I just received the ARRT Educator Update for September, 2007 and there are some very interesting topics that relate to us Roentgenographers.
No Cheating!
One of the big changes being made on the application for ARRT certification is a section which asks "has a student ever been subjected to a sanction as a result of violating an academic honor code?" Basically, as of 2008, if a student has ever been caught cheating on an exam, forging a clinical record, or violating the academic honesty policy at his or her institution, it could lead to a hearing by the ARRT Ethics Review Committee. The application itself will consist of questions like, "Have you ever..." With a "yes" answer, you may find yourself before a panel of ARRT folks for additional questions. A similar situation occurs currently if students have a misdemeanor or felony on their record and report it on the ARRT application. As with any review committee, this does NOT mean that you are automatically unable to obtain your ARRT registration, but the process will require additional steps and review by the people administering the exam to decide eligibility. The idea is to uphold the ARRT Rules of Ethics as early as possible.
It is increasingly important that Program Directors inform students who have had a history of such an occurrence, and have been permitted to remain in their programs, that they should be contacting the ARRT with any questions about registration as soon as possible to begin the ethics review process to ensure eligibility. The article states that there is now a pre-application that can be submitted by students who are more than 6 months away from graduating to expedite the process. You can find more info at the ARRT website, and if you can't find the answers online, you may call the Ethics Department at (651) 687-0048 ext. 580.
"I finished my ARRT exam and I probably passed, mom!"
You will find starting on the January, 2008 ARRT exam that you will receive on-site preliminary results for the Radiography and Radiation Therapy exams. Preliminary results have been tested on Sonography and Nuclear Medicine exams for a while now, and have proven to be extremely accurate, and now it's time to give it a try with therapy and gen rad. What an excellent improvement... I remember waiting about 5 weeks for my results. Of course, it is not an official score, and you will not technically be registered until you receive your copy of official results in the mail, but at least you may be able to sleep better at night... you'll probably need that sleep once your program is over!
Looking way into the future
Starting in 2011 (I suppose it's not that far away), the ARRT will be increasing the number of digital radiography questions on the exam pretty dramatically, while decreasing the number of film/screen questions by the same amount. For those of you taking the ARRT exam before 2011, expect to see some pilot questions (that do not affect your score).
Reminder
If any students are looking for scholarship opportunities, don't forget to check out the ARRT Grants and Scholarships page, and look into student membership. There are also scholarships for schooling related to the profession beyond your associate degree in the field of Radiology.
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I have a question. In regards to the preliminary scores being given at the end of the test for Gen Rad. How close are the preliminary scores to what your actually end up with?
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the truth, I don't know at this point. This year will be the first time they've ever done this, and there's going to be a definite question of accuracy. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that eventually they will give you official scores the day of the exam (probably sometime in the distant future). I wouldn't expect them to calculate it with great accuracy within the next two years at least. They haven't stated whether or not the preliminary scores will include pilot question scoring too, which will not count at all toward your official score. It's all kind of "up in the air" at this point. I'm very interested to see how it turns out though. Feel free to drop another comment when you find out how close your preliminary score was to your actual score (or better yet, I'll make a poll you can vote on).
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the truth, I don't know at this point. This year will be the first time they've ever done this, and there's going to be a definite question of accuracy. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that eventually they will give you official scores the day of the exam (probably sometime in the distant future). I wouldn't expect them to calculate it with great accuracy within the next two years at least. They haven't stated whether or not the preliminary scores will include pilot question scoring too, which will not count at all toward your official score. It's all kind of "up in the air" at this point. I'm very interested to see how it turns out though. Feel free to drop another comment when you find out how close your preliminary score was to your actual score (or better yet, I'll make a poll you can vote on).
ReplyDeleteThis is just right. This oughta teach those cheaters that there are no short cuts in life. I remember having some classmates who bullies me and tries to always get answers from me. Now, with that, people who were like me before can be protected.
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