Radiography Program

Program Mission Statement:

To provide a multi-skilled, comprehensive education for students in the Radiologic sciences. The Program will promote standards to meet stated outcomes for service oriented professionals that are entry level into the profession, and promote multi-competency and life long learning.

Program Goals:

To provide the health care community with graduates who:

• Perform as entry-level radiographers in providing quality patient care
• Adapt procedures using critical thinking and problem solving skills to produce optimal images
• Demonstrate professional values and attributes to maintain a high standard of ethical conduct with patients, peers, employers and other members of the health care team
• Outline plan to continue their professional growth and development

Assessment Goals to support the achievement of overall program mission and goals:

Goal 1: Students will be clinically competent to perform diagnostic exams under the porper supervision.

Student Learning Outcomes

Goal 2: Students will communicate effectively and demonstrate oral communication skills.

Student Learning Outcomes

Goal 3: Students will use critical thinking and problem solving skills

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will adapt procedures for non-routine examinations.
2. Students will critique images to determine optimal image quality for individual patients.

Goal 4: Students will model professionalism

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate work ethic.
2. Graduates will summarize the importance of attendance at professional meetings, continuing their education in a specialized modality and/or completing a higher level degree.

Goal 5: The program will graduate entry-level technologists

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will pass the ARRT national certification on the 1st attempt
2. Average section summary score > 8.0 for each area on ARRT exam
3. Of those pursuing employment, students will be gainfully employed within 6 months post-graduation
4. Students will complete the program within 30 months
5. Graduates will be satisfied with their education
6. Employers will be satisfied with the graduate's performance