Nominations For the 2008-2009 year are now open

PLEASE SEND YOUR NOMINATION FOR OFFICERS

OFFICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR ARE
VICE PRESIDENT (1 year commitment) PRESIDENT ELECT (3 year commitment)
TREASURER (2 year commitment) SECTETARY ( 1 year commitment)
RT REPRESENTATIVE (1 year commitment)

REQUIREMENTS:
You must be a member of the USRT and ASRT to hold office.
You must be willing to attend one Board Meeting a Month requiring 60-90 min. of time

INCLUDE:
     •FULL NAME
     •OFFICE TO WHICH YOU ARE NOMINATING
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN BY MARCH 30, 2008

OFFICERS RECEIVE FREE REGISTRATION TO ALL CONFERENCES AND
EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING AN ORGANIZATION. PLUS PRIDE IN KNOWING THAT
YOU HAVE GIVEN BACK TO OUR SOCIETY.

SEND NOMINATIONS TO: usrt@usrt.net

FROM THE CHAIRMAN

To the USRT Members,
I am very excited to be not only the president of USRT but also an active member of the most exciting, and progressive Radiologic Society in the nation!!! Because of the expertise of our past Treasurer and new Electronic Administrator, Brent Guernsey with the support of the past Boards, the USRT has the first and only Web Site of a state society. We are now able to register for meetings on line, renew our membership, and soon we will be able to join on the Society on line. We have links to the ARRT and to the ASRT through our Web site. And if all goes as planned by March of 2007 you will be able to begin to receive ECE credits on line.
Being a member of a society that is as progressive as what ours is should be a matter of pride for all of us.
I know that we will only continue to improve as we receive support from you, our members.
Stay involved!
Use the resources that are made available to you.
Support the USRT!

Kris Redford

From TAUNA LEE BERRY

Hello Radiologic Technologists!
My name is Tauna Lee Berry. I am your RT representative on the USRT board this year and I am excited to be here. I hope to keep you up to date on current events and happenings that pertain to you. If you have any questions or concerns, please Email me.tlb@sfcn.org

Many of you heard about the RT recertification and signed a petition to stop the latest recertification proposal. Good news. RT recertification has been put on hold for now so just keep getting the 24 category A CECs you need to stay certified as a radiologic technologist.

In case you haven’t noticed, everything is done on the internet these days from paying bills to taking tests. Nevertheless, USRT is no longer doing mailings and has created a wonderful website to make things easier for everyone. Go to USRT.net and check it out! There you will find USRT information, meet the USRT board members, and learn about upcoming events. I encourage you to become a member of USRT and stay current in your membership. You can find an application for membership and update your current information at this site.

Membership now costs $25 plus $5 for each additional modality up to $35. This may change in November as we will be taking a vote to increase membership fees at our fall meeting. If you are a member you can get two free CE credits on line. We hope to have three 30 minute presentations on line by March 2007. They will be followed by a test that you must pass to get 1 credit. You can take the test as many times as it takes to pass it, but you can only take it twice a day. If you are not a member of the USRT, these CECs will cost twenty dollars.

The USRT Fall Conference will be held on November 11th in Wendover. Click on the USRT website to learn where it will be held, who the speakers will be, and what time it all starts. There will also be a half day Winter Meeting that will be free to members and cost $40 for nonmembers.

Tauna Lee Berry
RT representative