● Leadership and Management – Training in the Leadership and Management courses will prepare thestudentforhealthcareadministrationandmanagementpositions. ● Education – Training in the Education courses will prepare the student for a career in imaging education (depending on minimumcourseenrollment). ● Mammography – Training in the Mammography courses will include all MQSA-mandated material and an emphasis on mammography registry review. This track will cover all ARRT® mammography exam content specifications, review the California state mammography exam, and include the required ARRT®16hoursofstructurededucationfortheMammographypost-primaryexamination. ● Computed Tomography – Training in the CT courses will consist of an overview of cross-sectional images of the body and offer didactic educational experiences that will provide the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to become an entry-level CT technologist. Students will learn the physics and instrumentation of computed tomography, clinical procedures and protocols, patient care, and radiation safety with a registry review to help prepare students for the ARRT® post-primary exam. The completion of this track will meet the ARRT® 16 hours of structured education for the CT post-primary examination. ● MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) – Training in the MRI courses will include the didactic framework covering physical principles of MRI, advanced applications of MRI, including sectional anatomy, and MRI Safety and Registry Review. The completion of this track will meet the ARRT® 16 hoursofstructurededucationfortheMRIpost-primaryexamination. The B.S. in DMI degree is available entirely through the distance education delivery method. This program offers advancement for technologists who cannot attend a traditional college. The entire BSDMI program is 121 semester credit hours. Registered technologists may earn up to 70 semester credit hours of advanced standing. The courses are listed in the following table. They include courses that will enhance the student’s understandingofmedicalimagingandspecialtycoursesdependingontheirchosentrack. B.S. in DMI Program Goals and Objectives ● Developrequisiteskillstofunctioninadvancedroleswithintheimagingcommunity. ● Expandcommunicationskills. ● Demonstratethecriticalthinkingandproblem-solvingskillsofasupervisory-levelprofessional. ● Beadequatelypreparedtofunctionwithintheprofessioninadvancedroles. ● Developprofessionalismthroughscholarlyproductivity. ● Cultivatecritical thinking skills. ● Craftaworkingprofessionale-portfolio. Table 50. General Education Courses Total Course SemesterCredit Title Contact Number Hours Hours GE022 Anatomy&PhysiologyII(w/olab) 45.0 3.0 GE103 GrowthandDevelopmentthroughLifespan 45.0 3.0 GE111 ResearchStatistics 45.0 3.0 GE120 Introduction to Information Systems 45.0 3.0 GE202 GeneralPsychology 45.0 3.0 GE221 Written CommunicationforProfessionals 45.0 3.0 GE240 Public Speaking 45.0 3.0 TOTAL 315.0 21.0 207
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