Diagnostic Imaging

Program Director, Advanced Imaging Programs
William Undie, Ed.D., R.T.(R)(T)(ARRT)

Associate Program Director, CT, VI, and Mammography
Claudia C. Tamara, DDS, R.T.(N)(CT)(ARRT), CNMT

Associate Program Director, MRI
Saleha Zafar, M.S., R.T.(R)(MR)(ARRT)

The Diagnostic Imaging Radioagraphy program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT). The program’s current award is accreditation for a period of 8 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found on the JRCERT web page.

JRCERT
20 N. Wacker Dr., Ste 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone   312-704-5300
Email   mail@jrcert.org

Mission

The mission of the Diagnostic Imaging Program Radiography Emphasis is to provide the highest quality of education to diagnostic imaging students through formal didactic and state-of-the-art clinical experiences that prepare our students to be diagnostic imaging professionals who are patient care focused, critical thinkers and engaged in lifelong learning.

Vision

We shall be the premier educational program in Diagnostic Imaging by providing innovative curricular, clinical and continuing education services to the diagnostic imaging community and the patients we serve.

Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

Fulfillment of the program's mission is assessed by the program's effectiveness and the degree to which the program achieves the goals and learning outcomes that will enable our students to succeed academically and professionally.

Goal 1. Students will develop patient care focus by providing superior patient care.
Student Learning Outcomes
      1. Students will provide empathetic professional patient care.
      2. Student will demonstrate judicious use of ionizing radiation.

Goal 2. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills in the clinical environment.
Student Learning Outcomes
      1. Students will competently perform non-routine procedures including trauma, pediatric portable and surgical examinations.
      2. Students will appropriately evaluate images.

Goal 3. Students will adopt a philosophy of life-long learning through continuing education and professional involvement.
Student Learning Outcomes
      1. Students will demonstrate professional growth.
      2. Students will demonstrate a sense of professionalism and desire to learn.

Goal 4. Students will embrace the MD Anderson core values of caring, integrity and discovery.
Student Learning Outcome
      Students will demonstrate the core values of caring, integrity and discovery.

Goal 5. Students will communicate effectively in a variety of settings.
Student Learning Outcomes
      1. Students will be able to utilize  effective oral communication during simulation and clinical settings.
      2. Students will communicate effectively during oral presentation of projects.

The program has developed affiliations with medical institutions in Texas, so that students will develop expertise in a variety of settings and experience the breadth of opportunity available to a certified radiologist. During the clinical phase of instruction, training and supervision are provided in affiliated hospitals and clinical laboratories.
 

• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  
  • Bellaire Imaging Clinic
  • West Houston Imaging Clinic
  • Texas Medical Center
• Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (CHI St. Luke's Health)
• Houston Methodist Hospital
  
  • Texas Medical Center
  • West Hospital

The following is the most current program effectiveness data. Our programmatic accreditation agency, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), defines and publishes this information. Click here to go directly to the JRCERT webpage.

Credentialing Examination: The number of students who pass, on the first attempt, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Radiography certification examination compared with the number of graduates who take the examination within the next testing cycle after graduation. The five-year average benchmark established by the JRCERT is 75%.

Job Placement: The number of graduates employed in medical dosimetry compared to the number of graduates actively seeking employment in medical dosimetry within twelve months of graduating. The five-year average benchmark established by the JRCERT is 75%.

Program Completion: The number of students who complete the program within the stated program length. The annual benchmark established by the program is 75%.