Providing continuing education through a consortium

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Administration
• Radiologic Technology Education

Background:

• Hospitals faced challenges in providing continuing education credits for radiologic technologists (RTs).
• Elimination of continuing education reimbursement and resource limitations impacted RTs' ability to meet ARRT requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish a consortium for continuing education credits for RTs in northern New Jersey.
• To ensure RTs could fulfill American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) mandated continuing education.

Main Methods:

• Formation of the Northern New Jersey Council for Continuing Education consortium.
• Member hospitals collaboratively offered seminars to provide 21 credits annually.
• Development of a policy and procedure manual for seminar organization, attendance, and certification.

Main Results:

• The consortium successfully provided a variety of technical and nontechnical continuing education topics.
• Member hospitals collectively offered sufficient credits to meet ARRT requirements.
• The initiative proved beneficial, enabling continuing education with limited resources.

Conclusions:

• Consortium model effectively addresses continuing education needs for RTs.
• Collaboration allows resource sharing and fulfillment of professional requirements.
• The Northern New Jersey Council for Continuing Education demonstrates a sustainable solution for professional development.