A Nuclear Medicine Technology student must possess motor and
visual skills that would enable him/her to meet program objectives and
perform job duties required in the profession. Specifically, the students:
Must have sufficient hearing ability in order to
respond appropriately to
patients, physicians, and co-workers.
Must be able communicate verbally and in writing in
order to respond to
patients, physicians, and co-workers.
Must be physically able to transfer patients to and
from wheelchairs or
stretchers to a nuclear medicine imaging table or
hospital bed.
Must have sufficient visual acuity in order to perform
in semi-dark
conditions required by some specialized nuclear medicine and
darkroom processing procedures.
Must have sufficient manual dexterity to allow them to
handle small objects
such as syringes and needles
Must be able to complete tasks/examinations within
required time limits in
the laboratory and in the clinical areas.
Must demonstrate emotional health required for
utilization of intellectual
abilities and exercise of good judgment.