Volunteering with CAMRT
CAMRT has many opportunities for members to volunteer. These opportunities allow members to build their experience in areas of personal interest, to contribute back to the profession, and also to enjoy meeting other MRTs from throughout the country. Please check back often for opportunities currently available at CAMRT!
Important Notice
Anyone travelling on CAMRT business must arrange their travel through CAMRT’s designated travel agency, Maritime Travel. Travel and accommodation booked through Maritime Travel will be billed directly to CAMRT.
Please contact Genevieve Barker at Maritime Travel:
Travel Expense Claim Form
[Download the Travel Expense Claim Form; PDF]
Committees of the CAMRT
The work of the CAMRT is supported by a valued corps of committed volunteers who contribute their time and expertise to advance the mission and strategic goals of the association. For a listing of these committees please click here and scroll down the page to “Committees.”
Current Opportunities
Awards Judge
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.
Nominating Committee
CAMRT is seeking to fill a Member-At-Large position on the association’s Nominating Committee. The function of the committee is to identify a slate of nominees for the board positions being elected in any given year.
We are looking for an applicant who is either a nuclear medicine technologist or a radiation therapy technologist to complement the discipline representation on the committee. We are also looking for an applicant preferably from Central Canada to complement the geographic representation on the committee. Applicants should possess a good knowledge of the CAMRT and its vast member base. Prior volunteer experience in CAMRT or a provincial organization is highly desired. Experience in electoral processes, nominations, etc., would be an asset, but not necessary.
This position is for a two-year term, renewable once. Meetings will occur by teleconference as often as necessary. The Nominating Committee reports to the CAMRT Board of Directors.
Please forward a cover letter and CV (1-3 pages) to the attention of the Chair, Nominating Committee, by email (pwilliams@camrt.ca) by 5:00 pm EDT, June 30th.
Certification Exam Item Writers
Certificate Exam Development:Exam item writers
Recruitment for item writers is ongoing. A bank of applications from interested individuals in all disciplines is needed to support the process of certification exam development. Didactic instructors, clinical instructors and direct patient care providers are invited to apply. Your expertise is valued and appreciated. Help ensure the entry-to-practice certification exam reflects current practice and assesses the competency required for safe and effective practice. The meeting for exam item writing is held in the Fall. Meetings are held in Ottawa with all expenses covered by CAMRT.
If you are interested please contact the Certification Manager at certification@camrt.ca.
CPD Quick Self-Study Authors
Authors for Quick Self-Study Courses
The result of a current membership survey indicated a high interest in the CAMRT Quick Self Study courses. These are short courses of approximately 50 pages in length, requiring the student to take up to 10 hours to complete. There are no assignments; however, a self-administered post-quiz of 20-30 multiple choice questions must be developed. Remuneration will be paid upon completion.
If you are interested in developing a topic of interest please contact Melanie Bérubé, Manager, Continuing Professional Development at cpd@camrt.ca.
CPD Volunteer Reviewers
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.
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
- Earn continuing education credit for your personal portfolio
Recruitment for volunteer peer and credit reviewers for the CPD Program is ongoing.
For more information, please contact cpd@camrt.ca or submit the application form with a current copy of your resumé.
JMIRS Reviewers
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: editor@camrt.ca. For more information about peer review, please visit the journal website and select the “Peer Review” tab.
Represent the CAMRT on the Associated Sciences Consortium (ASC) for the RSNA conference
Make international connections and contribute to quality education programming at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.
CAMRT is looking for one member to represent the CAMRT on the Associated Sciences Consortium (ASC) for the RSNA conference.
The ASC is a group of 11 associations representing the various disciplines that function within a Radiology department. The CAMRT representative is responsible for recruiting speakers who are experts on current and future MRT practice to develop a well-rounded education program for the Associated Sciences/ASRT stream at the RSNA.
The role of the CAMRT representative is to:
- promote the aims and objectives of the ASC
- provide CAMRT support to the activities of the ASC
- participate in identifying key issues and topics for future sessions
- promote Canadian content and experts
- identify individuals to present the related educational sessions
- moderate ASC sessions during the RSNA
- prepare and submit annual report to the CAMRT
This position requires the successful applicant to attend two meetings per year. A virtual half-day planning meeting in September, and a second brief meeting at the RSNA conference to review current plans for the sessions at the RSNA. The CAMRT representative will also be required to moderate ASC presentations. CAMRT funds attendance to the RSNA.
The term of this appointment would begin January 2023. This is a three-year term that is renewable once.
The applicant must:
- be a full practice member of the CAMRT
- have relevant expertise in current and emerging practice
- have demonstrated experience in planning education sessions
- have demonstrated experience in public speaking and panel moderating
Please send an expression of interest detailing why you would be a good fit for this opportunity and your CV to Carrie Bru, Director of Education at cbru@camrt.ca.
Applications will be accepted December 15, 2022.
Represent CAMRT on the Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Network (CBCSN)
The CAMRT is seeking a volunteer to represent the CAMRT on the Canadian Breast Cancer Screening Network (CBCSN). This volunteer will speak on behalf of CAMRT on any issues related to the mandate of the CBCSN.
Purpose of the CBCSN
The CBCSN will support the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)’s mandate to reduce the expected number of cancer cases, lessen the likelihood of Canadians dying from cancer and enhance the quality of life of those living with cancer. The CBCSN serves as a national platform for knowledge exchange to support the breast cancer screening community, improve the patient experience across the cancer journey and leverage expertise and make evidence-based recommendations to the cancer control system. The Network’s primary aim is to improve participation in and quality of breast cancer screening in Canada.
Interested candidates must:
- Be a full practice member of the CAMRT
- Be a practicing technologist in breast imaging
- Have knowledge of CAMRT initiatives supporting technologists in breast imaging
- Have knowledge and participated in CAR – Mammography Accreditation Program
- Have knowledge of national/provincial initiatives for breast screening and reporting processes
Responsibilities:
- To represent CAMRT speaking to breast screening issues providing information on CAMRT’s contribution to best practices in breast screening.
- To participate in workgroups when expertise as a breast screening technologist and/or CAMRT representative is required.
- To report to CAMRT on any issues that impact or would improve CAMRT initiatives related to best practices for breast screening and education.
- Consider or embed equity and cultural competency within Network priorities and actions.
The term for this Committee membership is 2 years (2022-2024) and is renewable once.
Please forward a current resume and expression of interest outlining how you meet the above selection criteria, and why you would be an asset to the committee, along with two written references by December 5th, 2022 to Carrie Bru at cbru@camrt.ca.
CAMRT Foundation Board Members
At the CAMRT Foundation Board meeting on January 12, during our succession planning, we determined that we would require three (3) new Board members in 2023. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the work of the CAMRT Foundation whose mandate is to support MRTs and help advance the MRT professions. The CAMRT Foundation provides financial support for MRTs pursuing educational opportunities and MRT research.
The CAMRT Foundation Board activities include fundraising and reviewing grant and scholarship applications, to name a few. At every annual CAMRT conference the CAMRT Foundation is actively involved in a variety of social and fundraising activities. Being a CAMRT Foundation Board member is a great way to get involved nationally with your MRT colleagues. Come join our team!
Please submit your resume and cover letter to Shirley Bague, CAMRT Foundation Secretary <sbague@gmail.com> by February 28th, 2023.