Nuclear Medicine

Associate Degree Program

A nuclear medicine technologist plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear medicine combines chemistry, physics, mathematics, information technologies, and medicine in using radioactivity to diagnose and treat disease. Using nuclear medicine, you will help to provide information of virtually every major organ system within the body. As a nuclear medical technologist, you will prepare and administer radioactive chemical compounds (radiopharmaceuticals), perform patient imaging procedures using specific instrumentation, and provide images, data analysis, and patient information to the physician for diagnostic interpretation. Once you graduate, you will be combining your new knowledge and skills with your desire to help people.

Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of the Allied Health admissions process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for application requirements.

Offered at the following campus(es): Wilmington

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Hospitals
  • Private offices
  • Industry facilities
  • Research facilities

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Integrate principles of theoretical knowledge and demonstrate entry-level skills pertaining to nuclear medicine in-vivo and in-vitro procedures, radiation safety, quality control, quality assurance, NRC regulations, patient care, radiopharmaceutical preparation and administration, instrumentation and medical informatics.
  2. Perform all entry-level procedural computer analysis.
  3. Exhibit critical thinking and problem solving skills during the practice of nuclear medicine.
  4. Abide by the profession's code of ethics as stated in the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists(ARRT) and Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Boards (NMTCB).
  5. Competently perform all in-vivo and in-vitro procedures
  6. Exhibit verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills during patient care, research, and professional scope of practice.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
SSC 100First Year Seminar1
BIO 100Medical Terminology3
CHM 110General Chemistry4
ENG 101Composition I3
MAT 162Statistical Reasoning4
PSY 121General Psychology3

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
BIO 120Anatomy and Physiology I5
CHM 111Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry4
NMT 101Patient Care for the NMT2
PHY 112Physics for Allied Health4

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
BIO 121Anatomy and Physiology II5
ENG 102Composition II3
NMT 115Intro to NMT with Clinical Lab4
NMT 222Nuclear Physics3

Semester 4

Number Course Title Credits
NMT 201Nuclear Medicine I4
NMT 224Radiopharmacy and Pharmacology2
NMT 295Clinical Internship I4
SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare3

Semester 5

Number Course Title Credits
NMT 202Nuclear Medicine II3
NMT 211Scan Reading I1
NMT 223Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation4
NMT 296Clinical Internship II5

Semester 6

Number Course Title Credits
HLH 215Cardiovascular Monitoring2
NMT 203Nuclear Medicine III2
NMT 212Scan Reading II with PET/CT1
NMT 297Clinical Internship III w/ CT6

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 85 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See a program advisor for details!

Campus-Specific Program Information

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

Contact Wilmington

Karen Griffith, B.S., CNMT
Department Chair
Kgriff17@51jiyangshi.com
(302) 320-4566

Link to JRCNMT Accreditation website.

The Nuclear Medicine Technology program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology
820 W. Danforth Rd
Unit #B1
Edmond, OK 73003
Phone: (405) 285-0546
Website: http://www.jrcnmt.org