Nuclear Medicine is a branch of medicine which utilizes gamma rays from radioisotopes for diagnostic imaging. The Nuclear Medicine Certificate Program is a one-year program which prepares the student for an entry level position as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. A certificate from the University of Kansas Medical Center is awarded to the student upon successful completion of the program. Graduates are eligible to take the national registry examinations given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and/or the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.

Classes commence in September of each year and conclude in August. The application deadline is February 1^st and no assurance can be given that later applications will be considered.

The Nuclear Medicine Division of the Department of Radiology performs a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic exams. The student will gain experience in nuclear pharmacy, patient care, imaging of bone, kidney, brain, lung, GI tract, cardiac function and PET procedures.

Professional Curriculum: Training will include patient care, radiation safety and protection, nuclear medicine physics and radiation physics, nuclear instrumentation, math and statistics, radionuclide chemistry and radiopharmacy, departmental organization and function, radiation biology, nuclear medicine in-vivo and in-vitro procedures, radionuclide therapy, computer applications, clinical education, medical law and ethics and supervised clinical education.

PHILOSOPHY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

The radiology programs strive to produce competent technologists through requisite education and clinical experiences. Graduates should be able to correlate their academic and clinical knowledge to perform quality diagnostic examinations. Academic performance is evaluated by standard testing methods, and clinical evaluations which reflect the student's ability to perform the technical aspects of the diagnostic procedure as well as to care for the patients physical and emotional needs.

For more information or to recieve an application packet please contact the program director, Tina Crain, at (913) 588-6858 or e-mail HERE

KUMC is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all programs and services and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

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