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Radiologic Sciences Department A.S., City College of San Francisco, Radiology |
Diane Garcia is the Clinical Coordinator and a full time instructor for CCSF's Diagnostic Medical Imaging Program since 1997. She has been a Radiographer since 1979, having also graduated from this very program.
The foundation of my teaching philosophy is to provide my students with the knowledge and practical education to be able to function in the real world of radiology and health care. One of my ultimate objectives in teaching is to facilitate learning by helping students gain the necessary skills to take control of and become active participants in their own learning. I insist my students understand why they are doing a particular procedure or examination not simply how to do it. My teaching practices empower students to take ownership of their education and help them realize that they are responsible for their learning outcomes.
I encourage students to tackle problems creatively, which helps them learn to think outside conventional boundaries and to seek the deeper meaning of a concept. Their education includes working with real patients in real situations and I impress this fact upon them even in the classroom where most are accustom to learning and purging information. The seriousness of their learning must be extrapolated into real life quickly.
I believe teaching is the most important service I provide to the City College of San Francisco community. I am helping to educate a new generation of radiology professionals to function knowledgeably in a profession where rapid technological advances constantly pose new questions and ethical challenges. Regardless of content, I think the student should leave the course with skills they will apply in the clinical environment. These basic skills include patient care, problem solving, critical thinking, research and writing proficiency, and effective communication abilities.
My ultimate goal is to provide the community with radiology professionals that will treat each patient with care, compassion, professionalism, and superior technical skills while keeping radiation protection in mind and employing it at all times.
I am proud to be an alumni and instructor at City College of San Francisco and to have the opportunity to help create the next generation of radiographers who will probably care for you one day. If this is the case, feel secure in the fact that they are well educated.
Diane has served on the CCSF Graduation Committee since 1997
She is a past mentor for the Puente Project and has served on many tenure review and hiring committees for CCSF.
Past President of the Radiologic Technology Educators of California (RTEC)
Director at Large for the California Society of Radiologic Technologists (CSRT)
Health Workforce Iniative for the Chancellors office in California
Member of the Radiologic Technology Certification Committee (RTCC) an appointed position for the California Department of Public Health-Radiation Health Branch (CDPH-RHB).
Member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Diane is married, has three grown daughters, and three grandchildren.
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Radiologic Sciences Department B.A. Psychology, University of California at Berkeley |
Professor Hall has been part-time faculty at CCSF since 1991.
He was born and raised in San Francisco, attended CCSF from 1967 to 1969 as an engineering major, then transferred to UC Berkeley and received a Bachelors degree in Psychology in 1971. From 1974 to 1976 he trained in the UCSF radiology technology program and worked in the Ambulatory Care Center at UCSF Medical Center from 1976 to 2007.
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Radiologic Sciences Department A.A., City College of San Francisco; B.A., M.A., San Francisco State University |
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Chair, Radiologic Sciences Department A.A., Long Beach City College; Graduate, Radiologic Sciences Program, Los Angeles City College; B.A., San Francisco State University, MA Ed, Touro University International, Cypress, CA. PhD pending, Touro University International, Cypress, CA. |
Mr. Thornton has been teaching at CCSF since 1997.
Having come from a long family line of teachers, Mr. Thornton feels that teaching is "in my genetic code. As a technologist working in the Radiology Department at UCSF since 1991, I have tried to make a difference in the lives of the patients with whom I come in contact. I am pleased to have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students with whom I come in contact and help them realize their goals. I especially take pride in assisting those students who may be the first member of their family to graduate from college. Just as my education was my ticket to bigger and better things, so it is for others. I appreciate the support I receive from CCSF as I attempt to make a difference in the lives of others."
He has been involved in the campus-wide mentor program, as well as the SCANS project and took part in the college self study during the Fall 2004 semester.
Mr. Thornton has served in various capacities of the Board of Directors for the California Society of Radiologic Technologists, and continues to serve on the Scholarship Review Committee of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists -that organization awards annual scholarships to radiology students across the country.
His favorite sports include snow and water-skiing, snorkeling in Hawaii and the Caribbean, and competitive ballroom dancing.
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Radiologic Sciences Department Director, Radiation Oncology Technology Program |
Les Yim was born and raised in San Francisco, graduated from the CCSF Radiography Program in 1975, and began teaching here in 1982. He served as Radiologic Technology Department Chair for 17 years, overseeing both the Diagnostic Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology Programs. He is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, California Society of Radiologic Technologists, and past-President of the Radiology Educators of California.
Mr. Yim is also a professional musician. He has played drums since grammar school and is a long-time member of "Expo," a popular band that has performed regularly in the Bay Area for 30 years.