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ADVANCED MEDICAL IMAGING
DEGREE (AMI3)
The Advanced Medical Imaging Associate of Applied Science Degree
program provides educational opportunities to the post-graduate
registered Radiologic Technologist, registered Radiation Therapist
and registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist. It provides the students
with the knowledge needed to perform MRI and CT exams and to sit
for the Post-Primary Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certification Examination
and/or the Post-Primary Computed Tomography Certification Examination.
The academic component is designed to meet content specifications
of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) exam
in Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography, as well as
providing for continuing educational requirements. This Advanced
Medical Imaging program consists of classroom-based, web-enhanced
didactic courses as well as clinical education for the student.
The clinical component is required to complete competency exams
needed to sit for the MRI and CT certification exams.
Applicants
must be a registered Radiologic Technologist, registered Radiation
Therapist or registered Nuclear Medicine Technologist in good standing.
Students
are selected on a first come, first serve basis. New students are
accepted for Fall Quarter.
Clinical
slots are limited. Clinical education credit will be considered
for prior clinical experience. After applying to CGTC, applicants
must contact the CT program faculty to determine clinical credit
and/or clinical slot placement.
In
order to begin the clinical requirements, students must complete
a physical form, tuberculosis skin test, supply proof of immunization,
undergo a background check, and submit to a drug screen test.
Students
completing the CT clinical education courses must provide their
radiation dose history.
| Associate Degree |
| Program Length |
99 Credit Hours |
| Education Requirements |
High School graduate or GED recipient |
| Entrance Dates |
Quarterly |
| Offered |
Macon Campus |
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| Advanced Medical Imaging
Curriculum |
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Credit Hours |
| General Education Core Courses |
30 |
| Area I - Humanities/Fine Arts |
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| ENG 191 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
5 |
| ENG 193 |
Literature and Composition |
5 |
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| HUM 191 |
Introduction to Humanities |
5 |
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| Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences |
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| PSY 191 |
Introductory Psychology |
5 |
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| Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics |
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| MAT 191 |
College Algebra |
5 |
| CHM 191 |
General Chemistry |
5 |
| XXX 19x |
General Education Core Elective |
5 |
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| Occupational Courses |
69 |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
| MRI 101 |
Orientation and Introduction to MRI |
4 |
| MRI 102 |
MRI Instrumentation and Physics |
5 |
| MRI 108 |
Registry Review |
4 |
| MRI 110 |
MRI Clinical Education I |
4 |
| MRI 111 |
MRI Clinical Education II |
7 |
| MRI 112 |
MRI Clinical Education III |
7 |
| MRI 115 |
Cross-Sectional Anatomy |
5 |
| RAD 220 |
Introduction to Computed Tomography |
2 |
| RAD 221 |
CT Physics and Instrumentation |
7 |
| RAD 222 |
CT Procedures I |
4 |
| RAD 223 |
CT Procedures II |
4 |
| RAD 225 |
Computed Tomography Clinical I |
6 |
| RAD 226 |
Computed Tomography Clinical II |
7 |
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Total Hours |
99 |
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