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AHEC Announces Retirement of COO Peggy Hoosier

Advanced Health Education Center Announces Retirement of Chief Operating Officer Peggy Hoosier, M.Ed, RT(R)(M)  October 17, 2024, Houston, TX – Advanced Health Education Center, Ltd., a leading national provider of continuing education and specialized skills training for healthcare professionals, and parent company to prominent healthcare staffing agency MEDRelief Staffing, announces the retirement of its Chief Operating Officer, Peggy Hoosier, effective December 1, 2024.  Mrs. Hoosier, … Continue reading AHEC Announces Retirement of COO Peggy Hoosier

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What Are The MRI Registry Review Courses?
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What Are The MRI Registry Review Courses?

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technologists are essential to modern healthcare, using advanced imaging techniques to help doctors diagnose and monitor various medical conditions. As the demand for MRI technologists grows, so do the educational and certification requirements for entering this field. A key part of this career path is mastering MRI registry review courses. These courses equip candidates with the knowledge and skills needed to … Continue reading What Are The MRI Registry Review Courses?

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Former GROW! Scholarship Recipients
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Radiology Technologists Receive GROW! Fellowship to Cross-Train into Mammography: A Journey of Compassion and Care

The healthcare field is filled with individuals who not only possess technical expertise but also the empathy needed to guide patients through life-changing diagnoses. Two such inspiring stories come from radiology technologists Laken Robinson and Mary Lowe, both recipients of the GROW! Fellowship, which supported their transition into mammography. Recently, we sat down with them to reflect on their motivations, achievements, and aspirations in their … Continue reading Radiology Technologists Receive GROW! Fellowship to Cross-Train into Mammography: A Journey of Compassion and Care

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Mammography Scholarship Recipients
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Celebrating Our Newest GROW! Mammography Fellowship Recipients

It’s been a year since we partnered with the GROW! Mammography Fellowship to address the shortage of mammographers by offering two all-expenses-paid fellowships for AHEC’s Mammography Initial Training program. Since the program’s inception, we’ve previously awarded four incredible recipients. For the upcoming October 2024 class, we are thrilled to announce two more additions to our Mammography Initial Training awardees. Darci McCool Cedars and Morgan Coulter both … Continue reading Celebrating Our Newest GROW! Mammography Fellowship Recipients

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Building Strength: Essential Exercises for Improving Bone Density

One of my passions, alongside assisting in musculoskeletal research, performing bone density scans, and being a bone density technologist instructor, is being a certified bone density and aging specialist physical trainer. Exercise is instrumental in maintaining and improving bone density. Just like muscle, bone development functions close to the same: if you don’t use it, you lose it. Without exercise or an active lifestyle, your … Continue reading Building Strength: Essential Exercises for Improving Bone Density

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Thoughts from the desk of Diane Hutton, BA, RT(R), MoSRT ARRT 

I recently attended a conference in Orlando. Although I enjoy seeing and visiting with friends and making new ones, I do not enjoy the actual traveling part with its many delays and cramped spaces, feeling like everyone is sitting on top of each other. But here is my takeaway from this last conference.  To be around others who are as passionate about the profession as … Continue reading Thoughts from the desk of Diane Hutton, BA, RT(R), MoSRT ARRT 

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