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Evaluation of Current and Projected Nuclear Medicine Technology Curriculum

Mary Anne Owen, Anthony W. Knight, Gregory Passmore and LeRoy H. Stecker
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2005, 33 (3) 186-189;

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  • TABLE 1

    Program Offering by Terminal Degree

    Terminal degreeNumber of programs (n = 32)
    Certificate15 (47%)
    Associate3 (9%)
    Baccalaureate14 (44%)
  • TABLE 2

    Percentage of Programs Requiring Various Prerequisite Courses

    Prerequisite courses
    Physics62%
    Biology29%
    Anatomy and physiology22%
    Anatomy and physiology II38%
    Pre-calculus/trigonometry9%
    College algebra49%
    Intermediate algebra4%
    Statistics20%
    Medical terminology20%
    English31%
    Introduction to computers22%
    Speech and communications20%
  • TABLE 3

    Professional Programs Vary in Length

    Length of professional program (in months)Number of programs (n = 54)
    485 (10%)
    331 (2%)
    247 (13%)
    225 (10%)
    211 (2%)
    201 (2%)
    182 (4%)
    155 (10%)
    131 (2%)
    1226 (47%)
  • TABLE 4

    Didactic Effort Expended on PET Education

    Classroom hours spent on PET educationNumber of programs (n = 54)
    00
    1–32 (4%)
    3–58 (15%)
    6–1016 (29%)
    11–156 (11%)
    >1522 (41%)
  • TABLE 5

    Clinical Effort Expended on PET Education

    Hours spent by students in clinical PET or PET/CT practicumNumber of programs (n = 53)
    01 (2%)
    1–82 (4%)
    8–166 (11%)
    17–324 (8%)
    33–406 (11%)
    41–8015 (28%)
    81–1206 (11%)
    >12013 (25%)
  • TABLE 6

    Didactic Effort Expended on CT Education

    Classroom hours spent on CT educationNumber of programs (n = 52)
    020 (38%)
    1–315 (29%)
    3–57 (13%)
    6–105 (10%)
    11–152 (4%)
    >153 (6%)
  • TABLE 7

    Clinical Effort Expended on CT Education

    Hours spent by students in clinical CT practicumNumber of programs (n = 54)
    022 (41%)
    1–89 (17%)
    8–163 (5%)
    17–324 (7%)
    33–402 (4%)
    41–806 (11%)
    81–1201 (2%)
    >1207 (13%)
  • TABLE 8

    Didactic Effort Expended on MRI Education

    Classroom hours spent on MRI educationNumber of programs (n = 51)
    041 (80%)
    1–39 (18%)
    3–51 (2%)
    >50
  • TABLE 9

    Clinical Effort Expended on MRI Education

    Hours spent by students in clinical MRI practicumNumber of programs (n = 52)
    040 (77%)
    1–89 (18%)
    8–162 (4%)
    17–320
    33–401 (2%)
    >400
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