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AMS Portal Changes
Staff You spoke and we listened. The JRCERT Information Technology staff continually look for
Availability ways to improve the Accreditation Management System (AMS) Portal for program directors.
One improvement made this month to the AMS Portal relates to clinical settings. In the past,
there has been some confusion regarding the status of new clinical settings. The terms
Since the onset of the COVID- “Pending” and “Pending Complete” have been replaced with “Draft” and “Submitted.” This
makes it easier to see if a new setting is still being worked on in the portal or if it has been
19 pandemic in March 2020, submitted to the JRCERT for approval. Once the setting has been reviewed, the status will
the JRCERT staff has primarily then show “Approved.”
worked remotely. Staff
Also, we made it easier to navigate clinical settings by allowing you to click on the tabs
continue to work diligently to which take you to each page (General/Documentation/Personnel/Summary). The summary
page has been added to notify you when something is incorrect or missing before
ensure the accreditation
submission. Once everything is correct, the submit button on the summary screen allows
process occurs in a proper you to send it to the JRCERT for review.
manner and any
Board of Directors Update
correspondence is responded
to in a timely fashion.
The JRCERT Board of Directors met at the JRCERT office in Chicago in mid-April for their
biannual meeting. The JRCERT Board continued to discuss many important issues and took
Please understand that
accreditation actions on numerous programs. A summary of the April 2023 Board Meeting
individual staff availability can can be found here.
differ from hour to hour based
At the conclusion of the meeting, Julie Lasley, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(T) and Lisa Schmidt, Ph.D, R.T.
on other obligations. Staff will
(R)(M), CRT concluded their six-year terms as directors on the JRCERT Board. The directors
respond to most emails and and staff thank Dr. Lasley and Dr. Schmidt for their dedication to the organization and wish
them success in their future endeavors. Additionally, at the conclusion of the meeting,
phone calls within 24-48 hours,
Shellie Warino, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(T) was installed as a director on the JRCERT Board of Directors.
although this timeframe may Ms. Warino was nominated by the ASRT and is currently the program director for the Kent
be longer if staff are out-of- State University/Salem Campus radiation therapy program in Salem, OH.
office. If you receive a
The Board also appointed a new Executive Committee: Tracy L. Herrmann, Ph.D., R.T.(R),
voicemail, please be sure to FAEIRS is the Chair; Mahsa Dehghanpour, Ed.D., CMD is First Vice Chair; Kae Fleming, Ed.D.,
leave your name, program R.T.(R) is Second Vice Chair; and Chad N. Hensley, III, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(MR) remains Secretary/
Treasurer.
number, a return number, and
the reason for your call. The JRCERT is seeking nominations from AEIRS and ACERT to fill two expected open
positions on the Board at the conclusion of the April 2024 Meeting. If you are interested or
know of an interested individual, please reach out to the corresponding organizations or
Thank you for your
Leslie Winter for more information.
understanding as we continue
to strive to provide prompt and
accurate responses to your
questions and concerns.
2 2 JRCERT Executive Committee 2023-2024
Second Vice Chair Kae Fleming, Chair Tracy Herrmann,
First Vice Chair Mahsa Dehghanpour, Secretary/Treasurer Chad Hensley
