Nuclear Medicine Technology - Benedictine University

Nuclear Medicine Technology from Benedictine University is a Campus Bachelor Nuclear Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Students in the nuclear medicine technology program must complete at least 90 semester hours with a minimum G.P.A. of 2.8 at Benedictine University . Your senior year is a 12-month, 34-semester-hour clinical education curriculum in an American Medical Association accredited hospital program affiliated with the University. Upon completion of this B.S. program the student is eligible to take certifying examinations administered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. Students majoring in nuclear medicine technology must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better: CHEM-C113(3), C114(1), C123(3), C124(1); BIOL-C108(3), C109(1), 203(4), 250(3), 251(1), 258(4); MATH-111(3); CMSC-180(2), 182(1); PHIL-C240(3); and ECON-150(3); PHYS-C113(3), C114(1), C118(3), 119(1); and NMTC-331(2), 332(3), 333(3), 334(9), 335(3), 336(3), 337(2), 338(3), 339(3), 340(2), 341(1). The program for majors in nuclear medicine technology is designed to prepare students to: 1. Provide patient care which includes concern for radiation safety, understanding patient concerns and fears concerning their illness and pending procedures and recognizing emergency patient conditions; 2. Develop technical skills which include quality control and assurance for the preparation and administration of radiopharmaceuticals, performance of in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostic procedures and operation of related equipment; 3. Develop administrative capability which includes supervisory and record keeping functions and radionuclide accountability; and 4. Become a certified nuclear medicine technologist by passing the national certifying examinations. View more details on Benedictine University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nuclear Medicine courses.