Health Alumni Connection Medical Imaging to launch online BPS degree programs Health Professions Alumni Association News Winter 2020 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will follow, with an online program beginning in Fall 2021. All coursework will be delivered through the University’s online learning system, with video and audio presentations from Upstate faculty. Clinical components of the degree will be offered at various locations throughout New York state. Medical Imaging alumni routinely work with students at Upstate University Hospital. From left, with a new GE scanner installed last summer at the hospital are: Joe Santos ’16, Class of ’20 students Ashley Kodjo, Morgan Gagliostro and Amanda Brady, Jen Robbins ’06, Jen McBurnie ’00/’04, Dana Mills ’94, and MIS Program Chair Kerry Greene-Donnelly ’95. Robbins and McBurnie are clinical instructors. The Medical Imaging Sciences department announced the first online degree offering in the College of Health Professions. The Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) in Computed Tomography (CT) online program will begin in Fall of 2020. The BPS degree is designed for Radiologic Technologists who have an associate degree or higher, to provide additional education for specialization in advanced imaging modalities. The flexibility offered through online education will allow the MIS program to service individuals in their home communities, thereby decreasing the cost of education, providing clinical rotations and opportunities for employment close to home, while also assisting clinical partners in employee recruitment. For more information on the online degree programs or becoming a clinical affiliate, contact Kerry Greene-Donnelly, department chair, at greenek@upstate.edu or 315-464-6928. Alumni Association unveils new strategic plan The Health Professions Alumni Association is proud to be the first of Upstate Medical University’s alumni associations to complete a Tier 2 Strategic Plan aligned with the overall institutional strategic plan. The College completed its own Tier 2 in late 2018, where it identified “enhancement of alumni relations” as a strategic priority. The Alumni Association’s new plan dovetails well in support of this and other College priorities. The Health Professions Alumni Association has adopted new vision, mission, and values statements, and selected three primary objectives to focus on over the next several years. Implementation strategies are underway. “Our purpose is to ignite a sense of alumni pride by enhancing opportunities for graduates to engage with the alumni association, which will serve as a resource to enhance their professional career,” said Health Professions Alumni President Anthony Kurec, MS ’86, MASCP, MLT(ASCP) DLM. “This strategic plan is a living document that will help us achieve these goals.” Watch your mailbox – we may be contacting you for your insights as we prepare for the future of the alumni association. Vision The Health Professions Alumni Association is the primary resource to connect, strengthen, cultivate, and nourish the College of Health Professions. Mission The mission of the Health Professions Alumni Association is to foster lifelong relationships to ensure financial support for the College and its mission to educate a continuous source of quality health care professionals. Values Integrity Engagement Tradition Service Generosity Inclusion Mentorship Stewardship www.upstatefoundation.org/chpalumni Professions
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