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The School of Allied Health at Northwestern State University of Louisiana is dedicated to providing high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare individuals for a variety of professional healthcare roles and to be conscientious, contributing members of their profession and society.
Undergraduate Studies In Allied Health
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The BSRS program offers students an opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become radiologic technologists. Radiologic Sciences is a healthcare profession combining state-of-the-art technology and imaging techniques with human compassion to provide a rewarding career. Through the use of ionizing radiation, radiologic technologists produce diagnostic images used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury. As professionals, radiographers are required to observe the ethical and professional standards expected of all persons involved in caring for patients in health care settings.
What are some career fields available to me if I major in Radiologic Technology?
- Bone densitometry
- Cardiovascular-interventional radiography
- Computed tomography
- General radiography
- Mammography
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Medical equipment sales
- Quality Managment
- Radiology Information Systems
- Surgery
With additional education you could practice in:
- Education
- Nuclear Medicine
- Medical Dosimetry
- Radiation Therapy
- Sonography
- Management
Accreditation
Radiologic Sciences Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, Illinois 60606-3182, phone number 312-704-5300, mail@jrcert.org, http://www.jrcert.org.
The Radiologic Sciences Program is Accredited by the JRCERT. The most recent accreditation award was 8 years and the next review is scheduled for 2025.
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The RT to BSRS program provides an individualized plan of education to assist technologists, who are ARRT registered in Radiography, in gaining the skills necessary to meet their future career goals. This program was designed for technologists who are interested in pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Sciences degree. The technologist may earn credit without enrollment in 44 hours of radiologic sciences courses. Northwestern State University offers an individualized plan for learning to assist radiologic technologists registered in radiography who are pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in radiologic science. The length of the program will be based on the amount of prior academic coursework completed. Our mission is to provide students with the education to promote success, professionalism, and opportunity in the radiologic sciences.
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The NSU School of Allied Health offers a pathway for associate degree allied health professionals to obtain a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Allied Health (BASAH).Β This is a completion degree that consists of 60 credit hours of coursework for the student to complete at NSU.Β The BASAH will allow student to transfer general education and up to 30 hours of clinical coursework credits from their associate degree program to meet the requirements of the BASAH program.Β The program is offered , making it accessible and convenient.
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Post-Baccalaureate Studies in Allied Health
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The post-baccalaureate certificate program in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program is specifically designed for registered radiologic technologists who desire to obtain national certification in MRI. The post-baccalaureate certificate program will:
- Provide students the knowledge and skill needed to safely obtain MRI images;
- Promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to perform MRI imaging;
- Provide instruction in MRI procedures, sequencing parameters, physical principles of image formation, & data acquisition and processing;
- Promote patient safety in MR imaging; and
- Prepare graduates to pass a national MRI certification exam.
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- Provide students the knowledge and skill needed to safely obtain CT images;
- Promote the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to perform CT imaging;
- Provide instruction in CT imaging procedures, physics principles of image formation;
- Promote patient safety in CT imaging; and
- Prepare graduates to pass national CT certification examinations
Graduate Studies In Allied Health
The Master of Science in Radiologic Sciences Program at Northwestern State University provides a specialized program of study that will prepare baccalaureate radiologic sciences professionals to become leaders in the radiologic sciences. The MSRS program offers two concentrations in the areas of radiologic sciences education and administration. The program allows radiologic sciences professionals to earn a graduate degree in their discipline and to develop skills that will assist with career advancement within radiologic sciences education and administration.
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Laura Aaron PhD, RT(R)(M)(QM)
Professor
318-677-3020
Allied Health Programs β Northwestern State University
carwilel@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Eloise Chambers
Administrative Assistant for Allied Health
Shreveport campus office 202 | 318-677-3020.
chamberse@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Kari Cook MSRS, RT(R)
Associate Professor
Alexandria campus office 212 | 318-769-7859
cookk@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Tammy Curtis PhD, RT(R), (CT) (CHES)
Graduate Coordinator; Professor
Shreveport campus office 203 | 318-677-3067
curtist@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Kendall DeLacerda MSRS, RT (R)
Co-Clinical Coordinator: Assistant Professor
Alexandria campus office 213 | 318-769-7858
delacerdak@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Becky Farmer MSRS, RT(R), (M)
Associate Professor
Shreveport campus officeΒ 207 | 318-677-3066
brittb@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Kelli Welch Haynes EdD, RT(R)
Program Director, BSRS: Professor
Shreveport campus officeΒ 209 | 318-677-3071
haynesk@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Joel Hicks EdD, RT(R)
Director of School of Allied Health: Associate Professor
Shreveport campus office 403 | 318-677-3072
hicksj@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Cindy McGuire MSRS, RT(R)(M)
Assistant Professor
Alexandria campus office 207 | 318-769-7561
mcguirec@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Angela McKnight, MSRS, RT(R)(T)
Assistant Professor
Shreveport campus office 201 | 318-677-3095
mcknighta@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Ben Wood Ed.D., RT(R)
Co-Clinical Coordinator: Associate Professor
Shreveport campus office 227 | 318-677-3080
woodb@nsula.edu
Faculty Profile
Northwestern State University and the following Universities have agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for articulations with associate degree programs. The articulations will allow students to complete their Associate Degree and transfer their credit hours to Northwestern State University in partial fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Allied Health.
SUSLA
Bossier Parish Community College
LSU Eunice
Delgado Community College
Fletcher Technical Community College
Baton Rouge Community College
Nunez Community College
Follow the “Online Admissions” link at NSU Admissions to establish your admissions account.Β You can create your account, apply to NSU, and review your activity as it relates to your admission.
This account is only for admission, and once you are accepted, does not apply to registration, financial aid, or other on-campus activities.
The Office of the Registrar hasΒ prepared a website forΒ Tuition and Fees featuring a Cost of Attendance Calculator.
NSU Financial Aid Office web site answers many questions about the financial aid process, what types of financial aid are available, and how to apply for financial aid.
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βWhat is the world made of?β Today we say atoms, and thatβs thanks in part to John Dalton. He was the first to put forward experimental evidence of elements and matter being composed of extremely small particles, which he called atoms.
Born #onthisday exactly 254 years ago, Dalton is renowned for his pioneering work in physics and chemistry. Dalton theorized that every form of matter β solid, liquid or gas β was composed of indivisible and indestructible building block, or atoms. He proposed that all atoms of an element were identical, but that different elements had atoms of differing size, mass and chemical properties. This was the first complete attempt to describe all matter in terms of atoms and their properties.
Although advances in science and technology have proven this theory was not exactly correct, it did lay the foundation for how we now understand matter at an atomic and sub-atomic level.
A MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, scan is made by turning strong magnets on and off to excite hydrogen atoms in water molecules inside the body. These excited atoms release varying radio signal frequencies depending on the body tissue, which the MRI machine then picks up to create images.
It was physicist, Edward M. Purcell, who independently discovered key methods behind MRI. Today is his birthday!
Purcellβs research focused on nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids and solids. Part of his work looked at how turning magnetic fields on and off in various materials changed the spin of certain protons and resulted in different radio signal frequencies. This experimental work formed the basis for the development of MRI machines decades later. His work earned him a share of the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics.
We completely agree with number 12: Earning your College Degree. Education always pays off! Invest in yourself and invest in your future. Earn that Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Masters' Degree!
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The breakthroughβmade with scientists from NYUβcould transform medical imagingCongratulations to Makayla King and James Hosey. They did an excellent job representing NSU at the LSRT LA Student Leadership Development Program this year. ππβ’ #nsurad #alliedhealthnsu #radiologyrocks #ForkEmDemons
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NSU Radiologic Science family, we lost one of our own this week. David Daveand Tonia Zuber loved his profession and represented it well. He will be remembered as a kind, caring and funny person who made everyone feel important. I had the pleasure of working with him and the honor of calling him friend. Join me in prayer for his wife, Tonia Zuber who he adored. David you will be missed....
Albert Zuber Obituary - Haughton, LA
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Celebrate the life of Albert Zuber, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home.So sorry
Today is the first day of the fall Semester! We are looking forward to being back on campus and in the classroom.
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Image Wisely will have a Facebook Live tomorrow at Noon.Don't miss our next Facebook LIVE! Find out how a medical physicist, radiologist and technologist team at Yale improved patient care and reduced the risk of COVID-19 exposure π¦ Tune in right here at 1pm ET on Aug. 13
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
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Timeline PhotosResearchers in Australia are studying a new technique during the COVID-19 pandemic: Chest x-rays taken through a glass door. The images are of diagnostic quality and the radiation dose to patients is the same as a traditional chest x-ray. bit.ly/33B3qlc
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Congrats to Nikki Ambrose on graduating in the class of 2020 BASAH program!!!
Nikki grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana where she graduated High School. She returned to Shreveport to begin her professional career as a radiographer in 2013.
In 2016, she enrolled into the BASAH program to widen her opportunities. She has since moved to Baton Rouge, LA where she is employed at Prime Occupational Medicine. She is not sure of her future plans but she intends to use her degree to further her career in the healthcare field.
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Congratulations to one of our summer 2020 MSRS graduates, Jessica Ferguson!
Jessica Ferguson is from Anacoco, Louisiana and attended Anacoco High School. After that she attended NSU to obtain her bachelor's and master's degrees.
Her future plans are to see what opportunities are ahead and where God leads her!
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Congratulations to our summer 2020 graduates of the BASAH program, Camisa Brown Hamilton
Camisa is from Keithville, Louisiana and graduated high school and college from Fair Park High & Southern University in Shreveport (A.A.S.)
Camisa is currently employed as a Mammography Technologist in Shreveport.
"My journey with NSULA has been nothing short of amazing! Being it had been 10 years since I completed in A.A.S in Radiologic Technology, I assumed as a nontraditional student I may have difficulty adjusting to being back in the school setting again, but I was mistaken. NSU made my completion manageable, rewarding, and I am better prepared to continue graduate studies with the preparation and knowledge I have obtained. "
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Congratulations to summer 2020 graduate of the RT to BSRS program, Alexis Cran!
Alexis attended radiology school at Mayo Clinic Florida.
"My experience with NSULA has been amazing and I have shared with everyone I know how amazing this school has been. I was able to complete my bachelors in three semesters and the advisor for the program was a huge help!
Now that I have completed my Bachelors, I plan on pursuing a position at my current job as a Clinical Instructor and once I have a third year of tech experience, I will begin my search for a clinical coordinator role. I would love to be an educator in a radiology program similar to the one I completed and teaching our future radiographers. "
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Congratulations to Allison Cole, summer 2020 graduate of the RT to BSRS program.
"My experience at NSU has been outstanding! My Advisor, Department Head, and Instructors are top notch and have been very helpful during my time at NSU. The peer reviews from fellow students created an enlightening experience. I am continuing my education and pursuing my Graduate degree and am very thankful for NSU helping me realize and pursue this goal."
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Congratulations to our summer 2020 graduate of the BASAH program, Jennifer Williams!
Jennifer is from Shongaloo Louisiana. She graduated from Springhill High School in 1991 and graduated from BPCC in 1999 with an Associate's degree as a Physical Therapist's Assistant. She worked in home health for 19 years and plans to further her education at LSUS in Healthcare Administration.
"The BASAH program at NSU has been a great experience and it has prepared me for further advancement in both education and work. I am grateful to you and my other instructors for all the assistance during this program. I have worked hard, but I have really enjoyed it."
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Congratulations to Brielle Nelmas, graduating this summer from the BASAH program.
Brielle is from Minden Louisiana graduated from Minden High school.
She attended Radiology Technology school at Southern University at Shreveport and after graduation she started school to obtain her bachelors here at NSU.
"Iβve have not decided exactly what is next for me, but I do know I want to get some more certifications under my belt and possibly get into the business side of the hospital, or even become an instructor one day. Earning my bachelors degree was my goal and Iβll let God direct my foot steps for my future. Thank you NSU." Congrats to you Brielle, we are so very proud of you!
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Congratulations to Kristi Varga for completing her Masterβs degree this summer!
Kristi is from Rochester, NY. Initially, she attended SUNY Brockport and graduated with her BA in History, Secondary Education. After a few years, she went back and graduated from Monroe Community College with an associate degree in Radiology. Kristi currently works at Newark Wayne Community Hospital as a Full-time CT technologist, and she is a part-time Clinical Supervisor for Monroe Community College for Radiology. Kristi shared these personal thoughts, βNow, after a wonderful online experience and amazing professors at Northwestern State, I have a Master's in Radiology, and I am not 100% positive of my plans. I love working with the students and someday hope to do it more full time, but currently, I think I am sticking with the hospital life, I love the variety and fast pace.β
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Congratulations to Chelsea Love! She is graduating from the BSRS program next month! She is from Jonesboro, LA. Chelsea says, " I would like to thank my family for always being there and supporting me through everything. My teachers in this program for working with me and being very encouraging throughout the semesters. I would also like to thank my boyfriend and friends for being a listening ear and a shoulder to lean on. My daughter Camryn, for giving me a reason to continue to push forward whenever I felt like I wanted to give up and last but not least I would like to thank God himself for guiding me through this journey because without him I wouldnβt be where I am today."
After graduation, I plan to pass my registry, start work at Willis Knighton Pierremont, and soon go back to school to specialize in mammography.
I am so grateful for the time I have endured in this program. Yes it has been a very challenging time, but one thing I have learned is that hard roads lead to beautiful destinations.
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Interested in our Bachelor of Applied Science in Allied Health?
This degree is for anyone who holds an associates in an allied health discipline and active license or credentials in their field!
Share with all your laboratory tech, respiratory therapy, medical assistant, OTA, PTA, RT, dental hygiene, EMT or paramedic, sonography, or other allied health friends who are seeking their BS degree!!!
Celebrating and honoring the Summer Graduates of 2020 from the RT to BSRS program, congratulations Sarah Wodock!
Sarah attended radiology school at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, PA.
"NSU has been fantastic, as all the instructors and fellow students have all contributed to my successful completion of my BSRS. I am looking into a future in management of some type, be it in my department or elsewhere in the hospital system. I think my experience at NSU has rounded me and prepared me for anything that comes my way. It has given me the building blocks in which I will base any future management experience on.
Thank you for being a part of it!"
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