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An Evaluation of Qualities of Nuclear Medicine Technology Programs and Graduates Leading to Employability

Cybil J. Nielsen, Sarah S. Brosmer, Patrick J. Byrne and S. Gregory Jennings
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 2019, 47 (1) 29-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.118.219519
Cybil J. Nielsen
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Patrick J. Byrne
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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S. Gregory Jennings
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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    Percentage employable by employability category and age, where age is on x-axis and employability is on y-axis: poorly employable (A), marginally employable (B), satisfactorily employable (C), optimally employable (D).

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    TABLE 1

    Employability Score, Category, and Number of Subjects

    ScoreCategorySubjects (n)
    0Poorly employable99 (11.2%)
    1–59Marginally employable264 (29.8%)
    60–75Satisfactorily employable297 (33.6%)
    76+Optimally employable225 (25.4%)
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    Subject Demographics Compared with Employability

    DemographicPr
    Age0.123956−0.07856
    Sex0.1953930.048852
    International0.330178−0.05477
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    Graduate Qualities Compared with Employability

    QualityPr
    Overall education0.0031070.034391
    GPA0.0020070.118697
    Number of board attempts0.000427−0.14134
    Board score (distinction level)0.2043880.077608
    Dual certification0.354562−0.00073
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    Program Qualities Compared with Employability

    QualityPr
    Program education0.657376170.03465843
    Number of graduates0.692571−0.0172
    Number of clinics0.0396160.07667
    Number of clinical hours0.0020890.070851
    Number of schools within  100-mile radius0.003685−0.09676
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    TABLE 5

    Mean for Qualities That Yielded P Value of Less Than 0.05

    QualityPoorly employableMarginally employableSatisfactorily employableOptimally employable
    Overall education*2.8586 (0.6852)2.6906 (0.5728)2.7778 (0.5734)2.875 (0.5542)
    Number of clinics†3.7677 (2.0841)3.7547 (2.1205)4.1010 (2.0251)4.2857 (2.3214)
    Number of clinical hours*4.4040 (1.8677)5.0334 (1.7153)5.1313 (1.7202)4.8036 (1.8085)
    GPA*4.5556 (0.7454)4.6226 (0.7494)4.7914 (0.6903)4.7813 (0.6639)
    Number of schools within  100-mile radius*1.8788 (1.2958)1.4302 (1.2747)1.5017 (1.2140)1.3393 (1.2169)
    Number of board attempts*1.1515 (0.4371)1.0641 (0.2746)1.0269 (0.1622)1.0446 (0.2276)
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    TABLE 6

    Scale-Corrected Scores for 6 Factors Significantly Associated with Employability

    FactorMedianMeanSD
    Poorly employable  (n = 99)173172.383858.5759
    Marginally employable  (n = 264)193193.071755.2589
    Satisfactorily employable  (n = 297)207202.511851.8757
    Optimally employable  (n = 224)215205.529157.1893
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