Medical Radiation Sciences Pre-Convocation Awards Ceremony
On June 4, 2013, 104 students from the Medical Radiation Sciences (MRS) graduated, and several of the graduates and their families attended the UT DRO pre-convocation awards ceremony at Hart House. We are very proud to announce the following awards.
Congratulations class of 2013!
Gold Medal – Craig Olmstead (Nuclear Medicine)
Silver Medal – Fanfan Liu (Radiological Technology)
Bronze Medal – Annie Bo Peng Baxter (Radiological Technology)
Research Award – Dilpreet Kaur Dhesi (Radiation Therapy)
“Do trigger tools have a role in detecting adverse events for radiation therapy patients with nasopharyngeal cancer?”
Supervisor(s): Catarina Lam and Kieng Tan
Research Award, Honourable Mention (3-way tie)
Teresa Yee-Ting Cheng (Radiation Therapy)
“Exploring breast and prostate cancer patient perspectives and perceptions of interprofessional collaboration (IPC) at the OdetteCancer Centre throughout their journey of cancer treatment.”
Supervisor(s): Lisa Di Prospero and Ewa Szumacher
Stephen Macumber (Radiation Therapy)
“Are Health Care Providers Reliably Documenting the Emotional Distress Reported by Breast Cancer Patients?”
Supervisor(s): Carina Feuz and Grace Lee
Jee Hae Rebekah Shin (Radiation Therapy)
“Partial Breast Irradiation in Early Breast Carcinoma: Does the primary tumour location affect overall cosmetic outcome for low dose rate permanent seed implantation patients?”
Supervisor(s): Merrylee McGuffin and Laura D’Alimonte
Clinical Project Awards
Radiological Technology Award for Excellence (2-way tie)
Stephanie Acheson
“Can ultrasound replace X-ray in determining the placement of nasogastric tubes?”
Clinical site: Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket
Asma Challiwala
“Is the current gold standard in hand hygiene audits – ‘direct observation method’ an effective audit tool?”
Clinical site: Toronto East General, Toronto – Mentor(s): Rose Di Leo
Nuclear Medicine Award for Excellence – Calvin Fung
“Does a cup of coffee negatively affect the results of a myocardial perfusion imaging study?”
Clinical site: St. Mary’s Hospital, Kitchener – Mentor(s): Sue Crowley, Gina Du and Ian Fung
Nuclear Medicine Honourable Mention – David Dufault
“Is Yttrium-90 synovectomy suitable for the treatment of knee arthritis?”
Clinical site: Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket
Radiation Therapy Award for Excellence – Charlene Anderson
“Is music therapy an effective way to reduce distress and increase coping skills in pediatric oncology patients during their first radiation therapy treatment?”
Clinical site: Credit Valley Hospital, Trillium Health Partners, Toronto
Radiaton Therapy Honourable Mention – Anisha Patel
“Does volume modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of prostate cancer decrease the severity of treatment-related sideeffects to the bladder and rectum in comparison to fixed-field intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)?”
Clinical site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto
Volunteer Award – Outstanding Volunteer Achievements in the MRS Program
Vahid Anwari (Radiological Technology)
– Summer mentorship program, Faculty of Medicine, 2012
– Class representative, Student Council, 2010-2012
– Student representative, Education Committee, Faculty of Medicine, 2010-2012
Leann Ban (Radiation Therapy)
– Web Relations Officer, Charity Committee, 2010-2012
– Student Representative, MRS Board of Examiners, 2011-2012
Erica Doyle (Radiation Therapy)
– President, Charity Committee, 2010-2012
– MRSS, 2011-2012
– Interprofessional Healthcare Students’ Association (IPHSA), University of Toronto: 2010-2011 junior member, 2011-2012 senior member
– Program Review Committee Student Representative, 2011-2012
– Peer Tutor, 2010-2012
Jonathan Mak, Radiological Technology
– Student MRS report for DRO, August 2011
– Vice President Finance, MRSS, 2011-2012
– MRS week activities, 2011
Allison Nurse, Nuclear Medicine
– Student Representative, UT DRO’s JCC, 2012-2013
– Student Representative, CAMRT/ISSRT conference planning committee 2012
– Vice President Administration, MRSS, 2011-2012
– Student volunteer, Orientation, 2011-2012
Michelle Truong, Radiation Therapy
– Student Representative, MRS Policies & Procedures Committee 2010-2012
– MRSS executive member 2010-2012
– RTi3 2011 Volunteer
– MRS Annual Open House 2012 volunteer
– PMH Radiation Oncology Resident Course Mentor 2012
– Boundless Campaign Photo Shoot 2012