Stroke Imaging with MRI\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student scientific essay competition<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Second Place \u2013 Ally Gilliland (RT), &#8220;Effective Treatments of Ependymoma\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Third Place \u2013\u00a0 Jaden Boudle (RT), &#8220;The Role of Computer-Aided Detection Systems in Radiology\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Registered Technologist scientific exhibit presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Place \u2013 Christina Gregg, Ellie Miller, and Tammy Webster, \u201cBenefits of Weight Bearing Lumbar Spine Radiographs\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Second Place \u2013 Michael Dutt and Stephanie Vas, \u201cGadolinium: New Risk Revealed?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Third Place \u2013 Christina Gregg, Ellie Miller, and Stephanie Vas, \u201cImaging Congenital Heart Defects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> Register Technologist\/Full time student scientific poster presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Place \u2013\u00a0 Emily Johnson &amp; Ellie Brouillette (RTT), \u201cProton Therapy: An advanced Alternative to Radiation Treatments\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Second Place \u2013 Nolan Vasa (MRI), &#8220;Restrained in Close Quarters: An Analysis of the Growing Dependency of Anesthesia Usage in MRI and the Potential for Alternatives\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Third Place \u2013 Holli Peterson (MRI), \u201cProstate Cancer and the Use of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student scientific poster presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Place \u2013 Courtney Palmer, \u201cIdiopathic Scoliosis\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Second Place \u2013 Sara Lewandowski, \u201cImaging and Treatment of Uveal (Intraocular) Melanoma\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the conference, approximately 50 people attended an open house at the Health Science Education Complex and took tours of the building with demonstrations of the HoloLens and Energized Lab. Senior Student Shay Kernick demonstrated the Anatomage Table.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Jessica Dexter, Braya Prince, and Nolan Vasa for helping at the registration table!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted by Tanya Custer As in past years, the 86th Annual Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technology Annual Conference in Kearney, NE, was very successful for our Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS) students and faculty. 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