Nuclear Medicine Technology

Nuclear Medicine Technologists administer radioactive materials to patients using cutting-edge imaging technology to create diagnostic images. These technologists work in hospitals and doctors’ offices. MTC graduates can complete the credentialing exam to become a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologists (CNMT).

The Nuclear Medicine Certificate is an advanced certificate and requires entering students to have already completed prior college Health Sciences and/or science coursework. Because this program is an advanced certificate, it is strongly recommended that interested students meet with a Nuclear Medicine Technology program faculty and/or Health Sciences advisor early in their matriculation at Midlands Technical College. Nuclear medicine technologists are trained in the safe handling and application of radioactive materials for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the medical field. The applied skills of nuclear medicine technologists complement nuclear medicine physicians by providing clinical information pertinent to patient diagnosis and treatment.

The Nuclear Medicine Certificate program is a full-time program. Admission is limited to those who meet the specific admissions criteria. The certificate program begins each fall semester and ends with the summer semester. Students will receive clinical education in affiliated hospitals’ nuclear medicine departments. Students must provide their own transportation to clinical sites that may include Columbia, Florence, Spartanburg, and Greenville. Didactic instruction is given at the Health Science facility located on the Airport Campus.

Learning experiences for students in the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certificate Program are provided in classrooms and laboratories on the Airport Campus in the Health Sciences Building. Required clinical experiences (externships/internships) are arranged through affiliations with local healthcare facilities.

Accreditation

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology and graduates are eligible to take the ARRT and the NMTCB examinations. Graduate achievement data is an indicator of program effectiveness, demonstrating the extent to which a program achieves its goals.

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
820 W. Danforth Road, #B1
Edmond, OK 73003
Visit the JRCNMT website

Graduate Achievement

The current report on graduate achievement data, identified by program, is available on the JRCNMT website by clicking on the following link: Graduate Achievement Report.

Interview Eligibility Criteria

In addition to general Health Sciences Program requirements, specific requirements for attaining interview eligibility status for the NMT program include:

• Bachelor’s Degree, with MTC’s prerequisites for Associate in Applied Science in General Technology (AAS-GEN-NMT), with a cumulative ≥ 2.75. OR
• Associate Degree, with MTC’s prerequisites for Associate in Applied Science in General Technology (AAS-GEN-NMT), with a cumulative ≥ 2.75. OR​
• AAS degree in progress, with MTC’s prerequisites for Associate in Applied Science in General Technology/Health Care (AAS.GEN.NMT), with a cumulative ≥ 2.75.​

Admission Criteria

• Attend an information session.
• Perform two clinical observations.
• Successfully complete formal interview

Complete all prerequisites and all coursework within the required AAS.GEN.NMT degrees, as assigned by the nuclear medicine technology faculty and/or health science advisor. Each course must be completed with at least a “C.” An overall GPA of 2.75 must be maintained in the prescribed coursework. No prerequisite AAS.GEN.NMT course may be repeated more than once; no more than two courses may be repeated.  

Prerequisite General Education Courses

Course	Credit Hours
AHS 102 - Medical Terminology	3.0
COL 106 - Skills for College Success	1.0
BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology I	4.0
BIO 211 - Anatomy and Physiology II	4.0
NMT 100 - Preparation for Clinic	6.0
CHM 110 - College Chemistry I	4.0
OR
CHM 105 - General Organic and Biochemistry	4.0
ENG 160 - Technical Communications	3.0
MAT 110 - College Algebra	3.0
PSY 201 - General Psychology	3.0
PHI 115 - Contemporary Moral Issues	3.0
RAD 104 - Introduction to Physics	1.0
OR
PHY 201 - Physics I	4.0

Recommended Additional Courses

Course	Credit Hour
AHS 117 - The Care of Patients	4.0
OR
AHS 127 - Basic Patient Care	3.0
AHS 131 - Computers in Healthcare	3.0
AHS 141 - Phlebotomy	3.0
AHS 145 - Electrocardiography	2.0
AHS 156 - Electrocardiography Practicum	1.0

 

Clinical Requirements

Students are accepted contingent upon successful completion of the health form, criminal background investigation, and drug screening.

Students must present BLS CPR certification (adult, infant, and child) and first-aid certification cards at the time of advisement before entering their first nuclear medicine course. The CPR certification must be kept current while in the program. Students who are not certified radiologic technologists will be required to complete NMT 100–Preparation for Clinic during the summer semester prior to beginning professional courses.

In order to graduate from the NMT program, students must complete each course with at least a “C.” No courses having an NMT prefix may be repeated.