General Information Education The program is six (6) quarters in length which requires the student to attend summer quarter. A competency-based evaluation system will be utilized throughout the program. A student must achieve a predetermined level of competency in the academic and clinical courses in order to receive grades for the course. A minimum of 24 clock hours per calendar week the second through the fifth quarters, and 32 clock hours per calendar week the sixth quarter, must be completed in the clinical courses. Admission Process To be eligible for admission to the program, the following criteria must be met: (1) Application must be made to Weber State College. The candidate must be admitted to the College; (2) Have a predicted grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better; (3) Complete an application to the desired program; (4) Provide the following with their application: (a) transcripts from hospital certificate programs, colleges, universities, or junior colleges; (b) copy of certification certificate; and (c) high school transcripts if no previous college courses have been taken; (5) Have all pertinent material on file four weeks before the selection of students; (6) Have their major specified at the Admissions Office; and (7) Arrange for a personal interview with the program's selection committee. General Requirements: • Registered Radiologic Technologist (A.R.R.T.) or equivalent • General education course requriements of the college. • An overall GPA of 20 or C is required. Specific Requirements: • Support courses: Hthsci 330 (3), RADTEC 430 (3), 450 (5), 300 (4), 483 (1-9). • Sonography courses required: ULTSND 300 (1), 320 (4), 321 (3), 330 (5), 331 (5), 340 (3), 350 (2), 360 (2), 362 (2), 370 (2), 430 (2), 432 (1), 434 (1), 450 (3), 451 (3), 452 (3), 460 (3), 470 (4), 472 (4), 474 (4), 476 (4), 478 (6), 499 (1). DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY COURSES ULTSND m 300. Introduction (1) Review of the profession and introduction to specific department protocol. 320. Sonographic Physics (4) Fundamentals of acoustical physics. 321. Acoustics and Instrumentation (3) Utilization of test equipment in quality control. 330. OB/GYN Scanning (5) Female pelvis, obstetrical anatomy, physiology, anomalies, pathophysiology, scanning protocol, and differential diagnosis. 331. Abdominal Scanning (5) Intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal anatomy, physiology, pathological pro- cesses, anomalies, scanning protocol, and differential diagnosis. 340. Special Studies and Small Parts (3) Study and evaluation of special studies and small parts examined sonographically. 350. Case Studies (2) Disease processes and ultrasound diagnosis with presentation of case studies with sonograms determining the diagnosis. 360 Doppler I (2) Introduction to Doppler physics and Doppler examinations. 362. Doppler II (2) Doppler examinations, protocol and differential diagnosis. 370. Neurosonology (2) Neurosonology anatomy, examinations, protocol, and differential diagnosis. 430. Conference and Interpretation I (1) Technique of differential diagnosis is applied to sonographic examinations with guest sonologist or cardiologist. 432. Conference and Interpretation II (1) Continuation of ULTSND 430. 434 Conference and Interpretation in (1) Continuation of ULTSND 432. 450. Echocardiography I (3) Fundamentals of M-mode and two-dimensional sonographic examination of the heart Consent of instructor required. 451. Echocardiography n (3) Abnormalities of the heart and recognition of disease processes using M- mode and two-dimensional ultrasound equipment Consent of instructor is required. 452. Echocardiography HI (3) Continuation of ULTSND 451. Consent of instructor is required. 460. Comprehensive Review (3) Review and requirements for advanced responsibilities. 470. Clinical Education I (4) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per week in an active ultrasound department 472. Clinical Education II (4) Continuation of ULTSND 470. 474. Clinical Education in (4) Continuation of ULTSND 472. 476. Clinical Education IV (4) Clinical experience in adult echocardiography. Consent of instructor is required. 478. Clinical Education V (6) A minimum of 32 hours per week in an active ultrasound department Qinical competency evaluation in all areas. Consent of instructor is required. 499. Seminar (1) Current concepts and practices in ultrasound. PROGRAM: NUCLEAR MEDICINE Description The Nuclear Medicine Program is designed as an advanced discipline of study for graduates of A.M.A. accredited programs. A student can complete the required courses, obtain a certificate of completion, and be eligible to write the national certification examination. The courses offered in the Nuclear Medicine Program are upper division and will be accepted as satisfying the requirements for a primary area emphasis for those students who have been accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences Program. Education The program is five (5) quarters in length, which requires the student to attend summer quarter. A competency-based evaluation system will be utilized throughout the program. A student must achieve a predetermined level of competency in the academic and clinical courses in order to receive grades for the course. A minimum of 24 clock hours per calendar week must be completed in the clinical education courses. Admission Process To be eligible for admission to the Nuclear Medicine Program, the following criteria must be met: (1) Application must be made to Weber State College. The candidate must be admitted to the College; (2) Have a predicted grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better, (3) Complete an application to the desired program; (4) Provide the following with their application: (a) transcripts from hospital certificate programs, colleges, universities, or junior colleges; (b) copy of certification certificate; and (c) high school transcripts if no previous college courses have been taken; (5) Have all pertinent material on file four weeks before the selection of students; (6) Have their major specified at the Admissions Office; and (7) Arrange for a personal interview with the program's selection committee. General Requirements: • Registered Radiologic Technologist (A.R.R.T.) or equivalent • General education course requirements of the college. • An overall GPA of 2.0 is required Specific Requirements: • Prerequisite courses: RADTEC 102 (1), 104 (1), 130 (2), 310 (3); ♦Hthsci 111 (5), 112 (5), 113 (5), 230 (3); Math 96 (5) or 105 (5). • Support courses: RADTEC 300 (4), 342 (3), 430 (3), 483 (1-9); Hthsci 330 (3), 331 (3). • Nuclear Medicine courses: NUCMED 320 (3), 321 (3), 322 (3), 325 (3), 330 (4), 340 (3), 350 (2), 351 (2), 372 (4), 374 (4) 430 (3), 431 (3), 432 (3), 440 (3), 450 (1-3), 472 (4), 474 (4), 476 (4), 499 (1- 3). ♦Acceptable equivalent Human Physiology - Zool NS201; Human Anatomy - Zool 202; Chemistry - Chem NS101; and Physics - Phsx NS101. NUCLEAR MEDICINE COURSES -NUCMED m 50 320. Scanning and Imaging Procedures I (3) Organ concentration, excretion and absorption, measurements and imaging. 321. Scanning and Imaging Procedures II (3) Organ concentration, excretion and absorption measurements and imaging continued. 322. Special Imaging Procedures (3) Utilization of imaging equipment and radionuclides to demonstrate specific anatomical structures. 325. Radiopharmaceuticals and Dosages (3) Radiopharmacology, characterization of radiopharmaceuticals, use in performing examinations and calculation of dosages. 330. Radionuclide Physics (4) Production and properties of radionuclides, decay systems, radiation measurements and special characteristics of radiopharmaceuticals. 340. Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation (3) Analog and digital imaging detection systems and quality assurance measures. 350. In Vitro Procedures (2) Hemotologic and radionuclide dilution procedures. 351. Competitive Binding Assay Procedures (2) Radioimmunoassay and related techniques. 372. Clinical Education (4) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours a week in an active Nuclear Medicine Department 374. Clinical Education (4) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours a week in an active Nuclear Medicine Department 430. Quality Assurance (3) Procedures for radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, and in vitro assays to meet federal requirements. 431. Nuclear Cardiology (3) Pathology, indications for examination and nuclear cardiology examinations. 432. Nuclear Cardiology Practicum (3) Lectures and experience with computerized cardiology equipment 440. Comprehensive Review (3) Review of instrumentation, in vivo and in vitro procedures. 450. Clinical Conference (1-3) Study of disease processes and diagnosis. Presentation of a case history with nuclear medicine techniques determining the diagnosis. 474. Clinical Education (4) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per week in an active Nuclear Medicine Department 476. Clinical Education (4) A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per week in an active Nuclear Medicine Department 499. 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