School:
College of Liberal Arts
Department:
Pre-Professional Health
Student Type:
Undergraduate
Program:
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Adjunct Faculty:
Clinical Adjunct Faculty:
Gary R. Eastman, C.N.M.T.,Program Director - Hines V.A.
Nancy McDonald, C.N.M.T., Program Director - Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Parvez Shirazi, M.D., Chief, Nuclear Medicine - Hines V.A.
Stewart Spies, M.D., Medical Director - Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Advisor:
Alice Sima, R.N., M.S.N., M.B.A.
Objectives:
The program for majors in nuclear medicine technology is designed to prepare students to:
1. Provide patient care which includes concern for radiation safety, understanding patient concerns and fears concerning their illness and pending procedures and recognizing emergency patient conditions;
2. Develop technical skills which include quality control and assurance for the preparation and administration of radiopharmaceuticals, performance of in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostic procedures and operation of related equipment;
3. Develop administrative capability which includes supervisory and record keeping functions and radionuclide accountability; and
4. Become a certified nuclear medicine technologist by passing the national certifying examinations.
Requirements - Major:
Students in the nuclear medicine technology program must complete at least 90 semester hours with a minimum G.P.A. of 2.7 at Benedictine University. Students MUST APPLY for admission to Hines V.A., and/or Northwestern Memorial Hospital, our clinical education program affiliate hospital, during their junior year. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents may enter the Hines V.A. Program. The admissions process is competitive. Your senior year is a 12-month, 34-semester-hour clinical education curriculum in an American Medical Association accredited hospital program affiliated with the University. Upon completion of this B.S. program the student is eligible to take certifying examinations administered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the Board of Registry of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
Students majoring in nuclear medicine technology must complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better: CHEM-C113(3), C114(1), C123(3), C124(1); BIOL-C108(3), C109(1), 203(4), 250(3), 251(1), 258(4); MATH-111(3); CMSC-C120(3), C200(4); PHIL-C245(3); and ECON-150(3); PHYS-C113(3), C114(1), C118(3), 119(1); and NMTC-331(2), 332(3), 333(3), 334(9), 335(3), 336(3), 337(2), 338(3), 339(3), 340(2), 341(1).
Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/nmt.pdf (will open in a new window)
The information contained on this page is from the 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2004.
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