The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has named 109 individuals from across the country to participate in the 2026 Student to Leadership Development Program. See the 2026 active selected participants list.

The SLDP is a three-year program that offers participants an opportunity to learn about the ASRT, attend the ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting, and network with medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals. Participants will attend the annual meeting, June 25-28, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Airfare, housing and a stipend for meals and other travel expenses are also provided.

The program is open to ASRT student members aged 18 and older enrolled in an accredited, primary medical imaging or radiation therapy program at the time of application. Applicants must be members of the ASRT and an active ASRT affiliate society at the time of application and throughout their three years in the program. To learn more about the program visit this link.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists is hosting a free Virtual Career Fair on March 17, from 4-7 p.m. Eastern time. Participants may register here through March 17. More than 100 participants have signed up to attend.

The career fair features top employers recruiting professionals in the medical imaging and radiation therapy profession. The interactive virtual platform allows job seekers to connect directly with recruiters via text, audio or video chats.

Participants are encouraged to review the participating organizations’ profiles, browse open positions, provide their background experience and prepare to connect with company representatives. Exhibitors may register here by March 10.

This is the third virtual career fair hosted by ASRT and is part of its ongoing effort to address the current medical imaging and radiation therapy profession workforce shortage. The job fair follows the recommendations outlined in the White Paper from the 2024 Consensus Committee on the Future of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy.

The ASRT is seeking qualified members interested in volunteer positions on the Research and Grants Advisory Panel.

The duties, qualifications and time commitment required for these openings are available through the link below:

Please contact ASRT Volunteer Services at [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

To see all current positions available, visit the Open Volunteer Opportunities page.

Members of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists have elected four officers to serve on the 2026-2027 ASRT Board of Directors.

Meet Your Elected Candidates

TJ Gardner,
B.Arch., B.S., R.T.(T)

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists named TJ Gardner, B.Arch., B.S., R.T.(T), of Gilbert, Arizona, as the 2025 Student to Leadership Development Program Alumni of the Year.

Selected in 2023 to participate in the SLDP three-year program, Gardner served as a licensed architect for 25 years involved in the design, planning and renovation of medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics. In 2020, he made a career transition to study radiation therapy. He graduated from the MD Anderson School of Health Professions in Houston, earning membership in the Lambda Nu and Alpha Eta honor societies.

As a radiation therapist at Ironwood Cancer and Research Center in Chandler, Arizona, he focuses on connecting with patients and leans on the knowledge that physical and psychological environments influence treatment quality, safety and staff well-being.

Gardner is an active volunteer nationally and locally. He served as a member for the Sergeant-at-Arms Committee for the 2024 ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Meeting and a 2025 ASRT Committee on Bylaws member. He was one of 50 recipients to receive the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Education and Professional Growth Grant, administered by the ASRT Foundation in 2024. He is currently a professional mentor for two SLDP participants.

For the Arizona Society of Radiologic Technologists, Gardner is a member-at-large and serves on its advocacy committee. As chair of AZSRT Committee on Bylaws, he led the effort to bring its bylaws current with national standards and remains committed to working on its revitalization.

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists selected the radiation therapy team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Columbus, and Mount Sinai Health System, Department of Radiation Oncology in New York, as the recipients of the 2026 BeRAD Professionalism Award.

The award recognizes health campuses, imaging centers, hospitals, clinics and other health care facilities in which medical imaging and radiation therapy personnel demonstrate a culture of professionalism. The two institutions demonstrated their efforts to support medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals by offering a team approach to patient-centered care, opportunities to earn credentials, continuing education, advanced degrees and opportunities to be active in professional associations as well as local community outreach events. In addition, they detailed processes or programs that deliver equitable and accessible patient care, continuous quality improvements and safe patient care.

The radiation therapists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute reshaped patient care through their Computed Tomography Simulation Cancellation Reduction Project. By building enhanced workflows and implementing advanced practice provider-led telehealth readiness visits, they decreased monthly patient appointment cancellations from 31% to 5%. In addition to significant hospital savings, this benefitted patients by decreasing repeat visits and providing quicker access to care thereby lowering patients’ stress levels, alongside significant hospital savings.

The Mount Sinai Health System, Department of Radiation Oncology is fostering a culture of communication and collaboration to provide patient-centered care across its institutions. Specifically, within the department of radiation oncology their team-based approach includes using the situation, background, assessment, recommendation method for effective communication during hand-offs between team members to ensure that patient satisfaction remains a priority. The department consecutively reached a 93% overall excellent patient satisfaction rating from Press Ganey scoring, with 96% likely to recommend its services to others.

“The BeRAD Professionalism program drives the mission and enhances the vision of ASRT. As a brand, the award is purposed to bring all modalities together as one service line team and to undeniably impress upon our patients, institutions and communities the value we create. These two health care institutions have shown a level of professionalism honoring the standard we aim to represent,” said ASRT President Brandon A. Smith, M.B.A ., M.S.R.S., R.T.(R)(VI), CIIP.

The winning organizations will receive a customized award to commemorate their achievement, a one-year Group ASRT membership for up to 25 employees and recognition at the 2026 ASRT Annual Governance and House of Delegates Honors Evening in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in June.

Applications for the 2027 BeRAD Professionalism Award will open July 2026.