Advanced Medical Imaging Technology B.S.
The B.S. in Advanced Medical Imaging Technology degree program is the only four-year nuclear medicine program in the Pittsburgh area, and prepares students to become dual-certified imaging technologists. Hospital systems increasingly want professionals who are credentialed in multiple imaging techniques, rather than a collection of professionals each working on a single method.
Unlike other programs of study that prepare students to be credentialed in only one kind of imaging, the Advanced Medical Imaging Technology program at RMU offers a bachelor's of science degree with nuclear medicine technology as the primary pathway, and secondary pathways to computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET). The four-year program in Advanced Medical Imaging includes coursework required for all of these certifications, and faculty members will work with students to help them fulfill clinical requirements.
Students are prepared to sit for the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) or American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) certification exam. Graduates go on to work in in hospitals, physician offices, and medical and diagnostic laboratories. Jobs include nuclear medicine technologist, MRI technologist, and CT technologist.
Contact Information
Samantha Monda, Ph.D., NCC, CMPC
Department Head
monda@rmu.edu
412-397-6036
Dr. Angela Macci Bires, Ed.D., M.P.M., R.T.(N), CNMT
Program Coordinator
bires@rmu.edu
412-397-5410
- 4-Year Course Plan
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Freshman Year, Fall
- CHEM 1210 Chemistry I
- CHEM 1215 Chemistry I Lab
- NMED 1100 Introduction to Hospital
- CSEN 1010/ 1020 Comm Skills I or II
- MATH 1010 or higher level College Math or higher level
Freshman Year, Spring
- PHYS 1010 Physics for Allied Health
- PHYS 1015 Physics for Allied Health Lab
- BIOL 1210 A & P I
- BIOL 1215 A & P Lab I
- PSYC 1010 General Psychology
- CSEN 1020/ CSCM 1030 Comm Skills II or III
Sophomore Year, Fall
- BIOL 1220 A & P II
- BIOL 1225 A & P II Lab
- ECON 1010 Survey of Economics
- CSCM 1030/ 2040 Comm Skills III or IV
- SOCI 1010 Principles of Sociology
- STAT 2110 Statistics
Sophomore Year, Spring
- NMED 2210 NM Physics
- CSCM 2040/ 2050 Comm Skills IV or V
- INFS 3440 Healthcare Informatics
- BIOL 2370 Microbiology
- BIOL 2380 Microbiology Lab
- NURS 2015 Pathophysiology
Junior Year, Fall
Junior Year, Spring
- NMED 3008 Clinical Techniques & Practice
- NMED 3009 NM Tech & Tech
- NMED 3100 Fund of Healthcare Admin
- NMED 3010 Instrumentation & QC I
- NMED 3200 PET Tech & Techniques
- NMED 3011 Radiation Biology
- NMED 3006 Computer Apps in NM
Summer term
- NMED 4013 Clinical Practice I
- NMED 4016 Clinical Practice II
- NMED 4020 Nuclear Cardiology
Senior Year, Fall
- NMED 4043 Cross-sectional Anatomy
- NMED 4018 Clinical Practice III
- NMED 4019 Clinical Practice IV
- NMED 4021 PET Clinical Practice & Research
- NMED 4023 CT Technology
- NMED 4022 Seminar
Senior Year, Spring
- HIST/POLS X History/Political Science
- NMED 4024 MRI Technology
- ELIT XXXX Literature
- NMED 4600 Advanced Imaging Modalities
Sample Courses:
These are some of the classes for students in this academic program:
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