Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology Students Excel at 93rd Annual Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technologists Conference

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Students from Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology took home six out of nine awards across various competitions at the 93rd annual Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technologists (NSRT) Conference, held April 25 and 26 in Lincoln.

The NSRT hosts an annual student symposium, bringing radiology students from across the state together. This year, 157 students participated in person, with 30 students competing online. The symposium featured a student bee, research paper competition, and electronic scientific exhibit competition.

The student bee, modeled after a game show, used questions provided by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT). Benjamin Okraska, a second-year student, placed second, and Marcus Carillo, a first-year student, earned third place. 

In the research paper competition, students were required to compose an original research paper of at least 1,750 words. Carillo won first place with his paper titled, “Photon-Counting Computed Technology,” and second-year student Adam Bell placed third with his paper titled, “Pediatric Brain Tumors.”

Carillo rounded out his winning streak in the electronic scientific exhibit competition with a first-place finish with his exhibit, “Noise Reduction in Photon-Counting CT.” Okraska secured second place with his exhibit titled, “MRI Imaging of ACL Tears.” All are students at Regional West’s School of Radiologic Technology.

“Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology is proud of its students’ achievements and their dedication to advancing the field of radiologic technology,” said Program Director Stephanie Cannon, MSRS, R.T.(R)(ARRT). “These awards highlight the students’ hard work, innovative research, and commitment to excellence.”

Founded in 1951, Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology is a hospital-based program located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. In addition to being the only radiographer education program in western Nebraska, the program is also accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology and the State of Nebraska. Students are taught procedures that enable graduate technologists to perform in a small community hospital or a large metropolitan medical center.

For more information about the program, contact Cannon at 308-630-1153, or visit RWHS.org/careers/school-radiologic-technology.

About Regional West

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a regional referral center and the only Level II Trauma Center in Nebraska west of Kearney. Since 1924, Regional West has served the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming through innovative healthcare services. As the region’s sole tertiary medical center, Regional West offers an expansive array of medical specialties and numerous physician clinics.