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Subtitle:One institution’s search for its “Bachelor”
Nicole Harnett, MRT(T), ACT, BSc, MEdDean, Diagnostic Imaging and TherapyThe Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
The Bachelorette“The First Season”
Creating a Partnership• Courtship - playing the field
• Engagement - confirming intent with potential partner
• Wedding - official recognition of mutual interest and direction
• Marriage - doing all the things you said you would!!
The Courtship
• FIRST DATE QUESTIONS: “Where do you live?” “What are your
hobbies?” “Have you been in a
relationship before?” “Have you dated
someone like me before?”
• SPEAKS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF: level of integration similar educational
philosophies? experience with this
type of collaboration similar programs
already in existence?
Narrowing it down to the “One” from “Exclusive” to “Engagement”
• Negotiations for our future began in mid-1990s
• Approval received in 1998 (Therapy in 1999)
• Hammer out big picture administrative issues - what could this look like?
• planning, planning, planning…….
The Wedding
Our Vows: “We promise to…..” • First intake in 1999, first graduates in 2002• Joint degree/diploma program offered by TMI and
UT• 3 disciplines: nuclear medicine, radiation therapy,
radiological technology• 3-year, 2nd entry
Curriculum Development
• Changing routines, altering goals
….. “but what about the SYLLABUS?”• Closet space
….taking up valuable space in the curriculum• If at first you don’t succeed…..
Administrivia!!
• Registrarial Issues - application/enrolment
• Financial challenges - separate funding institutions
• Curriculum and quality control
• Student standing and promotion
• Student support services
Administrivia!!Recommendations:• Project coordinator• Strong committee
structure including clear terms of reference
Example:• Joint management • Joint Curriculum• Program review,
Oversight and Board of Examiners
The Secret ?
People who believe in the project People who have similar philosophies Equal balance of commitment and decision
making Acceptance of various needs Support from professional body(s)