Sterile Techniques: What Every Healthcare Professional Should Know

Tammy McClish is Associate Professor and Academic Director of Radiologic Technology and Mammography at Ohio’s Kent State University. She has 39 years of experience as a Radiologic Technologist registered in Radiography, Mammography, Quality Management, and Bone Densitometry and holds state of Ohio Radiographer license, is a medical assistant certified by the American Association of Medical Assistants and holds an Ohio teacher’s certificate in Career Technical Teacher Education. She is a graduate of Cleveland Ohio’s St. Alexis Hospital School of Radiologic Technology,  received a bachelor’s degree in allied health science from Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, and two master’s degrees in education from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The first master’s degree is in the Management and Coordination of Health Education Programs, and the second master’s degree is in Career and Technical Education. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Instructional Design Online Learning Specialist program at Capella University and her dissertation topic is the experiences of instructional designers using cognitive load theory when collaborating with higher education faculty members to develop online courses. Before her current role, she has worked in northeast Ohio hospitals, worked as a bone densitometry clinical training specialist for the state of Ohio, a bone densitometry applications trainer. She is an active member of the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists and the Ohio State Society of Medical Assistants. Tammy lives in northeast Ohio with her husband, three boys, and three cats.