CT Emphasis

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

Associate Program Director: Computed Tomography, Vascular Interventional and Mammography
Claudia Tamara, D.D.S., R.T.(N)(CT)(ARRT), CNMT

All programs in SHP are regionally accredited through

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS)
1866 Southern Ln.
Decatur, GA 30033-4097
Phone   404-679-4501
Fax   404-679-4558

Mission

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

Vision

We shall be the premier educational program in Magnetic Resonance 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 magnetic fields and radiofrequencies.

Goal: 2. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills in the clinical environment.
Student Learning Outcomes
      1. Students will competently perform non-routine procedures.
      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 continued competency through life-long learning.
      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 use effective oral communication in the 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
  
  • Radiology Outpatient Center
    
  • Texas Medical Center
    
  • The Woodland Diagnostic Imaging
  • West Houston Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging Track in Computed Tomography (36 or 41 SCH)

Students continuing the three-year track at the senior level take 36 semester credit hours (SCH) towards their degree during their final year.

Three-Year Track Seniors (36)

Fall Semester (12)
DI 4300   Research Techniques in Radiologic Sciences (3)
DI 4351   CT Physics I (3)
DI 4352   CT Procedures of the Nervous System (3)
DI 4393   CT Internship I (3)

Spring Semester (12)
DI 4301   Research Project (3)
DI 4353   CT Physics II (3)
DI 4354   CT of the Chest, Abdomen & Pelvis (3)
DI 4394   CT Internship II (3)

Summer Semester (12)
DI 4355   Special Topics in CT & VI (3)
DI 4356   CT of the Extremities (3)
DI 4357   CT Comprehensive Review (3)
DI 4395   Internship III (3)

DI course descriptions
HS course descriptions

Two-Year Track Seniors Year 1 (23)

Fall Semester (9)
DI 4351   CT Physics I (3)
DI 4352   CT Procedures of the Nervous System (3)
HS 3270   Fundamentals of Writing and Critical Thinking (2)
HS 4100   Issues in Health Care Ethics (1)

Spring Semester (7)
DI 4353   CT Physics II (3)
DI 4354   CT of the Chest, Abdomen& Pelvis (3)
HS 4101   Diversity and Cultural Competence (1)

Summer Semester (7)
DI 4355   Special Topics in CT & VI (3)
DI 4356   CT of the Extremities (3)
HS 4111   Medical Law (1)