MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3688 Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2021 Spring Last Admit Term: 2022 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 109-120 CIP Code: 51.0905	Primary College: Initiating College: Gateway Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College Specific: GW Field of Interest: Health Sciences Instructional Council: Allied Health (51) GPA: 2.5
SOC Code: Upon completion of this program, students may pursue a career as a: 29-2033.00 Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Nuclear Medicine Technology program is designed to develop competent entry-level nuclear technologists through a variety of didactic, clinical, and laboratory experiences. Upon completion of the program, the student will be able to: model the highest ethical standards and adherence to published standards of radiation protection and regulatory compliance, utilize critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to make sound decisions, utilize professional literature to enhance clinical practice and personal and professional growth, and collaborate with other medical professionals on interdisciplinary teams. Upon successful completion, students are eligible to sit for board certification and may pursue stackable post-primary certifications. The curriculum is structured to provide appropriate didactic and lab instruction, as well as ample supervised clinical exposure, to ensure sufficient opportunity to achieve all didactic and clinical requirements.

Learning Outcomes
1. Apply problem solving, critical thinking and decision making strategies in nuclear medicine. (NUC100, NUC101, NUC103, NUC110, NUC112, NUC113, NUC114, NUC116, NUC126, NUC130, NUC212, NUC220, NUC222, NUC223, NUC232, NUC233, NUC234, NUC236, NUC242, NUC243, NUC244,NUC246, NUC250, NUC251, NUC259, NUC260, NUC262, NUC263, NUC272, NUC276, NUC280, NUC283, NUC290, CHM130, CHM130LL, CHM130AA, CHM138, CHM138LL, ENG101, ENG107, ENG102, ENG108, CRE101, PHY101, PHY111, PHY112, [MA]) 2. Demonstrate ability to provide exemplary communication and patient care to a diverse population. (NUC100, NUC101, NUC103, NUC110, NUC112, NUC113, NUC114, NUC116, NUC126, NUC130, NUC212, NUC220, NUC222, NUC223, NUC232, NUC233, NUC234, NUC236, NUC242, NUC243, NUC244, NUC246, NUC250, NUC251, NUC259, NUC260, NUC262, NUC263, NUC272, NUC276, NUC280, NUC283, NUC290, COM100, COM110, CRE101, ENG101, ENG107, ENG102, ENG108, [HU], [SB]) 3. Practice in accordance with published standards, demonstrating ethics, professionalism and collaboration. (DMI/NUC108, NUC100, NUC101, NUC103, NUC110, NUC112, NUC113, NUC114, NUC116, NUC126, NUC130, NUC212, NUC220, NUC222, NUC223, NUC232, NUC233, NUC234, NUC236, NUC242, NUC243, NUC244, NUC246, NUC250, NUC251, NUC259, NUC260, NUC262, NUC263, NUC272, NUC276, NUC280, NUC283, NUC290, COM100, COM110, CRE101, ENG101, ENG107, ENG102, ENG108) 4. Analyze nuclear medicine images and processes for process quality and take corrective action as appropriate. (NUC100, NUC103, NUC110, NUC112, NUC113, NUC114, NUC116, NUC126, NUC130, NUC212, NUC220, NUC222, NUC223, NUC232, NUC233, NUC234, NUC236, NUC242, NUC243, NUC244, NUC246, NUC250, NUC251, NUC262, NUC272, NUC276, NUC280, NUC283, NUC290, BIO201, BIO202, CHM130, CHM130LL, CHM130AA, CHM138, CHM138LL, PHY101, PHY111, PHY112, [MA])

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program. Students must earn a grade of B or better in ENG102 or ENG108, and NUC100. As long as all General Education prerequisites have been completed, potential students residing outside of the state of Arizona can seek permission from the Program Director to be placed on the waitlist, granted a position number, and agree to take NUC100 in the semester prior to formal program admission.

Admission Criteria
1. Formal application and admission to the program. 2. Background Check Requirements: Admission to an Allied Health program requires that students be in compliance with the Maricopa County Community College District Background Check standards. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the MCCCD background check policy. 3. Clinical Health and Safety requirements must be met prior to enrollment in any program of study course. Upon conditional program enrollment, the student must comply with all requirements of the clinical health and safety policy including district drug testing. 4. Inability to comply with background check requirements and/or Clinical Health and Safety requirements at the start of classes may result in cancellation of enrollment. Readmission Criteria: The Program reserves the right to deny acceptance of an admission application if the applicant was dismissed from any program for issues relating to academic integrity and/or unsafe patient care.

Required Courses

+ NUC101 Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Technology 1
+ NUC103 Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation I 1
+ NUC110 Introduction to Radiation Physics and Biology for Nuclear Medicine 3
+ NUC112 Nuclear Medicine Quality Control Laboratory 1
+ NUC113 Nuclear Medicine Clinical Applications Laboratory 1
+ NUC114 Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation 3
+ NUC116 Nuclear Medicine Procedures I 3
+ NUC126 Nuclear Medicine Procedures II 3
+ NUC130 Professionalism and Patient Care 1
+ NUC212 Clinical Practicum I 1.5
+ NUC220 Sectional Anatomy for Nuclear Medicine 3
+ NUC222 Clinical Practicum II 3
+ NUC223 Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation II 1
+ NUC232 Clinical Practicum III 3
+ NUC233 Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation III 1
+ NUC234 Nuclear Medicine Department Administration 3
+ NUC236 Nuclear Medicine Procedures III 3
+ NUC242 Clinical Practicum IV 3
+ NUC243 Nuclear Medicine Image Evaluation IV 1
+ NUC244 Nuclear Medicine Radiopharmacy 3
+ NUC246 Nuclear Medicine Procedures IV 3
+ NUC250 Fundamentals of Computed Tomography and Elements of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 3
+ NUC251 Computed Tomography and Hybrid Imaging Case Analysis 3
+ NUC259 Fundamentals of Research in Nuclear Medicine 3
+ NUC260 Research Methods and Design 3
+ NUC262 Capstone Practicum 1.5
+ NUC263 Nuclear Medicine Research Presentation and Publication 3
+ NUC272 Cardiac Practicum 1.5
+ NUC276 Nuclear Cardiology 3
+ NUC280 Nuclear Medicine PET Physics and Instrumentation 3
+ NUC283 PET/CT Practicum 1.5
+ NUC290 Nuclear Medicine Seminar 3

Credits: 74

Restricted Electives
Students interested in more cardiac clinical experience may complete zero (0) to one (1) credit with permission of the Nuclear Medicine Program Director. DMI/NUC108 Structured Diagnostic Medical Imaging Skills Enhancement 1	Credits: 0-1

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 12

General Education Core	Credits: 6

First-Year Composition	Credits: 3
Met by ENG101 or ENG107 in Program Prerequisites area. AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 3

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0
Met by CRE101 or equivalent as indicated by assessment in Program Prerequisites area.

Mathematics	Credits: 0
Met by MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152 or satisfactory completion of a higher-level algebra mathematics course in the Program Prerequisites area.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 6

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area. 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 0
Met by BIO201 and BIO202; CHM130 and CHM130LL or CHM130AA or CHM138 and CHM138LL; PHY101 or PHY111 and PHY112 in Program Prerequisites area.

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 23, 2020

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.