6 courses with the subject NM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NM 101Nuclear Medicine Theory I6
This course is a study of the basic sciences needed to understand nuclear medicine. Topics include nuclear physics, applied mathematics, and radiation biology. This course is also designed to introduce the student to the basic skills needed to give quality patient care and assist in the performance of routine nuclear medicine studies. Topics include medical terminology, patient care, skeletal, lung, infection, and renal imaging. 6 credit hours
This course is designed to build on the knowledge gained in NM 101 . Topics covered in this course include radiation safety and radiopharmacy. Clinical theory includes cardiology, endocrinology, oncology, gastrointestinal system, and the central nervous system. Clinical theory instruction consists of an anatomy and physiology review followed by a study of all the nuclear medicine imaging that is performed on this system. 6 credit hours
This course discusses computer and SPECT. Medical ethics with particular interest in the ethics surrounding imaging will be discussed and applied. Registry review provides a comprehensive review of topics covered throughout the year in order to prepare the students for the national registry. Management of a radiology department is also included. 2 credit hours
This course is designed to introduce the beginning student to the profession of nuclear medicine technology. Practicum takes place at one of the clinical affiliates. Students learn by observing and assisting a nuclear medicine technologist in the performance of nuclear medicine imaging and associated ancillary tasks. Five competencies (CPR, Vital Signs, Oxygen Administration, Bone Scan, and Cardiac Scan) are required this semester. 6 credit hours
Students observe and assist the technologist with the complicated studies. They begin to perform more common imaging procedures under the direct supervision of a technologist. These procedures include but are not limited to bone scanning, cardiac imaging, and hepatobiliary imaging. During this semester they will be required to successfully complete 10 competency evaluations. 6 credit hours
This final session of practical learning focuses on students fine tuning their skills and applying all that they have learned in NM Theory. Students are expected to perform most studies with limited supervision. Students are expected to successfully perform 10 competency evaluations prior to the completion of this course. 4 credit hours
