NMTEC 190 - Introduction to Nuclear Medicine Technology

2 CR

This course introduces the student to the Bellevue College Nuclear Medicine Technology program. It includes three days of clinical orientation in a nuclear medicine department. We’ll create a shared understanding of the basics of nuclear medicine practice, examine active learning techniques, and develop cohesiveness as a group. Grading: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the NMTEC program or permission of instructor.

Course Outcomes
1. Identify program and career goals in the field of nuclear medicine technology.
2. Describe the overall structure of the nuclear medicine technology program.
3. Delineate the different kinds of learning that are applicable to a clinical setting and how each will be demonstrated.
4. Discuss the expectations for nuclear medicine technologist students.
5. Describe at a basic level, as observed in the clinical orientation:
a) several nuclear medicine imaging studies, including the radiopharmaceutical, the indications for the study, and the imaging process
b) basic principles of radiation detection.
c) radiation detection instruments observed, and the units for each.
6. Discuss active learning techniques.
7. Draw a concept map.
8. Build team skills.
9. Practice basic processes related to using the BC learning management system and the program’s clinical tracking system.

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