Personnel Announcements

Congratulations! Lisa Higgins, APRN-C, MSN, RCSA, one of the contributors on the development of the Cardiovascular Specialist Assistant Program, passed the advance practice registered nurse examination on November 4, 2009. She has been a member of the Cardiac Catheterization Support Team at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, for the past decade. She functions as a fully cross-trained team member. Congratulations, Lisa. Another milestone for the Emory University Healthcare Organization has been reached. — Sent in by Chuck Williams The St. Joseph’s/Candler Healthcare System, Savannah, GA, would like to congratulate Rachel Hancock, RCIS for passing the RCIS exam. — Sent in by Michele Nyberg, RCIS, Clinical Educator, Cardiac Cath Lab The North Shore Medical Center’s Cardiac Cath Lab (Salem, MA) is pleased to announce and offer congratulations to Mark Branton for successfully passing the Cardiovascular Science Exam offered by Cardiovascular Credentialing International. By successfully passing this exam, Mark is preparing for the Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist Exam to earn the RCIS credential. — Sent in by Debra Pelletier, RN, BSN, Nurse Director, Cardiology Services, NSMC-Salem Spencerian College in Louisville, KY, congratulates graduates of the Invasive Cardiovascular Program obtaining their RCIS in 2009: Amanda Bui, RCIS, Denise Gahafer, RCIS, Adam Grebner, RCIS, and Nicole Greenwell, RCIS. — Sent in by Vicki Lemaster RT(R)(CV), Director Invasive Cardiovascular Technology, Co-Director Radiology Program, Spencerian College

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