Roberta Edge Receives Recognition as a Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA)

One of only 204 in the United States today.

Roberta Edge, Director of Imaging Services at Doctors Medical Center, has received the credential of Certified Radiology Administrator (CRA) through the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA). In earning this credential, she adds the initials "CRA" after her name.

Roberta Edge has been a radiographer for 27 years, the last 15 in supervision and management, graduating from Lankenau Hospital School of Radiologic Technology in Philadelphia, PA.  She obtained her Bachelor of the Arts degree in Psychology from CSU Northridge and has completed her coursework for the Masters in Health Administration from Chapman University, South San Joaquin Valley and is awaiting the results of her comprehensive exam for that degree.  She joined Doctors Medical Center in December 2001, after having been the Director of Imaging Services at Kaweah Delta Health Care District in Visalia, Ca for several years.  She is a fellow in the AHRA and serves on the board as the Education Director.

The CRA is the industry's first certification program for radiology administrators and is administered by the Radiology Administration Certification Commission of the AHRA. The CRA program is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance and recognize administrators who demonstrate knowledge essential to the practice of radiology management.  The program is funded by a five-year grant from Eastman Kodak Company, Health Imaging Division.

To sit for the examination, candidates were required to meet experience, education, and other credential requirements.  AHRA's web site (http://www.ahraonline.org) contains a description of the eligibility requirements.   The test consisted of 185 questions. Approximately 30 percent of the questions were based on knowledge, 40 percent tested application skills (problem solving) and 30 percent involved analysis.   The test questions focused on five domains: human resource management, asset resource management, fiscal management, operations management, and communications and information management.

Doctors Medical Center (DMC) is affiliated with Tenet California, the state's largest hospital system.  DMC is a 398-bed, acute care hospital, offering a wide range of services including cardiology, neurology, emergency and trauma services, air ambulance, women and children's services, orthopedics, medical/surgical, oncology and critical/intensive care.  DMC employs more than 2400 employees and has over 500 affiliated physicians.  DMC is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, visit www.dmc-modesto.com .