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Important Information!

JRCERT Adopts New Position Statement a particular clinical staff position.

on Mammography Clinical Rotations Based on the recent JRCERT Position
Statement, programs may, at their dis-
The JRCERT Board of Directors, at its cal rotation if requested; however,
cretion, choose to modify their clinical
April 2016 meeting adopted a Position programs will not be expected to at-
mammography rotation policies. If the
Statement on Mammography Clinical tempt to override clinical site policies
program’s current policy is revised, it
Rotations. The position statement that restrict mammography rotations to
must be publically disclosed on its Web
provides clarification regarding female students. Male students should
site, along with the rationale for the
Standard One - Objective 1.2 of be advised that placement in a mam-
revision. To assist programs with
the JRCERT Standards which require mography rotation is not guaranteed
transparency regarding this issue, the
programs to “provide equitable learn- and, in fact, would be very unlikely. To
JRCERT has developed a “template”
ing opportunities for all students.” deny mammography educational experi-
that can be modified as necessary for
ence to female students, however,
The JRCERT does not provide legal publication by the program. Click here
would place those students at a disad-
advice to program officials; neverthe- for:
vantage in the workforce where there
less, the JRCERT has received numer- JRCERT Position Statement on Mam-
is a demand for appropriately educated
ous inquiries regarding the placement mography Clinical Rotations
professionals to address the needs of
of students in mammography clinical
patients. AND
rotations. The JRCERT understands
that there have been significant con- The JRCERT reiterates that it is the Template for Publication of Revised
cerns regarding the interpretation of responsibility of each clinical site to Policy on Mammography Clinical Rota-
the JRCERT Standards regarding equi- address any legal challenges related to a tions
table learning opportunities for all program’s inability to place male stu-
Both of these documents are also avail-
students. dents in a mammography rotation. All
able at www.jrcert.org under Programs
With regard to mammography, the students should be informed and edu- & Faculty/Program Resources.
JRCERT has determined programs cated about the various employment If programs have questions on the new
must make every effort to place a opportunities and potential barriers Position Statement, please do not hesi-
male student in a mammography clini- that may affect their ability to work in
tate to contact the JRCERT office.

Assessment Corner

The Assessment Corner area of Here is another outstanding Web site
the JRCERT Web site contains that will provide you with a tremen-
multiple resources to assist our dous amount of guidance on outcomes
programs with assessing stu- assessment:
dent learning which ultimately
http://assessmentcommons.org
leads to program improvement
– the goal of every educational
“I need help with outcomes
assessment!” program!