Diagnostic Medical Imaging - Community College of Philadelphia

Diagnostic Medical Imaging from Community College of Philadelphia is a Campus Associate Medical Sonography and Ultrasound degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Diagnostic Medical Imaging curriculum provides students with the entry-level skills needed to use ionizing radiation in both diagnostic radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. The program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), and graduates are eligible to take the national certifying examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). The Diagnostic Medical Imaging curriculum begins once a year in Summer Session II (July). The curriculum consists of eight consecutive semesters (24 months, including summer sessions) combining classroom/laboratory components at the College with Clinical Education courses at an area affiliate hospital. In the Clinical Education components, the student-radiographer is supervised by College faculty and clinical staff while interacting with the patient in the general radiographic/fluoroscopic setting, the emergency room, the operating room, the CT suite, doing mobile (portable) x-rays, and in the angiographic/interventional radiology suite. Clinical Experience in the program includes contact with children. In order to participate in this experience, students must obtain a Criminal Records Check and Child Abuse History Clearance prior to entrance into the program. The College, in its admissions process, will consider information regarding criminal convictions and/or crimes of moral turpitude. Admission is conditional pending receipt and evaluation of a criminal background check to determine whether there is any conviction which may bar the student from taking the certifying examination of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Any official change or the initiation of any governmental proceeding affecting the information revealed by the required criminal or child abuse background check must be reported immediately to the curriculum coordinator of DMI. Students subjected to sanction as a result of violating an academic honor code or suspended or dismissed by an educational program may not qualify for the ARRT certification examination. Program Entry Requirements: 1. Admission is selective and requires that potential students fulfill all admission requirements of the College. Applications received from October 1 until February 1 will receive priority in the testing and review process. The requirements for admission to the Diagnostic Medical Imaging program are: High school diploma or general education diploma (GED). 2. A minimum of one year of high school biology or Biology 106 or equivalent with ?C? or better grades in the past 10 years. 3. Applicants must demonstrate readiness for ENGL 101 and MATH 118 as determined by the College's placement tests or by successfully completing identified developmental course work. 4. Applicants with previous college experience must have a minimum of a 2.50 grade point average. The most previous college experience with at least 12 credits will be used for evaluation. 5. Participation in the pre-entrance Allied Health testing program. 6. Arrange and complete a 6-8 hour observation in a local hospital radiology department and observe routine radiography procedures. View more details on Community College of Philadelphia . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Medical Sonography and Ultrasound courses.