Nuclear Medicine Technology - Southeast Technical Institute

Nuclear Medicine Technology from Southeast Technical Institute is a Campus Associate Nuclear Medicine degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Nuclear Medicine Technologists prepare, administer, and measure radioactive materials to perform body function studies, generate organ imaging, analyze biological specimens, and treat disease. They also utilize computers to acquire, store, and analyze data and assure that records, including images, procedures, and doses are complete and accurate. Organizational, teamwork and time management skills are necessary for effective department dynamics as these technologists oversee hospital staff to inform and enforce radiation safety practices. Nuclear Medicine Technologists are responsible for the radiopharmaceuticals the department receives, stores, uses, and discards and typically work under the direction of physicians who are specialists in Nuclear Medicine. Semester 1 CIS 101 Computer Essentials 2 ENGL 101 Composition 3 HC 114 Health Care Human Relations 3 HC 117 Medical Language 1 HC 119 Anatomy Physiology 5 HC 119L Anatomy Physiology Lab 0 MATH 102 College Algebra 3 NM 101 Intro to Nuc Med and Imaging 3 NM 101L Intro to Nuc Med Imaging Lab 0 PHYS 100 Applied Physics 3 Total: 23 Semester 2 CHEM 106 Chemistry Survey 4 HC 121 Patient Care Techniques I 3 HC 121L Patient Care Techniques Lab 0 HC 124 Basic Pharmacology 2 NM 123 Pathophysiology 4 NM 124 Nuclear Medicine Math Statistics 3 NM 127L Imaging for Disease Lab 1 NM 128L Cardiac Nuclear Med Lab 1 NM 228 Cross Sectional Anatomy 2 Total: 20 Semester 3 NM 219 Clinical PET CT 3 NM 220 Radiation Safety Biology 3 SOC 150 (Choose One) Social Problems 3 SOC 250 (Choose One) Marriage and the Family 3 Total: 9 Semester 4 NM 221 Radiopharmacology 3 NM 223 In Vivo In Vitro 4 NM 223L In Vivo In Vitro Lab 1 NM 225 Nuc Med Computers Instrumentation 3 PSYC 101 General Psychology 3 SPCM 101 Fundamentals of Speech 3 Total: 17 Semester 5 NM 230 Clinical I 14 NM 241 Registry Review 2 Total: 16 Semester 6 NM 240 Clinical II 12 Total: 12 Total Credits: 97 View more details on Southeast Technical Institute . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nuclear Medicine courses.