Externships ahead

Medical Imaging juniors will soon learn the location of their externship sites for next year. The clinical externship is one of the great opportunities afforded OIT students in the medical imaging arena. A full year is spent at a site practicing professionalism at medical centers, clinics and other venues.

Dan Hallesy, a member of the President's Advisory Council who works for Toshiba America Medical Systems, said recently that all of the practice scanning done by OIT students makes them highly desirable to employers. He also mentioned that the fact OIT offers bachelor's degrees makes students and alumni more employable.

It's great to have the support of well-respected industry partners, including Toshiba and the clinical externship sites.

Numerically speaking

I thought readers might be interested in some pertinent statistics about the Dow Center. Here's a quick look at some numbers:

Opening date Wing I: September 2007
Opening date Wing II: September 2009 (updated 04.11.08)
Wing I square feet: 42,770
–Classroom laboratories 18
–Classrooms 3
–Study areas & conference rooms 8
–Offices 30
Wing II square feet: 53,022
–Classroom laboratories 5
–Classrooms 4
–Auditorium 1
–Study areas & conference rooms 5
–Offices 26
Student Enrollment (2007) 1,268
Student Enrollment-Anticipated (2012) 1,750