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Academic Year: 12-month, Full time, Monday through Friday. Begins and
ends every July, right around the 4th of July holiday. Graduates
receive a certificate in Nuclear Medicine Technology and are eligible
to sit for both National and State Board exams.
Hours: Some rotations begin as early as 7:00 am and extend through
5:00 pm. Classes are
held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm.
Class room study includes subjects like: Radiation Physics,
Instrumentation, Cross-Sectional Anatomy, Radiochemistry and Diagnostic
Nuclear Med. Clinical Competencies include: Renograms, Biliary
Scans, PET Scans, Cardiac Scans, Bone Scans, and many more.
Affiliate Hospitals:
Current California affiliates are located in San
Francisco, Northern California, Stanford, San Jose, Fresno
and Sacramento.
Job Outlook: The field is currently experiencing larger than average
growth across the nation. The median annual salary according to the journal,
Radiology Today (4/4/2005) is $56,160 for full-time NM technologists (Excluding
call or OT). Currently there are about 14,000 NM technologists employed nationwide.
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