Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT)

The Advanced Medical Imaging Technology program wishes to combine the needs of students, health care providers, the public and the University to cultivate a program for preparing competent, credentialed diagnostic medical imaging professionals. To bring the vision of this program to the greatest number of individuals, multiple points of entry, multiple means of departure, pathways for continuing one’s education, and pathways for meeting changing educational requirements of the profession need be established.

This program will strive to produce competent, multi-skilled, imaging technologists and to provide certificate opportunities for those seeking to further their education. Graduates of this program will have obtained the level of didactic and clinical training necessary to meet eligibility requirements for national board examinations in their chosen modalities.

Nuclear medicine technology is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in research, diagnosis, and treatment.

Consistent with the mission of the University, the Nuclear Medicine Technology curriculum is dedicated to serving the professional education and experience-based learning needs of its students, whether they are from Ohio, the region, the nation, or the world.  All students who are dedicated to their studies and the betterment of humankind through medical imaging will find this a safe environment for advancing their education.

• Students who complete the NMT curriculum will pass the NMTCB or ARRT nuclear medicine technology exam on their first attempt at a rate that exceeds national averages.
• Students who complete the NMT curriculum will either continue their education in MRI or find employment within 12 months of graduation.
• Graduates will be satisfied with their program of study.
• Graduates are prepared for entry-level work in nuclear medicine technology. 

• Graduates will possess the oral and written communication skills for advanced and leadership roles.
• Graduates will understand the processes for contributing to the knowledge base of the professional community.
• Graduates will demonstrate professionalism and compassion in the clinical setting.
• Graduates will perform imaging procedures according to program and/or departmental protocol integrating scientific knowledge and patient care skills.
• Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and physiological function of specific organs or organ systems.
• Graduates will be cognizant of the effects of radiation and the methods utilized to reduce radiation exposure.
• Graduates will be capable of performing quality assurance procedures on the various imaging, counting, and measuring instruments. The knowledge base will include the mechanics of nuclear medicine instrumentation.
• Graduates will be proficient and/or knowledgeable of the imaging procedures likely to be encountered by recent graduates in the clinical setting. 

Graduate achievement data is an indicator of program effectiveness, demonstrating the extent to which a program achieves its goals.  The current report on graduate achievement data, identified by program, is available on JRCNMT: Nuclear Medicine Technology Graduate Achievement Report

The above graduation outcomes represents the nuclear medicine technology curriculum. However, it does not reflect that nearly all of the nuclear medicine technology students begin the magnetic resonance imaging curriculum upon completion of their nuclear medicine studies and consequently, do NOT enter the workforce. These students are usually not seeking employment at this stage due to the time commitments of the magnetic resonance imaging curriculum.

Nuclear Medicine Program Effectiveness Data (PDF)