Curriculum: School of Radiography | OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Curriculum

=Images= | radiography-3.gif OSF Saint Francis Medical Center School of Radiography provides a structured 24-month curriculum of both didactic and clinical instruction totaling no more than 40 hours per week.

The clinical phase involves evenly-distributed rotation through all areas of the Radiology Department and OSF OP Centers. Clinical participation is gradual and supervised at all times.

The didactic curriculum consists of formal lectures which are arranged in proper sequence and instructed in such a way to provide a meaningful educational experience. Following is a course listing in the approximate order they are taught in the School of Radiography curriculum.

First Year Courses
Introduction to Radiologic Technology Medical Terminology Fluoroscopic Examinations Methods of Patient Care Radiographic Positioning 1 and 2 CPR	Medical Ethics Radiographic Exposure Digital Imaging 1 Radiographic Critique 1 Radiation Physics 1 Venipuncture and EKG Clinical Education I

Second Year Courses
Radiographic Positioning 3 Radiation Physics 2 Special Procedures Radiation Protection Pathology	Introduction to Quality Assurance Radiation Biology Digital Imaging 2 Radiographic Processing Radiographic Critique 2 Clinical Education 2

Certification
When academic and clinical education is completed, students are awarded a certificate by the School of Radiography. Graduates are then eligible to take the registry examination of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Successful completion of the examination entitles the technologist to display the title of Registered Technologist, Radiographer or RT(R).

Licensure
In the state of Illinois, persons administering diagnostic ionizing radiation are required to be licensed by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), Division of Nuclear Safety (http://www.state.il.us/idns). Upon graduation from the program, the student will be issued a temporary license, which may be upgraded to an Active license with proof of successful completion of the ARRT exam.

For more information, please contact the School of Radiography:

Phone: (309) 655-2782