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Distance Education

With an ever-increasing number to submit a Notification of Sub-
of our programs moving to inte- stantive Change with fee.
grate course delivery via distance
education, it is important to IMPORTANT: All substantive
changes must be approved by
reiterate the JRCERT policies
the JRCERT Board of Directors
and standards that address the
prior to implementation. If
use of distance education.
submitted following implementa- Journal of the American Society of
Policy 10.803 provides the tion, a fine will be assessed. Radiologic Technologists, Septem-
JRCERT’s definition of distance ber/October 2015 (Vol. 87,
Five of the six standards – all
education/delivery, online cours- Number 1) and is available on
except Standard Four - contain
es, and hybrid courses. the JRCERT Web site under the
elements relevant to evaluating a
Programs and Faculty tab, Pro-
Policy 11.407A explains that the program’s distance education
gram Resources. The article
delivery of four (4) or more offerings. Programs are strongly
provides excellent guidance to
radiologic science didactic cours- encouraged to review the arti-
programs currently utilizing, or
es (excludes general education cle, “Distance Education Stand-
considering implementation of,
courses) constitutes an alterna- ards,” by Laura Aaron, PhD, R.T.
distance education to assure
tive learning option for the pro- (R)(M)(QM), FASRT. The article
program quality is maintained.
gram and requires the program was originally published in the

The JRCERT Welcomes NEW Programs

Congratulations and welcome Stanly Community College
to these newly accredited pro- Locust, NC
Radiography
grams. Since May 2015, 2 appli-
cant programs have been Pima Medical Institute-Online
Tucson, AZ
awarded initial JRCERT accredi-
Radiography
tation by the Board of Direc-
tors. The sponsoring institu-
tions and program officials are
to be commended for their
hard work and demonstrated
high level of professionalism in
achieving the “gold standard” in
programmatic accreditation: