Salem, OR – Monica Breedlove, associate professor of Medical Imaging at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ (Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech) recently received an appointment to vice-chair of the , with her official term beginning January 2021. Professor Breedlove was first appointed to the Board in June, representing radiology. She joins fellow Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech Medical Imaging Technology faculty members, Robyn Cole and Vanessa Bennett.
The mission of the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Board of Medical Imaging is to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵians who are undergoing medical imaging studies performed by agency licensees for the purpose of medical diagnosis and therapy.
Her role on the Board will include a two-year commitment to work with other members to address issues that affect policies, procedures and requirements for technologists throughout the state.
"Being on the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Board of Medical Imaging allows me to play a role in advocacy for medical imaging, something I’m passionate about," said Professor Breedlove. "It also gives me the opportunity to uphold a high level of professionalism in the field, by being a member of a board that maintains certification and continuing education requirements for imaging technologists in the State of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ."
An Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Tech graduate, Professor Breedlove joined the Medical Imaging faculty in January of 2011 as an adjunct instructor and received a full-time appointment in September of 2013. She teaches many courses in her primary program of Radiologic Science, but also teaches MRI for the Nuclear Medicine program.
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