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AffiliatedwithMontefioreTheUniversityHospitalfortheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine

Program Director: Professor Alfred Romito

Thisrewardingtechnologyfieldinvolvescollaborationandinteractionswithhighlyspecializedpeople,theoperationofsophisticatedinstruments,andexcellentsalaries.NuclearMedicineisabranchofmedicalimagingthatusesradioactiveisotopesforthediagnosisandtreatmentofcertaindiseases.

TheNuclearMedicineTechnologistpreparesandadministersthecorrecttheradioisotopedoses,positionsthepatientsunderthegammacameraandproducesimagesthataretheninterpretedbyaphysician.

BCC'saffiliatedclinicalsitesincludeMontefioreMedicalCenter,MountSinaiMedicalCenter,NewYorkPresbyterian,St.BarnabasHospital,andSt.Luke's/RooseveltMedicalCenter.Undersupervision,studentsperformscansoftheliver,bone,brain,kidneys,andtheheartandcardiovascularsystem.SeveralsitesperformPositionEmissionTomography.TheNuclearMedicineTechnologyprogramisaccreditedbytheJointReviewCommitteeonEducationalProgramsinNuclearMedicineTechnology(JRCNMT),nationallyrecognizedbytheCouncilforHigherEducationAccreditation(CHEA).

TheminimumacceptablecumulativeG.P.A.forenteringspecializationrequirementcoursesoftheNuclearMedicineTechnologyProgramis2.7(B-).Forstudentstransferringfromanothercollege,gradesreceivedfromtransferredcourseswillbeusedinthecalculationoftheireffectiveindex.TransferredcoursesmaynotincludeNMTdesignatedcourses.

UponthecompletionoftheprogramatBronxCommunityCollege,studentsarerequiredtopassoneoftwonationalregistryexaminationstobecomeidentifiedasaRegisteredNuclearMedicineTechnologistandtopracticeasaNuclearMedicineTechnologist.FurtherstudyinthisfieldispossibleininstitutionsofferingabaccalaureatedegreeinNuclearMedicineTechnology.TheprogramarticulateswithNewYorkCityCollegeofTechnologyandSUNYEmpireStateCollege.VisittheTransferPlanningwebsiteformoreinformation.

Nuclear Medicine Graduate Outcomes

PercentageofStudentsSuccessfullyPassingtheTheAmericanRegistryofRadiologicTechnologists(ARRT)andtheNuclearMedicineTechnologyCertificationBoard(NMTCB)AccreditationExams:

Year ARRT

Number of Examinees Passed %

2012 8 7 88

2013 9 8 89

2014 6 7 83

2015 11 9 82

2016 12 6 50

Year NMTCB

Number of Examinees Passed %

2012 6 6 100

2013 6 6 100

2014 8 7 88

2015 7 6 86

2016 0 0 0

Year of Program Entry # Initially Enrolled

2012 14

2013 13

2014 15

2015 14

2016 15

Year of Program Entry # Graduated

2012 7

2013 10

2014 8

2015 7

2016 11

Year of Program Entry Graduation Rate (%)

2012 50%

2013 77%

2014 53%

2015 50%

2016 73%

Average Graduation Rate: 55%

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGYAssociate in Applied Science Degree | Career Program Department of Engineering, Physics and Technology

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NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM (PATHWAYS)63 Credits required for AAS Degree

Required Core

A. English Composition

•ENG 110FundamentalsofCompositionandRhetoric ORENG 111CompositionandRhetoricI(3Credits)

B. Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning

•MTH 30Pre-CalculusMathematics(4Credits)

C. Life and Physical Sciences

•BIO 23HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyI(4Credits)

Flexible Core

A. World Cultures and Global Issues

•HIS 10HistoryoftheModernWorld OR HIS 11IntroductiontotheModernWorld(3Credits)

D. Individual and Society

•COMM 11FundamentalsofInterpersonal Communication(3Credits)

E. Scientific World

•BIO 24HumanAnatomyandPhysiologyII(4Credits)

Additional Flexible Core course

•CHM 17Fundamentalsof GeneralChemistryI(4Credits)

SUBTOTAL 25

Major Requirements

•ART 10ArtSurvey OR MUS 10MusicSurvey(1Credit)

•BIO 22MedicalTerminology(2Credits)

•LAW 45MedicalLaw(3Credits)

•NMT 781EKG–Interpretation andTechniques(2Credits)

•NMT 791Phlebotomy(2Credits)

•NMT 71NuclearMedicineLaboratory(1Credit)

•NMT 81OrientationtoNuclearMedicine(3Credits)

•NMT 82Radio-PharmaceuticalChemistry(3Credits)

•NMT 831 RadiationPhysicsandDosimetry(3Credits)

•NMT 84RadiationBiology(2Credits)

•NMT 851 NuclearMedicineProcedures(2Credits)

•NMT 86DidacticNuclearMedicine(1Credit)

•NMT 871ClinicalNuclearMedicineI(3Credits)

•NMT 88SeniorNMTSeminar(3Credits)

•NMT 901 ClinicalNuclearMedicineII(3Credits)

•PHY 24PrinciplesofGeneralPhysics(4Credits)

SUBTOTAL 38

1 Parts or all of these courses are taught at Montefiore Medical Center including NMT 78, 79. NMT 71 and 81-88 are taught sequentially, although listed concurrently. These instructional hours for NMT 81-84 generally extend from January through May, just prior to the start of clinical training. Students may not register for any NMT course without permission of the program director.