Medical Imaging Spotlights - Mount Aloysius College

Focusing on Veteran Patients

Dr. Julie Decker is teaching nurses how to provide compassionate care for veterans in a hospital setting. She co-authored a chapter in the book Veteran-centered Care in Education and Practice: An Essential Guide for Nursing Faculty, which focuses on educating nurses on understanding why and how veteran patients may need specialized care due to trauma, exposure, and other factors relating to their military service. The book has received two awards. The Sigma Theta Tau 2021 [...]

CommWorker2022-03-08T15:50:21-05:00March 8th, 2022|

Seeing Her Career in 3D

Sarah Rimini knew that she was destined for a medical career, but she also knew that nursing wasn’t a good fit for her. That’s when she learned about medical imaging. “Radiography and Medical Imaging seemed very interesting and unique with lots of options and routes to grow into as my career developed,” Sarah said. A member of the Mount Aloysius Medical Imaging Class of 2005, Sarah is now the Director of the Radiology 3D Imaging [...]

CommWorker2022-01-19T15:56:24-05:00November 24th, 2021|

Mercy off the Mountain

Rachel Harris, ‘16, earned both an associates and bachelors degree in Medical Imaging and is now working as an MRI technologist at The Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She has held this position for two years and is honored to be using groundbreaking, life changing technology to offer world class care to her patients through one of the top hospitals in the United States. Rachel treats patients that come to the clinic from across the [...]

CommWorker2022-01-26T14:38:24-05:00November 19th, 2019|

Making a Difference One Scan at a Time

Bradley Mikitko graduated from MAC with an Associates Degree in 2012 and a Bachelor's Degree in 2014 for Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences focusing on Radiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He is now a full-time MRI technologist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine and has held this position for four years. Brad’s daily duties include performing a variety of imaging exams on pediatric, adult, and geriatic patients. At [...]

CommWorker2022-01-26T14:30:56-05:00November 19th, 2019|