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August 5, 2024
James Perkins receives prestigious Brödel Award at AMI Conference
James Perkins, a distinguished faculty member at RIT, has been awarded the Brödel Award for Excellence in Education by the Association of Medical Illustrators, recognizing his outstanding contributions to medical illustration education.
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July 3, 2024
Medical Illustration Podcast - RIT program faculty interview
PK Visualization's Medical Illustration Podcast talks to Jim Perkins, Department Head of Medical Sciences, Health and Management, along with Glen Hintz and Craig Foster, both associate professors in the School of Art, about the origins of RIT's medical illustration program the accreditation process that made it a Master of Fine Arts program.
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February 20, 2024
Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries — a medical illustrator explains how
CNN features an essay by James Perkins, director of the graduate medical illustration program.
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January 24, 2024
Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how
Essay by James Perkins, director of the graduate medical illustration program, published by The Conversation. This essay was also republished by The Washington Post and CNN.
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August 9, 2022
College of Health Sciences and Technology adopts new organizational structure
RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology is preparing for significant growth with a new streamlined organizational structure. The move clarifies direct reporting and aligns the college with the university’s model of grouping programs under departments.
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August 3, 2022
RIT medical illustration MFA program awarded initial accreditation
The medical illustration MFA program at RIT has been awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). The award recognizes the program’s compliance with national standards and guidelines established by the profession.
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August 3, 2020
RIT faculty gearing up to apply spring learnings to fall classes
The unexpected transition to remote learning during the spring semester challenged faculty across RIT to experiment, create, and deploy new methods of instruction to ensure student success. As the university gears up for in-person and online classes—or a combination of both—faculty members are applying a wide range of lessons learned from the spring to keep academic momentum moving forward in the fall.
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May 26, 2020
RIT medical illustration graduate wins Fulbright teaching assistantship
Victoria Maung ’20 MFA (medical illustration) is capping her college career with a Fulbright grant that will give her an international experience and a connection to her Southeast Asian roots. With the help of RIT Global, Maung, won a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to teach high school in Malaysia.
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May 8, 2020
RIT Honors Distinguished Faculty Awardees for 2020
RIT honored its 2020 class of Distinguished Faculty—Manuela Campanelli, Satish Kandlikar and James Perkins. The Distinguished Professor designation is given to tenured faculty who have shown continued excellence over their careers in teaching, scholarly contributions, lasting contributions in creative and professional work and service to both the university and community.
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May 8, 2020
James Perkins wins Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching
RIT Professor James Perkins ’92 MFA (medical illustration) has won the trifecta of RIT honors—this year adding an Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching and Distinguished Professor to his 2015-2016 Trustees Scholarship Award.