Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has provided a $12,233 grant to support Maui Community College's Radiologic Technology Program.

The program offers a two-year associate degree in science degree curriculum, which combines classroom studies, hands-on exercises in laboratories and intensive, supervised clinical practice in affiliated hospitals.

In presenting the grant, Dr. George Talbot, Maui physician-in-charge at Kaiser Permanente, cited the statewide need for qualified radiologic technicians.

Kapi'olani Community College offers the Radiologic Technology Program on Maui through a collaboration among Kaiser, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Medical Group, Maui Diagnostic Imaging, the Cancer Institute of Maui and the Department of Labor's Rural Development Project.

The program is the only one of its kind in Hawai'i and is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.