Our curriculum is rich in the basic sciences and humanities; courses are taken in departments throughout the university, including the College of Medicine. Mathematics, computers, chemistry, immunology, and pathology coursesk provide the underpinnings of knowledge for this profession. Your courses in nuclear medicine will teach you the application of knowledge to this diagnostic field.
Four years of strong science coursework, culminated with an internship: The first year of courses form a scientific base for your education. You will be taking general chemistry, computer science, and other requirements, as well as beginning your professional-based education. During the second year, you will concentrate on anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and begin your professional courses. Your third year, you will concentrate in the health sciences. During your fourth year, you will continue with advanced science coursework, and finish with a clinical internship.
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In your clinical experiences, you will learn the basic skills and theoretical knowledge to perform clinical procedures, to recognize and solve problems, to assume future leadership roles, to carry out research and to educate others. All of the nuclear medicine clinical courses include a practicum which provides an opportunity to use computer-interfaced instrumentation, up-to-date methodologies, state-of-the-art equipment and cutting edge technology in the hospital setting. You will work one-on-one with a professional technologist learning as you perform current medical imaging procedures.
Hands-on experiences and direct patient care in many clinical settings: Most of the major courses taught by the University faculty have a clinical component, which enables you to see the application of your academic knowledge to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Also, you will spend one final semester on internship doing clinical work at an off-campus affiliation site. This final internship is designed to provide the opportunity for you to have concentrated practice time prior to taking your national certification and licensure examinations.
Clinical affiliations where our students obtain patient-care experience (links visit outside websites):
*Students are assigned to one of these institutions for their internships.
Because there are limits placed on enrollment by national accreditation agencies, a student who meets the minimum requirements cannot be guaranteed admission. Admission into the College of Nursing and Health Sciences programs is competitive.
In addition to the requirements for all undergraduate degree students (See official catalogue for details), admission to the Nuclear Medicine Technology program is also contingent upon:
How do you apply? Prospective students should use the standard application for admission.
UVM Admissions OfficeApplicants currently enrolled in another college/school at UVM: Current UVM students apply by completing the online Nuclear Medicine Technology Intrauniversity transfer application.(For PDF format click here.)
A minimum of 126 semester credit hours including 6 credit hours of diversity courses and a grade point average of 2.0 are required for graduation. Our program is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee in Nuclear Medicine Technology. Upon graduation you will be eligible for state licensure exams and national certification as a nuclear medicine technologist.
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Department of Medical Laboratory and Radiation SciencesLast modified November 18 2009 04:32 PM
