Volunteering

Volunteer with the CAMRT – Be an Essay or Exhibit Competition Judge!

The CAMRT is looking for individuals who are interested in being judges for CAMRT’s yearly essay and exhibit competition. This is a volunteer position that does not require a large time commitment. Everything is electronic, including the marking. You will have a two to three week period within which to review and mark essay and poster submissions. To be an essay or exhibit judge you must be:

• a CAMRT member for at least 5 years.
• a practicing technologist, manager or instructor.
• able to demonstrate that you have a thorough knowledge of your discipline and/or sub-discipline.
• able to demonstrate that you are knowledgeable of advances in the field of medical radiation technology in general, and particularly in your discipline and/or sub-discipline.

If you are interested in volunteering as a reviewer to judge the submissions for the essay and exhibit competition, please submit your CV and the completed online application form.

Apply to be on the Program Committee

We are recruiting MRTs interested in volunteering on the program committee for CAMRT 2025.

Duties include: helping to identify topics and speakers for the conference; approaching and confirming potential speakers; promoting conference and activities to your networks; evaluating abstracts ;and/or, chairing some of the workshops and sessions. Limited space available, applicants from the Alberta region with experience evaluating abstracts will be prioritized.

Deadline to apply: August 15th, 2024

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Volunteer Opportunity: Certification Exam Translation Working Groups

Did you know that certification exam candidates can write the Radiological Technology and Magnetic Resonance certification exams in French and/or English? It is the role of the Certification Exam Translation working groups to provide French translation support during certification exam development. We are currently recruiting 2-6 CAMRT members in the disciplines of Radiological Technology and Magnetic Resonance to join the discipline-specific working groups. Preference will be given to individuals whose first language is French or those with previous translation experience. The Translation working groups meet annually in the Spring for approximately 4-6 hours virtually.

If you are interested, please contact the Manager of Certification at [email protected].

Volunteer Opportunity: Certification Exam Item Writers

Interested in ensuring the entry-to-practice certification exam reflects current practice and assesses the competency required for safe and effective practice? Apply to be an Item Writer today! A bank of applications from interested individuals in all disciplines is needed to support the process of certification exam development. All didactic instructors, clinical instructors and direct patient care providers are invited to apply. Item Writers will have expertise in entry-to-practice competency and be knowledgeable in both the didactic and clinical component required for practice in their discipline. Current preferences are for the following areas:

Magnetic Resonance – didactic instructors and clinical instructors from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the East Coast

Nuclear Medicine – didactic instructors throughout Canada

Radiation Therapy – didactic instructors throughout Canada

The meeting for exam item writing is held in the Fall. Meetings are held in Ottawa with all expenses covered by CAMRT.

Volunteer Opportunity: Exam Validation Committee (EVC)

The discipline-specific exam validation committees at CAMRT are imperative to the quality, validity and ultimate success of the CAMRT’s certification exam development cycle. All didactic instructors, clinical instructors and direct patient care providers are invited to apply. Previous experience with item writing is an asset. Members of the EVC must be a CAMRT member in good standing and have in-depth knowledge and experience in the current national entry-to-practice competency profile for their discipline. We are currently seeking:

Magnetic Resonance – didactic instructors and clinical instructors from Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the East Coast

Nuclear Medicine – didactic instructors throughout Canada

Radiation Therapy – didactic instructors throughout Canada

The Exam Validation Committees meet annually in the Winter over 5 days. Meetings are held in Ottawa with all expenses covered by CAMRT.

If you are interested in any of the Exam Development Groups, please contact the Manager of Certification at [email protected].

CPD Volunteer (Unpaid) and Instructor Positions (Paid Position) Available

CAMRT Education is very pleased to have multiple positions coming up for replenishment in 2025. There are both paid (term-based) and ongoing volunteer opportunities – please read through the document here to find what option might be best for you, or contact [email protected]!

Authorship Opportunities

We are constantly updating our development priorities and need MRT-authors!

Please review this document that outlines our current priorities for development in 2024! This will be updated shortly for 2025.

Call for Revising Authors

We have courses that are being readied for revision – would you like to help update one of the following courses? These are paid opportunities. Please contact [email protected] with a CV if you are interested!

• Breast Imaging (full-length courses)
• CT modules (related to CT certificates)
• Dosimetry (advanced full-length courses, i.e. Dosimetry 3 & emerging practice)
• Leadership Skills (full-length course)
• Stroke and CT Perfusion (QSS)

Are you interested in peer reviewing a course? We have multiple availabilities throughout the year, including different lengths of courses and different topics. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or to submit a CV for matching with a recent topic – thank you!

CAMRT is recruiting individuals who are interested in volunteering their time and expertise to peer review Continuing Professional Development (CPD) content and/or to assist with the assignment of credit through our Continuing Education Credit Approval Program (CECAP).

To support these ongoing processes, CAMRT requires volunteers in all disciplines and specializations. These volunteers are then called upon as needed to complete reviews related to their discipline or area of expertise. These are often quick to complete and show you what is out there, developed by your colleagues!

As a volunteer reviewer for the CAMRT, you will:

• Ensure newly developed CAMRT courses reflect current practice and clinical relevance
• Assign continuing education credit to educational activities available to MRTs in Canada

Recruitment for volunteer peer and credit reviewers for the CPD Program is ongoing.

For more information, please contact [email protected] or submit the application form with a current copy of your resumé.

Reviewers for the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

The CAMRT is recruiting individuals who have professional writing and/or editing experience to serve as guest reviewers for the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.Reviewers are required to evaluate the suitability of research manuscripts for publication and ensure that the research / literature review is adequately portrayed. As a reviewer for the Journal, you will be expected to:

• Commit the appropriate amount of time required for review of manuscripts (reviewers are generally given 21 days to review a paper)
• Review manuscripts according to established policies and time frames
• Disclose any conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, related to a particular manuscript

We are seeking individuals who have expertise in the following areas of expertise:

• Radiological technology
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Radiation therapy
• Nuclear medicine
• Statistics
• Research methodology
• Ethics
• Management / leadership
• Educators

If you want to participate in the dissemination of knowledge through a global professional journal, please send your resume with a letter outlining your editing / writing experience to: [email protected]. For more information about peer review, please visit the journal website and select the “Peer Review” tab.

The CAMRT Professional Practice Advisory Council (PPAC) provides advice and support to the CAMRT regarding all issues related to MRT practice. Historically, the PPAC has served CAMRT by developing CAMRT documents such as the Code of Ethics and Description of Practice, and by providing extensive review of documents such as the Best Practice Guidelines. They also act as the development committee for discussing high level projects such as establishing our communities of practice and outlining our process for the development of our advanced practice framework.

As the MRT professions grow and expand, we felt the PPAC must also grow and expand to meet the complex needs of our entire membership, and to provide insight into several discipline specific sub-councils. These include Radiological Technology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Magnetic Resonance, Breast Imaging, Computed Tomography, Interventional Radiography and two additional sub-councils in Artificial Intelligence and Bone Mineral Densitometry.

The expansion of the PPAC:

1. Allows the CAMRT to be responsive to discipline specific and sub-discipline challenges by providing a rapid response mechanism and advice on topical issues,
2. Provides a sounding board for CAMRT staff in all areas of practice,
3. Proactively identifies practice changes, emerging technologies and other pertinent issues within all areas of MRT practice by monitoring the Canadian practice environment and technological advancements,
4. Provides additional key contributors to the CAMRTs Communities of Practice,
5. Liaises with the Best Practice Guidelines review process and other professional practice initiatives as required,
6. Assists in the identification of continuing professional development needs for CAMRT members.

At this time, we are looking for MRTs with backgrounds in:

• Radiological Technology
• Mammography
• Interventional Radiography
• Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation Therapy
• Magnetic Resonance
• Computed Tomography

Eligibility Requirements

• Be able to demonstrate clear understanding of the discipline/sub-discipline
• Be current with the latest trends within the discipline/sub-discipline
• Willing to commit to quarterly teleconferences
• Willing to be a champion for the CAMRT Communities of Practice
• Must be a CAMRT member

Professional Requirements (please address one or more of the following in your submission)

• Deep understanding of the clinical practice in the respective sub-discipline,
• A background in leadership or education,
• An understanding of artificial intelligence and deep learning,
• Hybrid technologies,
• Independent or rural/remote practice experience,
• Industry insight,
• Demonstrate a network within the profession,
• History of volunteerism.

If you are interested in joining the CAMRT Professional Practice Advisory Council, please submit your cover letter and your curriculum vitae to Phyllis Williams at [email protected]  by January 22nd, 2025.

The CAMRT is looking for a number of volunteers to assist CAMRT, its partner organization and industry representatives to develop a strategy to address remote scanning within the Canadian medical imaging landscape.

The roles of the remote scanning task force will include:

• Providing insight into the current status of remote scanning withing the Canadian medical imaging community
• Outlining the challenges and opportunities that are inherent to the implementation of these technologies
• Assisting in the development of remote scanning position statements and/or white papers

Eligibility and requirements

• Member of CAMRT
• Knowledgeable in, and comfortable representing, their respective modality and/or area(s) of expertise in relation to remote scanning. Specifically, we are looking for those involved in the development and implementation of remote scanning initiatives in radiological technology, mammography, CT, MR, NM and sonography
• Direct involvement with projects related to remote scanning as a front-line technologist, director/manager, IT implementation or project leads are encouraged to apply

Committee composition

• CAMRT tries to maintain a diverse and national geographic representation on the active task force
• CAMRT tries to maintain representation from all applicable disciplines on the active task force

Those interested are invited to forward a brief statement outlining their interests and applicable experience, along with a copy of their CV to Mark Given, CAMRT Director or Professional Practice and Research, at [email protected]. Please send applications for this task force by June 7, 2024.