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Every day College of Health Professions students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.
Radiography study abroad programs offer global perspective on medical imaging
Students in the Radiography program will soon have two distinct opportunities to expand their education beyond the classroom through immersive, short-term study abroad experiences.
Radiography program welcomes largest cohort yet
The Radiography concentration within VCU’s Department of Radiation Sciences recently welcomed its largest cohort to date, signaling both rising student interest and a critical workforce need across the industry.
Advance your practice: Earn CE credits through VCU
For many program alums, graduation didn’t mark the end of learning, it simply shifted the setting from classroom to clinic. Now, VCU’s Department of Radiation Sciences is making it easier than ever for alums and registered technologists to keep growing professionally while meeting continuing education requirements.
Radiography Program Updates: Winter 2026
Bridget Winkler has joined our program as our new clinic coordinator. She comes to us from the Bon Secours Radiography Program, where she spent several years shaping future technologists with her expertise and enthusiasm. In addition to her radiography background, she’s also a registered MRI technologist.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Updates: Winter 2026
In September, Yonella Demars, Ph.D., RDMS (Ab, OB/Gyn, PS), RVT attended the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) conference in Colorado, where she had the opportunity to network, stay up to date on topics, emerging trends and new technology in sonography. She was also able to discuss ideas with other educators, speak with sonography program accreditors and gain knowledge related to sonography specialty imaging areas.
Nuclear Medicine Technology Program Updates: Winter 2026
The Nuclear Medicine Technology Program welcomed five new clinical affiliates, with these partnerships opening doors to high-tech, hands-on learning in nuclear medicine and PET. These affiliates also bring incredible mentorship from experienced technologists, including some amazing VCU alumni giving back. These represent more opportunities, more experience and more ways to grow. Our students’ clinical education just got even better.
Radiation Therapy Program Updates: Winter 2026
Since our last newsletter, we have graduated another class of radiation therapists (n=12)! While most stayed in Virginia, we did have three take jobs outside the area (PA, NC and TX).
CGM in the scan room? Radiation Sciences grad’s research details what’s safe
A casual comment from a patient before an X-ray led Brittany Gundersen to take a deep-dive into a largely unexplored issue in radiologic science.
Our relaunched newsletter will keep you in the loop
Welcome to the VCU Department of Radiation Sciences newsletter 2.0!
Radiation Sciences celebrates Class of 2025
In advancement of Commencement this spring, Radiation Sciences hosted a luncheon for students graduating from its programs.
Reconfigured labs with cutting-edge technology enhance hands-on training
By strategically shuffling how it uses dedicated lab space, Radiation Sciences is introducing new technology and expanding hands-on training for future practitioners, which is critical in a field where pinpoint accuracy is the only acceptable treatment.
Nuclear Medicine Technology Program Updates: Winter 2025
New program affiliates will provide broader clinical experiences and opportunities for students, in news from Nuclear Medicine this year.
Radiation Therapy Program Updates: Winter 2025
Highlights for the past year include expansion and reconfiguration of lab spaces, faculty research and connecting with alums.
Radiography Program Updates: Winter 2025
During spring break, a tour through Germany and France gave students a glimpse into the history of medical imaging, helping them understand the profession’s origins and evolution of safety in today’s practice. Other recent highlights include launching into clinical rotations, faculty research and hands-on learning.
Sonography Program Updates: Winter 2025
In its first five years, the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program has graduated more than 20 students. The past year included international research presentations by faculty and expanded lab facilities for students.
Students present scholarship during VCU Research Weeks
Radiation Sciences students and graduates were among those sharing their work during VCU Research Weeks in April.
From the battlefield to the X-ray suite: Joe McCampbell’s mission at VCU
As part of the exit experience when retiring from the U.S. Army after 21 years, Joe McCampbell took an assessment that recommended future careers for him to consider. One of them – radiation sciences – was spot on the money.
VCU Radiation Sciences, Gerontology collaboration expands student perspective on aging and care
What do future radiologists have in common with a 93-year-old Holocaust-surviving grandmother who’s in a death metal band?
Spring global studies programs expand learning beyond classroom
Tiny organisms. X-ray machines with dials. What sets the U.S. health care system apart – and what can be learned from practices overseas?
Meet the driving force behind Team USA
When the top combined driving competitors gathered in France this month to vie for the world’s championship, a 35-year College of Health Professions administrator was at the center of the American effort. Selected by US Equestrian as the chef d’équipe, or team manager, Jeff Legg ensured the country’s single-horse drivers were ready to pursue a medal.
VCU Nuclear Medicine Concentration Energized by New Faculty
By, Dan Carrigan
Class of 2024: Cancer survivor Geoffrey Robb has lived his work
The Navy veteran brings experience and empathy to the classroom and to patient care in clinical radiation sciences.
Interview with Mark Crosthwaite, Program Director of Nuclear Medicine
Mark Crosthwaite, M.Ed., CNMT, PET, RS, FSNMMI-TS, and president of the US Society of Nuclear Medicine-Technologist Section, took part in an interview regarding the impact of COVID-19 on nuclear medicine technologists. The article will be published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Recent Graduate Finds Success in Job Market
Kelsey Reynolds, a recent graduate of our Radiation Sciences program, loves her new job as a CT technologist at VCU Medical Center. This VCU News article features Kelsey and other recent and soon-to-be-grads as they describe how they've found success in the job market during the pandemic.
"An Imaging Technologists Guide to Artificial Intelligence" Presented by Parker Stanley and his father Charles Stanley
Parker Stanley, MHA, RDMS, RVT, RMSKS, RT(S) Department of Radiation Sciences Diagnostic Medical Sonography clinical coordinator, gave a presentation with his father Charles Stanley, BSRT(R)(CT)(MR), CRA, CIIP, MRSO, FSMRT, senior medical science liaison at Guerbet, LLC.