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2023 AAMD Student Writing Competition
For the 2nd year in a row, it was a clean sweep for UWL medical dosimetry graduates in the AAMD national student writing competition (June 2023)!
2022 Clinical Educator of the Year Award
Congratulations to Wesley Zoller on being named the UWL Medical Dosimetry Program Clinical Educator of the Year!
Current students submitted nominations for this award. Nominations were evaluated based on the quality of their submissions and the qualifying characteristics provided in the nomination.
To read the full story, view the 2022 Fall Newsletter
Wesley was among 11 clinical educators nominated for this award by students. Congrats to all the outstanding clinical educators who were nominated for this respected award!
Nominees:
- Joann Li - University of Rochester Medicine - Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester NY
- Wesley Zoller – The James Cancer Center @ Ohio State University, Columbus OH
- Nick Piotrowski – Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee WI
- Lon Marsh – Spectrum Health - Lakeland, St. Joseph MI
- Susan Gehr - University of VA Medical Center - Couric Cancer Center, Charlottesville VA
- Lloyd Campbell - Georgetown University Hospital, Washington D.C.
- Kimberly Lovell - Baylor Scott and White - Rock Prairie, College Station TX
- Matt Tobler - Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno NV
- Hanaan Habibulla - NY Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn NY
- Zeke Ramirez - UCSF, San Francisco CA
- Charity Rogstad - Bismarck Cancer Center, Bismarck ND
Past clinical educator recipients of this award
Student Success Stories
MDCB Exam Pass Rate
September 2022: Congrats to the 2021 Graduates as their cohort achieved a 100% pass rate (22/22) on the national Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board Exam. 
2022 AAMD Student Writing Competition
It was a clean sweep for UWL medical dosimetry graduates in the AAMD national student writing competition (June 2022)!
1st Place: Case Study of a Bolus Helmet used to Maintain Optic Chiasm and Nerve Sparing while Improving Target Coverage using IMPT
Authors: Keith Larsen, BS, RT(T); Jenna Cimmiyotti, BS, RT(R)(T); Rashad Momoh, BS, RT(R)(T); Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Daniel Mundy, PhD
Institution: University of Wisconsin La Crosse
2nd Place: A Survey of Medical Dosimetrists’ Perceptions of Efficiency and Consistency of Auto-Contouring Software
Authors: Amber Coffey, BS, RT(R)(T)(CT); Jose Moreno, BS, RT(T); Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; Matt Tobler, CMD, RT(T), FAAMD
Institution: University of Wisconsin La Crosse
3rd Place: Radiation Therapists’ Perspectives about Barriers to Continuing Education in Medical Dosimetry
Authors: April Parker, BS, RT(R)(N)(CNMT); RaeLyn Iacobo, MSHS, RT(R)(T)(MR)(CT); Jessica Pagan, BS; Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; and Sabrina Zeiler, MS, CMD, RT(T)
Institution: University of Wisconsin La Crosse
Quiz Bowl Competition
Current UWL Medical Dosimetry students placed in the Top 10 at the Quiz Bowl Competition during the annual AAMD Meeting (June 2022)
There were students who participated from all dosimetry programs. UWL had 4 current students who placed in the Top 10!! Quite an accomplishment considering our students are not even half-way through the program yet!
TOP TEN
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Rank |
Student |
Program |
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1 |
Simran Rai |
University Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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2 |
Diana Nguyen |
Suffolk University |
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3 |
Keegan Sanborn |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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4 |
Meisane Troeung |
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Profession |
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5 |
Joshua Barrus |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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6 |
Whitney Gee |
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Profession |
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7 |
Ajaya Banskota |
University of Maryland |
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8 |
Ashley Valdez |
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Profession |
|
9 |
Lauren Jankowski |
University Wisconsin-La Crosse |
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10 |
Talha Mojawalla |
Stony Brook |