Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences- FACULTY & STAFF

MIRS

 


 

Vesper Grantham, M.Ed., RT(N), CNMT
Assistant Professor

Clinical Coordinator, Nuclear Medicine

E-mail: Vesper Grantham
(405) 271-8001 ext. 41159





education


Master of Education, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 2003

Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Nuclear Mediicne, Univeristy of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1998


Recent publications


Winn J, Grantham V. Using Personality Type to Improve Clinical Education Effectiveness. Submitted
to J Nucl Med Technol, March 2005.

Photo: ADAC Vertex-plus dual head Anger camera. In: Giambattista A, Richardson BM, Richardson RC. College Physics. Boston Ma: McGraw-Hill Higher Education; 2004, 1071.


INVITED PRESENTATIONS


" Instrumentation & Quality Control - A Refresher". Southwest Chapter Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting. 2002 Fall Educational Meeting. October 6, 2002.

“Tracking Your Students Clinical Experience: A Web-Based Database”. The OUHSC Consortium for Academic Technology Resources, 2003 Academic Technology Conference. March 28, 2003.

" Effective Clinical Education in Nuclear Medicine". Oklahoma Section Society of Nuclear Medicine. 2001 Fall Educational Meeting. August 18, 2001.

“ The Benefits of Using Navigational Templates”. Oklahoma Distance Learning Association/ Oklahoma Techonology Administrators. 2001 Learning Technology Conference and Exposition. June 12, 2001.


CURRENT TEACHING


Department Undergraduate Program:

MIRS 3111: Medical/ Professional Orientation
MIRS 3560: Clinical Nuclear Medicine Technology
MIRS 4560: Advanced Clinical Nuclear Medicine Technology
MIRS 4512: NonImaging Nuclear Medicine Techniques
MIRS 4513: Basic Instrumentation in Nuclear Medicine
MIRS 4533: Imaging Devices in Nuclear Medicine
MIRS 4440: Computers in Nuclear Medicine
MIRS 4272: Correlative Imaging (co-instructor)
MIRS 4963: Capstone Seminar in Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (co-coordinator)

Department Undergraduate Web-based Degree Completion Program:
MIRS 4272 (900): Correlative Imaging (co-instructor)
MIRS 4990 (900): Special Studies, Instructional Design

Invited Regular Guest Lectures:
MIRS 3193 Radiologic Physics and Radiation Protection Nuclear Medicine Physics
MIRS 3152 Patient Care and Management Venipuncture Laboratory
AHS 1400 Orientation to the Health Professions

University Courses:
Interdisciplinary Seminar (design committee)


SERVICE


  • JRCNMT Site Visitor
  • NMTCB Exam Writer

RESEARCH INTEREST/CLINICAL EXPERTISE


Research Interest

  • Enhancing Clinical Education Effectiveness
  • Instructional Design and Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Education
  • Developing Student Professionalism

Clinical Expertise

  • Nuclear Medicine Quality Control
  • General Nuclear Medicine
  • PET Imaging

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


  • American American Society of Radiologic Technologists
    • Committee on Student Writing Competitions: 2000 – 2002
  • Society of Nuclear Medicine
  • Society of Nuclear Medicine, Technologists Section
  • Southwestern Society of Nuclear Medicine
    • Program Director Spring 2003 48th Annual Meeting
    • Nominating Committee: 2001 – 2002
    • Program Director Fall 2000 Educational Meeting
  • Oklahoma Society of Radiologic Technologists
  • Oklahoma Section of the Society of Nuclear Medicine


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CONTACT INFORMATION


Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
801 NE 13th Street, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Phone: (405) 271-6477


 
 
   

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