Medical Radiation Sciences graduate wins Award of Excellence

[img_inline align=”” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/CAMRT pic1.jpg” caption=”Megan Kovacs scored the highest aggregate mark on this year’s CAMRT exam. She will be given an Award of Excellence in June.”]A member of the Mohawk-McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences program's first graduating class will be presented an Award of Excellence by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) in Vancouver this June.

Megan Kovacs scored the highest aggregate mark on this year's CAMRT certification examination for radiation therapy and can't believe that she's to be given the prestigious award.

“I still have a hard time believing it,” says Kovacs, currently working at the Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre. “After opening the e-mail I was shaking for a few hours. I tried to call my family and friends but no one was answering the phone, so finally I got a hold of my grandma and she helped me track down everyone else.”

The six hour exam, covering topics like radiation physics, oncology, radiation biology, patient care and ethics, is a national test which all radiation therapists must pass in order to practice in Canada.

“It was different from anything I had written in university,” says Kovacs. ”When I left the exam, I didn't know if I had passed or failed. It was quite intense.”

The difficult test was made even harder for Kovacs who had undergone ankle surgery the week prior. Though resigned to probably having to re-write the exam, Kovacs managed to persevere and not only pass the test but attain its highest mark.

Kovacs credits her training in the Mohawk-McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences program with helping her achieve the distinguished award.

“The program provided me with the knowledge and skills I needed to become a radiation therapist,” she says. “It gave me a good theoretical background as well as hands on clinical training, both of which have helped me a lot.”

The CAMRT Awards of Excellence ceremony honouring Kovacs will be held June 6 in Vancouver where she will be presented with a plaque and a cheque for 250 dollars.

Kovacs has recently applied to do her master's degree in health research methodology at McMaster and is currently awaiting a decision.

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[img_inline align="" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/CAMRT pic1.jpg" caption="Megan Kovacs scored the highest aggregate mark on this year's CAMRT exam. She will be given an Award of Excellence in June."]A member of the Mohawk-McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences program&#039;s first graduating class will be presented an Award of Excellence by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT) in Vancouver this June.<br />
<p>Megan Kovacs scored the highest aggregate mark on this year&#039;s CAMRT certification examination for radiation therapy and can&#039;t believe that she&#039;s to be given the prestigious award.<br />
<p>"I still have a hard time believing it," says Kovacs, currently working at the Carlo Fidani Peel Regional Cancer Centre. "After opening the e-mail I was shaking for a few hours. I tried to call my family and friends but no one was answering the phone, so finally I got a hold of my grandma and she helped me track down everyone else."<br />
<p>The six hour exam, covering topics like radiation physics, oncology, radiation biology, patient care and ethics, is a national test which all radiation therapists must pass in order to practice in Canada. <br />
<p>"It was different from anything I had written in university," says Kovacs. "When I left the exam, I didn&#039;t know if I had passed or failed. It was quite intense."<br />
<p>The difficult test was made even harder for Kovacs who had undergone ankle surgery the week prior. Though resigned to probably having to re-write the exam, Kovacs managed to persevere and not only pass the test but attain its highest mark.<br />
<p>Kovacs credits her training in the Mohawk-McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences program with helping her achieve the distinguished award.<br />
<p>"The program provided me with the knowledge and skills I needed to become a radiation therapist," she says. "It gave me a good theoretical background as well as hands on clinical training, both of which have helped me a lot."<br />
<p>The CAMRT Awards of Excellence ceremony honouring Kovacs will be held June 6 in Vancouver where she will be presented with a plaque and a cheque for 250 dollars. <br />
<p>Kovacs has recently applied to do her master&#039;s degree in health research methodology at McMaster and is currently awaiting a decision.<br />

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