Program Description

Description

The nuclear medicine program is 13 months in duration and consists of clinical and didactic instruction, beginning in September of each year. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a certificate from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, School of Nuclear Medicine Technology and are then eligible to sit for the national examinations offered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).

The didactic and clinical education provides the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to become a competent Nuclear Medicine Technologist. The competency-based program is centered on clinical education experiences in Boston at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the affiliated clinical institutions. The nuclear medicine departments have state of the art imaging equipment including the latest and SPECT/CT and PET/CT technologies and the program faculty are nationally and internationally prominent in the field of nuclear medicine.

The affiliated clinical educational institutions include:

• Brigham & Women's Hospital
• Cardinal Health Radiopharmacy
• Children's Hospital, Boston
• Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Lowell General Hospital
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Mount Auburn Hospital

Students will rotate through several of the affiliated institutions and it is the responsibility of the students to provide their own transportation.

Accreditation

The BIDMC post-baccalaureate program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT), which is recognized as the accrediting agency for educational programs for nuclear medicine technologists by the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Mission & Objectives

Mission:

To provide a high quality comprehensive educational program in Nuclear Medicine Technology in order to prepare Nuclear Medicine Technologists for the diverse practice environment of the twenty-first century and to promote life-long learning.

Objectives:

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program will prepare graduates who are clinically competent, with the skills to provide quality diagnostic imaging and therapeutic services to patients. Graduates will have a thorough understanding in all aspects of nuclear medicine technology including patient care, radiation protection, radiopharmaceuticals, instrumentation, quality control, nuclear medicine procedures. The program will foster life-long learning and promote scholarly activity through practice-based research.

Curriculum

The 13 month program is comprised of both didactic and clinical learning experiences. Educational hours are typically between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, but may vary with clinical objectives. The curriculum is outlined below and follows course content required by the JRCNMT, the accrediting agency for Nuclear Medicine Technology Educational Programs.

The curriculum is covered in both the didactic and clinical education. Curriculum Plan outlined below:

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