Nuclear Medicine - Cuyahoga Community College

Nuclear Medicine from Cuyahoga Community College is a Campus Associate Nuclear Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. A Nuclear Medicine Technologist is the health professional responsible for performing nuclear medicine examinations that assist the physician in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. The trained nuclear medicine technologist prepares and administers radiopharmaceuticals and performs patient imaging procedures using radiation detection devices. Technologists provide data analysis and patient information to the physician. The nuclear medicine technologist may be employed in hospitals, clinics, imaging centers and physician's offices, education, research and manufacturing. Graduates of the program may be eligible for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) examination for Nuclear Medicine and/or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board examination (NMTCB). The program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology. This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes: 1. Use effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills to provide comprehensive patient care in a healthcare team environment. 2. Prepare, record, administer and dispose of radioactive materials according to regulatory guidelines to ensure safety of patients, co-workers and the general public. 3. Demonstrate comprehensive patient care skills to provide safe, efficient and high quality nuclear medicine services. 4. Apply general science knowledge to demonstrate the proper and safe use of equipment and instrumentation for diagnostic and therapeutic applications within the scope of nuclear medicine practice. 5. Sit for Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and American Registry of Radiologic Technology [nuclear] (ARRT) and apply for state licensure. View more details on Cuyahoga Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nuclear Medicine courses.