Laredo Community College Radiologic Technology Program Master Plan of Education 2012/2013 04/2012 Page 1
Laredo Community College Radiologic Technology Program Master Plan of Education 2012/2013 Table of Contents Sponsoring Institution Laredo Community College Statement of Mission p. 3 Laredo Community College Statement of Vision p. 3 Laredo Community College Statement of Philosophy p. 3 Laredo Community College Institutional Goals pp. 3,4 Radiologic Technology Program Statement of Mission p. 5 Program Goals p. 5 Program Outcomes p. 6 Program Sponsorship pp. 7,8,9 Radiologic Technology Program Faculty p. 9 LCC Clinical Instruction/Affiliates p. 10 Attached Folder Exhibits for Program Documentation pp. 11-13 04/2012 Page 2
Laredo Community College Mission Statement Laredo Community College is an institution committed to student success by providing comprehensive educational services that focus on the dynamic requirements and needs of its local, regional, and international community. Vision Statement Laredo Community College leads the way in creating a positive learning environment with commitment to educational excellence and student success. Statement of Philosophy Laredo Community College provides an exceptional learning experience and empowers students to fulfill their educational goals. Laredo Community College Institutional Goals 1. Institutional Effectiveness To provide the required research, planning, and information to continuously assess, evaluate and improve our mission and every facet of college operations through the use of comprehensive data. 2. Educational Programs and Student Success To provide a comprehensive curriculum composed of certificate and degree programs that will engage students through persistence and unto graduation based on the educational needs of those the College serves. 3. Educational Support Services To provide comprehensive instructional support services that facilitates student growth and enhances student success. 4. Faculty and College Community 04/2012 Page 3
To employ qualified faculty and staff by using current professional and accreditation standards and to promote continuing professional development of all employee 5. Participatory Governance To practice effective decision-making and encourage broad participation in campus governance in an environment of mutual trust and respect facilitated by timely internal and external communication of these processes. 6. Financial Resources To provide effective and efficient administrative management of fiscal resources while maintaining full accountability within a balanced budget. 7. Physical Resources To build and maintain accessible facilities, infrastructure and grounds that functionally and aesthetically meet institutional needs and creates a safe environment conducive to learning. 8. Student Engagement and Development To promote and provide information and services which are designed to help students achieve their personal and educational goals. 9. Community and Culture To enhance the lives of our students and community residents by offering cultural programs and other educational events. 10. Technology To incorporate innovative technologies into instructional, student support and operational processes, and activities throughout the College. 11. Resource and Economic Development To explore and secure additional resources to promote the College's mission and the community s economic development. 12. Outreach and Communication To effectively and strategically promote all college programs, services, activities, and events that enhance the college s image throughout the service area 04/2012 Page 4
Laredo Community College Radiologic Technology Program Mission Statement The Radiologic Technology Program functions in accordance with the mission statement of Laredo Community College. The Radiography program strives to provide an educational experience that will produce competent entry- level radiographers capable of addressing the needs of the constant changing and challenging health care environment. Radiologic Technology Program Goals Goal#1 Students will have the knowledge and skills to perform competently the essentials of medical imaging and safe patient care. Goal#2 Students will develop team building and effective communication skills. Goal #3 The program will assist the students in their development of critical thinking and problem solving skills and prepare them for the A.R.R.T. Registry examination. Goal #4 The program will assist in developing the desire in students to achieve professional growth, and excellence through lifelong learning adherence of the profession. Goal #5 The program will collaborate with the community by graduating individuals who are employable and successful in obtaining the credentials required for the profession. Goal #6 The program will effectively deliver a viable curriculum for the classroom and clinical component that promotes student success. 04/2012 Page 5
Radiologic Technology Program Expected Outcomes 1. 85% of the program graduates who take the Registry exam will pass the exam on their first attempt as evidenced by the ARRT exam results. 2. 85% of the employers will evaluate the graduate's performance as average to above average as evidenced by the employer survey. 3. 90% of the graduates will evaluate the program as above average as evidenced by the graduate survey. 4. *100% of the graduates who seek employment will find it within one to six months after completing the program. 5. 85% of students who enter the program will complete it within 24 months as evidenced by comparing the enrollment, retention and the completion data of the class. 6. 85% of the students will evaluate the radiology program as adequate in teaching course content, textbooks, curriculum, in all didactic and clinical classes. 04/2012 Page 6
Laredo Community College Radiologic Technology Program 2012/2013 Sponsorship Laredo Community College is a member of the Texas Junior College Association; the Texas Public Community/Junior College Association; the American Association of Community Colleges; the American Council on Education; The Association Texas Colleges and Universities; the American Society of Clinical Pathologists; the National Association of College and University Food Services; the Community College Leadership Institute; and the Association on Higher Education and Disability. Laredo Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. LCC is also accredited by: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board The Texas Education Agency The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education The Texas Board of Nurse Examiners The Texas Department of Health Texas Department of Human Services, Nurse Aide Training The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education. Laredo Community College s Educational Programs and Student Success Goals are to provide a comprehensive curriculum composed of certificate and degree programs that will engage students through persistence and unto graduation based on the educational needs of those the college serves. As a result of this goal, Laredo Community College provides the sponsorship for the Radiologic Technology program by providing financial support, the employment of appropriately credentialed, qualified faculty and support personnel, and the provision of the physical space and materials for the educational program. Laredo Community College maintains primary affiliation agreements with Laredo Medical Center, Laredo Medical Center-Ambulatory Care North, Laredo Medical Center- South Outpatient Diagnostic Center, Doctors Hospital, and Providence Hospital L.P., for the purpose of providing the clinical education component required by the Radiologic Technology Program. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations (JCAHO) and Medicaid/Medicare accredits Laredo Medical Center Health Systems, Doctors Hospital and Providence Hospital L.P. 04/2012 Page 7
Affiliation agreements between Laredo Community College and each clinical site are reviewed on an annual basis and revised as necessary. The affiliation agreements outline the responsibilities of each party with respect to the academic and clinical training of the Radiology Student. Laredo Medical Center currently has an in-patient bed capacity of 350 beds, which offers a full range of medical imaging services. The imaging department utilizes (1) Mammograhy Unit, (2) Special Procedures C-Arm rooms, (1) - DR Digital Radiography unit, (3) radiographic units, and (2) Philips Digital radiographic and fluoroscopy (R&F) units, (1) Emergency Room radiographic suite and (1) emergency trauma radiographic unit; all processing is Computed Radiography with multiple CR readers and printers. LMC houses (4) mobile C-Arm fluoroscopy units, and (4) mobile radiographic units; (2) Computerized Axial Tomography suite are utilized in the imaging department and (1) in the Cancer Therapy Center. The ultrasound department utilizes (7) diagnostic medical sonography units. The nuclear medicine department employs (2) dual head scintigraphic cameras and (1) Atomlab 950 Medical Spectrometer. The cancer center employs one Radiotherapy Linear Accelerator unit. The surgical suite is equipped with (1) Cystoradiographic room, (2) Interventional Special Procedures Digital Radiographic fluoroscopy unit, and a Cardiac Catherization suite utilizing (2) C-arm digital fluoroscope. The Magnetic Resonance Imagining department utilizes (1), 1.5 Tesla Gyroscan Phillips unit. The Emergency Department utilizes (1) DR radiographic unit. Laredo Medical Center is fully digitized and employs a state of the art picture archive and communication system. Laredo Medical Center Ambulatory Care North is an outpatient clinic, which offers a full range of medical imaging services. The imaging department if fully digitized and employs a state of the art picture archive and communication system with Computed Radiography with multiple CR readers and printers. Radiographic equipment employed: (1) Bone Density unit, (1) Radiography/Fluoroscopy room, (1) radiographic/tomographic unit, (1) dedicated chest radiography unit, (1) Dedicated upright ortho-radiography unit, (2) ultrasound units, (1) mobile C-Arm unit, (1) mammographic radiography unit, (1) Computer Axial Tomography, (1) MRI suite, and (1) Dual head scintigraphic nuclear medicine camera. The outpatient surgical suite is equipped with (1) Cystographic fluoroscopy/radiography unit and (1) mobile radiographic unit. Laredo Medical Center South Diagnostic Center is an outpatient clinic, which offers a full range of medical imaging services. It utilizes (1) Bone Density machine, (1) CT machine, (1) Mammographic unit, (2) Radiographic rooms, and 1 Ultrasonography unit. The imagining department is fully digitized and employs a state of the art picture archive and communication system. Laredo Medical Center, Zapata Texas has 1 Radiography Room. Laredo Medical Center, Hebbronville Texas, has (1) Radiography Room. Doctors Hospital is a 223 bed hospital which offers a full-range of medical services. Doctors imaging department utilizes (1) Radiography/Fluoroscopy room, (1) 04/2012 Page 8
Interventional Special procedures unit, (1), (1) radiographic/tomographic/upright bucky room, (4) mobile radiographic units, (2) mobile C-Arm units, (3) ultrasound units, (1) Computer Axial Tomography, (2) Dual head scintigraphic nuclear medicine units, and (1) 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imager, (1) mammography suite, and (1) dual energy x-ray absorptiometry unit. The surgical suite utilizes (1) C-Arm surgical unit, (1) Cystoradiographic/fluoroscopy room, and (1) Cardiac Catherization Radiographic/fluoroscopy unit. The cancer center employs one Radiotherapy Linear Accelerator unit. The imagining department if fully digitized and employs a state of the art picture archive and communication system. Providence Hospital L.P. is a surgical outpatient center that employs (1) Phillips Rad/Tomography unit, (1) Philips Rad/Fluoroscopy unit, (1) Philips CT scanner, (1) OEC- mobile C-arm unit, and (1) Mammography Philips unit, The imagining department if fully digitized and employs a state of the art picture archive and communication system. Radiologic Technology Program Faculty Program Director - Oscar Gomez, M.S.H.A, RT (R), CNMT (NMTCB), RSO Office HC Rm. 132 Office phone (956) 721-5386 Office phone - (956) 721-5261 Clinical Coordinator & Instructor Virginia Y. Avila, BSRS, RT (R) Office HC Rm. 122 Office phone no. - (956) 764-5725 Pager no. (956) 218-3123 04/2012 Page 9
FACILITIES FOR INSTRUCTION CLINICAL AFFILIATES The liberal arts and science courses are taught at the Laredo Community College campus. The Radiologic Technology didactic courses are taught at the Laredo Community College campus, Allied Health Center, HC 123. Radiographic clinical training for the Radiologic Technology Program student is provided at: Doctors Hospital of Laredo Clinical Instructors: Eloy Ramirez, Rolando Cornejo, Gisela Zapata 10700 McPherson Rd Laredo, Texas 78045 Department Phone: (956) 523-2091 Laredo Medical Center Clinical Instructors: Juan Oliva, Claudia Garcia 1700 E. Saunders Avenue Laredo, Texas 78041 Department Phone: (956) 796-2841 Laredo Medical Center- Ambulatory Care Center North Clinical Instructor: Carlos Cantu 7210 McPherson Road Laredo, Texas 78041 Department Phone: (956) 796-2573 LMC Diagnostic Center - South Clinical Instructor: Lyza Olmedo, Monica Alvarado 4151 Bob Bullock Loop Suite 101-A Laredo, Texas 78046 Department Phone: (956) 796-3109 Providence Surgical and Medical Center Clinical Instructor: Carlos Farias 230 Calle Del Norte Laredo, Texas 78041 Department Phone: (956) 693-5040 04/2012 Page 10
Laredo Community College Radiologic Technology Program Self-Study Exhibit Folders Table of Contents 1. Exhibit folder # 1- ASRT Radiography curriculum analysis 2. Exhibit Folder # 2 -ARRT Standard of Ethics 3. Exhibit Folder #3- Radiology Program Assessment Tools 2008-2012 4. Exhibit Folder # 4- Clinical Affiliate Contracts 5. Exhibit Folder #5- LCC Radiology Program Brochure, Curriculum 6. Exhibit Folder #6- LCC Program, ARRT 5 year registry student results 7. Exhibit Folder #7- LCC Radiology Program Student Handbook 2012/13 8. Exhibit Folder #8- LCC Faculty Resume and ARRT Credentials, Program Director, Clinical Coordinator 9. Exhibit Folder #9- JRCERT Program Annual Reports- LCC-Program Effectiveness Data 2008-2011 10. Exhibit Folder # 10- LCC Radiology Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes- 2006/2012 11. Exhibit Folder #11- LCC Radiology Program Curriculum Syllabi- 2012/13 12. Exhibit Folder #12- LCC Radiology Program Assessment Plans and Outcomes, Committee Overview Meetings/Minutes 13. Exhibit Folder #13- LCC Radiology Program 5 year Assessment Report/Action Plan/Overview Meeting/Minutes- 2008-2013 14. Exhibit Folder #14- Laredo Community College Organizational Chart- 2012/13 15. Exhibit Folder #15- JRCERT Radiography Standards- 2011 16. Exhibit Folder #16- LCC Radiology Program and Clinical Affiliates Radiation Equipment Licenses-NRC, Joint Commission Accreditation Certificates 17. Exhibit Folder #17- Mid Western State University and LCC Radiology Program- Articulation Agreement- 2008-Present 18. Exhibit Folder #18- LCC Radiology Program Student Clinical Rotation Schedules 2008-2012 04/2012 Page 11
19. Exhibit Folder #19- LCC Radiology Program Student Dosimetry Reports 2008-2012 20. Exhibit Folder #20- Radiology Faculty Job Descriptions, Teaching Workloads 21. Exhibit Folder #21- Radiology Program Budget- 2007-2013 22. Exhibit Folder #22- LCC SACS Association Letter 23. Exhibit Folder #23- LCC Program JRCERT Accreditation 2012 Seal 24. Exhibit Folder #24- Installed Radiology Program Computer Lab Software 25. Exhibit Folder #25- Master Plan of Education Introduction, Table of Contents, Exhibit Folders 26. Exhibit Folder #26- Radiology Student Orientation to Clinical Sites, Laredo Medical Center, Doctors Hospital 27. Exhibit Folder #27- Radiology Program Faculty Performance Evaluation Forms 2011-2013 We moved this content into a more manageable web based listing. Click on the URL below to access the Exibit Folders Table of Contents http://www.laredo.edu/cms/lccradmasterplan.aspx?menu_id=825&faculty_fi=8133 04/2012 Page 12