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Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine is the profession that utilizes radiopharmaceuticals, scintillation cameras and computers to image and quantify various physiologic processes throughout the body. The nuclear medicine technologist administers radiopharmaceuticals to patients, positions them for images and operates the cameras and computers to produce the images and analyze the data. They have a detailed knowledge of radiation safety procedures, regulations and nuclear pharmacy. The images and data technologists obtain provide physicians with information on injuries and disease processes affecting organ function. In hospital and clinical settings, nuclear medicine technologists perform general, cardiac, and oncologic procedures on adult and pediatric patients

Our Mission

The Department Empowers Life by:   

  • Educating students to be competent, professional, entry-level practitioners capable of assuming leadership roles in Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy or Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 
  • Educating students through higher education, multiple specialties and/or advanced modalities.  
  • Promoting student and graduate participation in scholarly activity that enhances student learning, the professions and health care.
  • Promoting student and graduate service opportunities. 

(2022)

Effectiveness Data

  • Graduate outcomes are indicators of program effectiveness, demonstrating the extent to which a program achieves its goals.  Programmatic graduate outcomes data reported on the JRCNMT website include: 5-year time period of current report; graduation rate; ARRT credentialing success; NMTCB credentialing success and job placement rate.
    Graduate Achievement Report
     
  • Departmental graduation rates; certification pass rates and job placement rates for the past 5 years in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Radiography, Diagnostic Medical Sonography and BSRS degree completion. Outcomes Report (2019 – 2023)

Program Goals

The goals for the Nuclear Medicine program in the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences are:  

  • Demonstrate didactic and clinical competence in the patient care setting.
  • Demonstrate effective verbal, written and non-verbal communication skills which result in effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients, their families and other health professionals.
  • Provide responsible and ethical patient-centered care.
  • Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills utilizing evidence-based medicine.
  • Demonstrate qualities required for lifelong personal and professional growth.

(2022)

Accrediting Body

Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology(JRCNMT)

Contact
820 W Danforth Rd, #B1
Edmond, OK 73003

Phone: (405) 285-0546
Fax: (405) 285-0579
mail@jrcnmt.org

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Program Faculty

Clinical Affiliate Sites

The following clinic facilities are potential sites students enrolled in the nuclear medicine technology program will rotate during their program.

List of sites

Contact Information

Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Phone: (405) 271-6588
Fax: (405) 271-3120
Email

Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Robin White, M.Ed., RDMS, RDCS, RVT
Admissions Coordinator
P.O. Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73190-0901
Phone: (405) 271-6477
Fax: (405) 271-1424
Email