Strategic Alliance to benefit students and healthcare providers
The new GE Healthcare-Michener Advanced CT Imaging Centre of Excellence is a true collaboration between two organizations committed to improving the quality of health care services in Ontario and
"This significant investment by GE Healthcare represents a major contribution in support of Michener's highly-regarded interprofessional collaborative curriculum and simulated clinical workflow," explains
The establishment of this leading-edge CT Imaging Centre of Excellence combines the latest computed tomography imaging technology from GE Healthcare with interprofessional and simulation-based curriculum from Michener. The Centre is located on the modernized 11th floor at The Michener Institute in downtown
"GE Healthcare is extremely proud to collaborate with The Michener Institute," says
The formation of the Centre of Excellence between GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute included the donation of a CT system, the purchase of modern workstations, and finally, the deployment of additional advanced software and electronic image library. The library contains a contemporary database holding over 450 anatomical scans depicting cases, from normal to a wide range of pathologies.
Through this collaboration, Michener MRS students will now have better working knowledge of, and practical experience in, CT scanning, imaging and diagnostic capabilities. These skills are now an important part of the core competencies needed by all MRS disciplines writing national exams. Michener graduates, particularly those in Radiological Technology (X-ray), will be well prepared to work with patients in the midst of treatments for various conditions or diseases.
About The Michener Institute
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences is Canada's only post-secondary institution devoted exclusively to applied health science education. Since 1958, Michener has educated applied health professionals who serve a vital role in the country's health care sector in such fields as medical laboratory science, medical radiation sciences, respiratory therapy, chiropody, diagnostic cytology, genetics technology, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Michener's academic excellence is rooted in: interprofessional education, simulation education, readiness assessment, clinical education, and theoretical education to deliver the Best Experience, Best Education hallmark of learning to over 5,000 full-time, part-time and continuing education students. The Michener Institute's academic programs are publicly funded by the Province of Ontario and further enriched through partnerships with universities, private sector companies and leading health care organizations. For more information, visit www.michener.ca.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
Our "healthymagination" vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality and efficiency around the world. Headquartered in the
For further information: interview requests, or media tours contact: The Michener Institute, Katie Schrank, Communications Associate, (416) 596-3101 x 3482, [email protected]; GE Healthcare, Arvind Gopalratnam, Public Relations Manager, (262) 501-0777, [email protected]
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