We miss you Tony ...

The University Hospital Foundation and the Medical College of Georgia Program in Nuclear Medicine Technology
are proud to announce the establishment of the Antonio “Tony” Molini Endowment for nuclear medicine technologist education.

The Foundation

Tony Molini was a graduate of the NMT Program under the direction of Dr. Wanda M. Hibbard (Mundy) in 1980. Since his graduation, he has been a fixture in the Nuclear Medicine Technologist community in the CSRA, displaying an unyielding eye for detail and professional excellence in his role as a NMT in a number of clinics in the Augusta area. Tony was a patient and diligent preceptor to the many students who came through the MCG program. Whether it was as a guide through the complexities of a HIDA patient’s laboratory values or a discourse on the ineptitude of setting the camera to shoot a “satellite” view, he was unwavering in his advocacy for good nuclear medicine and his genuine efforts to be a good professional model for student technologists. He led by example in his greater depth of learning beyond the minimum standards and requirements of the NMT and to demonstrate what it really means to “be an advocate for the patient.” Today’s students receive the benefit of his legacy in the bit of his humanity that was integrated into the philosophies of the Program Director and the Clinical Education Coordinator.

Graduates from Augusta have carried his legacy to all areas of Georgia and no professional meeting is ever adjourned without the mention of his name.

Even as Tony faced the prospect of death, he continued his dedication to the advancement of healthcare and medicine. He eagerly participated in experimental treatments, anxious to explain the particulars of biochemical processes and rationales that suggested progress and promise. His dedication to medicine moved us to tears when he, in that sincere and earnest way of his, told us that “certainly you know that any procedures or information about the course of my treatment or disease that would be useful for student education, I would hope you would use.” We miss you Tony.

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The Tony Molini Award is presented to a rising senior enrolled in the Medical College of Georgia Nuclear Medicine Technology baccalaureate program. This senior demonstrates superior qualities of clinical and professional practice in Nuclear Medicine Technology in the spirit of dedication to the profession and patient care emulated by Mr. Antonio Molini.

Criteria for consideration: 
● Presentation of a professional travel award to the GSNMT annual meeting for one rising BSRS student enrolled in the Medical College of Georgia Nuclear Medicine Technology program at the Augusta campus who meets the criteria outlined below. If no rising senior meets the criteria in a given year, no award will be made.

● Minimum academic GPA of 3.0 in the MCG NMT professional program, calculated by grades from fall, spring, and summer semester of the junior year.

● Documentation of clinical performance above and beyond required standards of excellence for academic clinical achievement.

●General information form to document extracurricular activities and GPA.

● Two letters of support from clinical staff.

● Student essay of one single spaced typed page on the topic selected by the committee annually.

 ● Winning essay to be submitted by student to local, state, and/or national media for publication.  

 ● Submission Deadline: December 1  

Forms:
■ General Information Form
■ Nominator Assessment Form

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