Season 3 | Episode 8 | Christine Eckenrod MS, RT (R)(CT)(MR) | Program Director at Pennsylvania College of Technology

Christine is currently Assistant Professor and Program Director at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport PA.  Her career has spanned over 4 decades, after completion of a hospital-based radiography department at Altoona Hospital, in Altoona, PA.  Chris worked as a radiologic technologist and later as a CT technologist before leaving the hospital to work for a mobile imaging company and cross-training in MRI and later as a CT/MRI technologist at an outpatient imaging facility.  She is credentialled in radiography, CT and MRI.  Eventually, she finished her Bachelor Degree in Medical Imaging at Mount Aloysius College and a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology at Bloomsburg University.  Chris has served as a radiography and CT instructor at JFK Hospital’s radiography program, later becoming the Program Director before taking her current role. 

She is actively involved in the profession on many levels.  She is the current President of the Pennsylvania Society of Radiologic Technologist (PSRT), the PSRT representative on the Pennsylvania Radiation Protection Advisory Committee (RPAC), and a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists Region 8 Subcommittee for RT advocacy and a Pennsylvania delegate to the ASRT House of Delegates. —

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Tell me a little more about the program before I do. . . The Radiography program at Pennsylvania College of Technology offers a comprehensive education in medical imaging, combining over 1,500 hours of clinical experience with advanced technology training. Graduates are well-prepared for roles as radiologic technologists, with options to pursue an Associate of Applied Science Degree or further their education with a Bachelor's in Healthcare Leadership & Administration. The program emphasizes hands-on skills and confidence-building to ensure students are ready for the rapidly growing field of radiography. —

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