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Melissa Weege

Clinical Associate Professor
Health Professions - PR University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Melissa Weege

Clinical Associate Professor

Health Professions - PR

Specialty area(s)

Radiation Therapy, Medical Dosimetry

Current courses at UWL

Pathophysiology, Research, Medical Imaging, US Health Systems, Introduction to Radiation Therapy, Radiation Therapy Seminar

Education

2001- BS in Radiation Therapy, UWL
2006- Certificate in Medical Dosimetry, UWL
2009- MS in Education, online teaching concentration, UW-Stout

Career

Teaching history

I have been the Radiation Therapy program director and clinical assistant professor in the Health Professions Department since Fall of 2007. I was promoted to clinical associate profession in 2019. Lastly, I became Director of Radiologic Sciences in 2024; adding oversight to Radiologic Technology and Diagnostic Medical Sonography.

Professional history

Staff Radiation Therapist 2001-2004
Medical Dosimetrist 2004-2007
Program Director 2007-present

Kudos

served

Heather Walder, Archaeology & Anthropology; Kristin Koepke, CATL; Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo, Global Cultures & Languages; Melissa Weege, Health Professions; Rachel Funk-Johnson, Management; Jeff Baggett, Mathematics & Statistics; Xinhui Li, Microbiology; Tesia Marshik, Psychology; and Tori Svoboda, Student Affairs Administration; served as UWL representatives at the Universities of Wisconsin event, Faculty College. Faculty College was held May 28-31 in Elkhart Lake, WI. The theme was "Rethinking/Redesigning Student Assignments" and Ashley Finley of AAC&U was the guest presenter.

Submitted on: June 4

presented

Melissa Weege, Health Professions, presented "Evidence Based Learning Strategies to Boost Learning " at American Society of Radiologic Technologists Radiation Therapy Conference on Oct. 3 in San Diego, CA .

Submitted on: Oct. 16, 2023

presented

Amanda Carpenter and Melissa Weege, both Health Professions, presented "Acquiring Observation Experiences with Online Observation Modules" at American Society of Radiologic Technologists- Radiation Therapy Conference on Oct. 26 in Chicago, IL.

Submitted on: Nov. 1, 2021

directed

Melissa Weege, Health Professions, directed "Radiation Therapists of WI Annual CE Meeting" on Monday, Nov. 16 in La Crosse, WI . Weege hosted three, virtual mini-meetings throughout the fall to provide continuing education to the Radiation Therapists of Wisconsin. Each evening featured 2 lectures and allowed participants to earn 2 CE credits. The lectures were given by various therapists from around the state of Wisconsin, including several alumni of the program. The Collaborate Ultra platform was successfully used to deliver the lectures.

Submitted on: Nov. 16, 2020

published

Amy Heath, Health Professions and Melissa Weege, Health Professions - PR, both Health Professions, co-authored the article "Integrating Components of Professionalism in Radiation Therapy Education" in Radiation Therapist published on Oct. 1 by ASRT.

Submitted on: Oct. 12, 2020

published

Melissa Weege, Health Professions, authored the chapter "Cancer: An Overview" in Washington and Leaver's Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy, 5th ed. and was accepted for publication by Elsevier.

Submitted on: Mar. 19, 2020

presented

Amy Heath and Melissa Weege, both Health Professions, presented "Integrating Components of Professionalism into Radiation Therapy Education " at American Society of Radiologic Technologists Radiation Therapy Conference on Sept. 19, 2019 in Chicago, IL. Heath and Weege shared how teaching career development, research and publishing, service learning, professional organization involvement, and utilizing a professional development plan for students, promotes professionalism in UWL radiation therapy students.

Submitted on: Sept. 19, 2019

presented

Melissa Weege, CL-46, presented "Improving Critical Thinking Through Case Based Assignments and Teaching Professional Writing and Research Methodology Using a Flipped Classroom Approach" at American Society of Radiologic Technologists Radiation Therapy Conference on Oct. 5, 2016 in Boston, MA. Using innovations Weege has made recently in the classroom, she presented theory and methods to fellow radiation therapy educators to enhance and improve active student engagement in the classroom.

Submitted on: Oct. 5, 2016

presented

Amanda Carpenter and Melissa Weege, both Health professions, presented "Creating an Online Option for a Radiation Therapy Education Program" at Annual ASRT Radiation Therapy Conference on Oct. 19, 2015 in San Antonio, TX.

Submitted on: Oct. 29, 2015