Adjunct Faculty in the PA Medicine Program

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Biography:

Elaine D. Nichols joined the PA Program as a sonography educator in May 2019. She started her career with Roanoke Memorial School of Radiology, and received her Bachelors of Radiological Sciences at Jefferson College of Health Sciences in Roanoke Virginia. She received her Master’s of Strategic Sciences from Mountain State University in West Virginia. She has been practicing radiography since 1991 and sonography since 2003.

Education

• Roanoke Memorial School of Radiology
• Bachelors of Radiologic Sciences, Jefferson College of Health Sciences
• Masters of Strategic Sciences, Mountain State University
• EdD in Leadership Studies, University of Lynchburg

Teaching Areas

• Ultrasound lab
• Case based learning
• Constructivist learning

Clinical Experience

• Abdominal sonography
• Vascular sonography
• Adult echocardiography

Licensure

• American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer, Registered Vascular Technologist
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologist: Registered Technologist (Radiology)
• Association of College and University Educators

Professional Memberships

• Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
• Virginia Society of Ultrasound
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

Areas of Interest

• Ultrasound education
• Emergency medicine