Meeting Minutes
Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
January 19, 2023
 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Present: Willy Roentgen, Dean Bebe LeFlour, Clinical Preceptor Presbyterian Hospital West
 Winnie Fred, Program Director Cocoa Puff, Clinical Preceptor General Hospital
 Suzie Queue, Clinical Coordinator Zelda Zoo, Clinical Preceptor Park West Hospital
 Tommy E. Dison, Radiography Faculty Lucy Lou Leggette, Clinical Preceptor JRC Community Hospital
 Marie Curry, Nursing Faculty Pete Piper, Clinical Preceptor Methodist Hospital
 Nels Bohr, Admissions Counselor Radiography Program L.B. FooFoo, Clinical Preceptor Edmundson General Hospital
 Betty Boope, General Education Department Cardi O. Logist, Clinical Preceptor Park West Imaging Center
 Dr. Stephanie York, Radiologist, St. Mary’s Hospital Ali J. Baba, Graduate
 George Costanzani, 2nd Year Student Representative Georgia Jefferson, 1st Year Student Representative
 I. Welcome and Introductions Following the luncheon, Winnie welcomed all committee members and introduced Zelda Zoo as the new clinical preceptor for Park
West Imaging Center. Zelda has worked with Ms. Queue to become comfortable with the program’s policies, requirements,
competency requirements, etc.
II. Review of Minutes The minutes from the July 2022 Advisory Meeting were reviewed and approved as amended.
III. Program Updates In response to the last Advisory meeting, the college has purchased additional software to assist students in their digital imaging
knowledge-base. Clinical
preceptors indicate that they have seen a marked improvement in the students’ understanding to date.
The students will participate in a community health event that was suggested by Bebe LeFlour at the last meeting. The students
will be allowed to perform vital signs on the participants as well as participant registration. This will continue to be assessed to measure its
effectiveness.
The students continue to complain that the white lab jackets are hard to keep clean. With the colored college patch, the students
cannot bleach the jackets. The program would like to suggest that the students purchase a matching maroon jacket in the future if
this is not an issue with any of the sites. Additionally, current students would also be allowed to change from white to maroon or
they can keep the current white jackets. The clinical affiliates see no issue with the change.
 It was decided to add a student learning outcome to the assessment plan under the Goal of Communication. It is further discussed in
section VII Assessment Process.
No other concerns were expressed. The clinical sites agreed that the students have a positive attitude, are adjusting well, and are
obtaining excellent images. Dr. York also commented that the students’ patient care skills are amongst the best in several years.
V. Student Progress Students continue to struggle with mathematical equations in Image Acquisition I and Physics courses.  Ms. Boope commented that the cross-multiplying was something that was
skimmed over in the Algebra course because the instructors felt that it was a remedial part of the course. Mr. Bohr agreed to meet
with course faculty to review the emphasis placed on these concepts and to see if a different algebra course could be more
beneficial. Course syllabi will be forwarded to the radiography faculty and a follow-up meeting will occur next month.

VI. Curriculum Updates All courses have been updated to reflect the most recent curriculum revision.
VII. Assessment Process The assessment plan results and analysis were presented to the Advisory Committee and the following comments were noted:
Clinical Competence – The benchmarks for clinical competence (positioning skills, selection of technical factors, and radiation
protection) were met.  It was also brought to the Committee’s attention that the
student to faculty lab ratio was reduced this year (6:1). This was difficult for the administration to approve because the laboratory
teaching load had to be increased.  Tom E. Dison indicated that the 12:1 ratio in his cohort did not allow
enough time for independent practice with a lab instructor. The program will continue to monitor the positioning skills in relation
to the new ratio and resulting student improvement.
Communication Skills – The benchmarks for communication skills, both oral and written, were also met for this reporting period.
From the comments noted above, it appears that students are doing well with communicating with patients. The Clinical Preceptors
also noted that the students’ repeat rates are much lower this year.  Data will continue to be collected for this measure to determine its effectiveness. Although the communication scores have
been acceptable, it was decided to improve students skills in obtaining patient histories. An additional SLO was developed to
measure this particular skill set and obtain quantitative data. The measurement tool will be Question 2 on the Affective Behavior Clinical Form and will be
collected semesters II and V by the Clinical Preceptors. The benchmark will be set at 80% and reviewed again after data has been
collected and trends analyzed.
Critical Thinking – The benchmark for the student learning outcome, “Position trauma patients,” was not met. It appears that
students are experiencing problems with trauma patients on stretchers --- especially when imaging the cervical spine. The clinical
affiliates also noted that students sometimes have issues with completing the 90-degree beam to image-receptor alignment
necessary for cross-table laterals. These concepts and laboratory assignments occur in Image Acquisition I; however, the students
may need additional practice to feel comfortable. The faculty will review the laboratory assignments and talk with the students to
see what additional practice may be warranted. 
The benchmark for the student learning outcome, “Adapt technical factors for non-routine patients.” was met; however, we would
like to see a marked increase in the actual results. The faculty will be surveying other programs and researching the idea of mandating
manual techniques for all procedures.
Professional Growth and Development – Both benchmarks were met. There is some concern that one of the student learning
outcomes (SLO) is not a good measure of professional growth and development. The Committee reviewed the SLO and felt that
“Students will attend a professional meeting” really does not reflect assessment of professional growth and development.

 Additionally, the faculty felt that simply assessing attendance does not indicate any type of learning. The SLO will be revised in
the next cycle to evaluate – “Students will employ ethical behaviors in the clinical settings”. Question 5 on the Affective Behavior
Clinical Form and the rubric for case studies completed in Semester II will be used to measure the SLO.
Program Effectiveness Measures –
Pass Rates – 100% for first-time pass rate for this year; the 5-Year average is 98% (147/150). The program continues to meet its
benchmark. Exit and graduate surveys indicate that the one-week review seminar prior to graduation is a huge contributor to the
students’ success. Although this is very time consuming for faculty and students, the seminar has proved beneficial foundational
knowledge that students tend to forget from their foundational classes.
Employment Rates – 100% (20/20) employment rates for those graduates seeking employment this year; the 5-Year average is
93% (121/130). There were two students that decided to continue their education and not seek employment; otherwise, all
additional students have full time or part-time employment.
Program Completion Rates – 85% (22/26). The program continues to seek methods to increase this rate. Although the
benchmark has been met, the Committee reviewed the three students that did not graduate from the program. The three students
failed due to low grades in Image Acquisition I. It appears that the mathematical equations continue to be an issue for students. As
noted above, the program will work with the General Education Department to ensure that the program is requiring the most
beneficial al
gebra course.
VIII. Assessment Plan Review
Mission Statement – The program mission statement was reviewed. No issues were identified and the statement continues to be
consistent with the program’s offerings and in alignment with the College’s mission.
Goals – The goals were reviewed. The program revised the goals last year and the Committee felt that the goals were still
applicable.
Assessment Plan – The following revisions to the assessment plan were made:
 Changed SLO under Professional Growth and Development.
 Increased benchmark for Positioning Skills under Clinical Competence to 3.6/4.0 (current benchmark is 3.5). 
 Added SLO under Communication.
 Reviews of the assessment methods show a good mix of direct/indirect tools. 
 All faculty will be participating in an assessment research day at the university to learn more about current
 practices in the assessment literature and practices.
IX. Additional Comments The faculty expressed their continued appreciation for the support from the Clinical Preceptors and staff technologists at the clinical
sites.
X. Adjournment 2:50 p.m. The next meeting will be scheduled for July. Time and day will be announced in May.
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