Radiological Sciences SPECIAL PROJECT: NURSE ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM Program Coordinator: Carol Rosenlund Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 420 Description: The associate degree in nursing offers career mobility to licensed practical nurses in selected areas of the state. This Nurse Advancement Program is offered only at the request of hospitals and interested community members. Students are selected from the community and most of the education is given in the community. This program is offered only in areas which demonstrate an acute need for registered nurses at the Associate degree level. For information, please contact the program coordinator of the Nurse Advancement Program at Weber State College. ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN NURSING PROGRAM Program Coordinator: Karen Beaver Location: Marriott Allied Health Buiding, Room 420 Description: The Nursing Program offers licensed practical nurses and others with previous nursing education an opportunity to advance their nursing education in the Associate Degree Program at Weber State College. For information please contact the program coordinator for Advanced Placement in Nursing at Weber State College. OFFICE OF DISTANCE LEARNING: Director: Ann M. Millner Coordinator: Ben H. Davis Nursing Continuing Education Coordinator: Tamara Aird Location: Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 401 Due to the distance between metropolitan areas and vast rural sections within Utah and the Intermountain States, the School of Allied Health Sciences established an Office of Distance Learning in 1974. This office has been assigned the role of extending quality educational opportunities for health care personnel into communities throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. In carrying out its operation, the office functions in three areas: (1) designing and delivering special educational programs to meet the unique needs of rural areas; (2) facilitating modifications of on-campus programs to be offered off campus in a nontraditional manner, and (3) providing continuing education conferences, courses and seminars. The Office of Distance Learning works closely with the Division of Continuing Education in creating programs, classes and opportunities to meet the needs of health care personnel. RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Program Director: Jane A. Ward Location: Building 3, Room 326 Telephone Contact: Jerri Byers 626-6120 Professors: Wynn J. Harrison, Jane A. Ward; Associate Professors: Diane M. Kawamura; Assistant Professor: Robert J. Walker; Instructors: Trudy Michael. PROGRAM: DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY Description The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is designed as an advanced discipline of study for two-year graduates of A.M.A. accredited programs. A student can complete the required courses and be eligible to write the national certification examination. The courses offered in Diagnostic Medical Sonography 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 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 2.0 or C is required. Nuclear Medicine General Information Specific Requirements: • Radiography courses required: Radtec 340 (4), 430 (3), 442 (3), 444 (3), 450 (5), 483 (1-7), 499 (1-6). • Diagnostic Medical Sonography courses required: Ultsnd 300 (1), 320 (4), 321 (3), 330 (5), 331 (5), 340 (3), 350 (2), 360 (2), 370 (2), 430 (1), 434 (1), 450 (4), 452 (4), 460 (3), 470 (4), 472 (4), 474 (4), 476 (4), 478 (6). m 54 DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY COURSES - ULTSND 300. Introduction (1) Review of the profession and introduction to specific department protocol. 320. Sonographic Physics (4) Fundamentals of sonographic physics, Doppler and biological effects. 321. Sonographic Instrumentation (3) Static, dynamic and Doppler imaging systems and sonographic quality control and techniques. 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) Case history presentations with sonographic examinations. 360. Doppler (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 III (1) Continuation of Ultsnd 432. 450. Cardiac Sonography I (4) Fundamentals of M-mode and two-dimensional and Doppler sonographic examination of the heart. 452. Cardiac Sonography II (4) In-depth consideration of abnormalities, anomalies and the disease processes with sonographic diagnosis with M-mode, two- dimensional and Doppler techniques. 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 III (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 Clinical competency evaluation in all areas. Consent of instructor is required. 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 Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technology 55 Continuing Education