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Depatment
of Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Department
Mission and Goals
The
mission of the Wright College Program in Radiography is to prepare
graduates to function as integral members of the healthcare team.
To accomplish this mission the program is designed to provide the
necessary professional skills, progressive maturity, and the intellectual,
social, and emotional values necessary to make him/her a trustworthy
member of the healthcare team.
Our
philosophy is to educate the student to become a holistic and professional
person. This demands not only education in the art and science of
medical imaging, but a focus on the broader, humanistic values.
To this end the student will not only be evaluated on his knowledge
but on specific skills as well. This entails a highly sophisticated
curriculum. It is imperative that the student learns the necessary
scientific principles as well as accepts his responsibility to the
patient, his fellow human beings, his profession, and himself.
The
program mission is further defined in the following goals:
- To
provide the healthcare community with a graduate possessing the
knowledge and skills to function capably in the patient care environment.
- To
provide an educationally supportive environment that will produce
a graduate able to successfully pass the nationally recognized
certification examination.
Student
Learning Outcomes
Below
are the learning outcomes that the radiography student must master
in keeping with the program mission and goals. These outcomes serve
to guide the student toward fulfilling the program goals. They form
the basis for measuring what the student has accomplished upon completion
of the program. Also, these program outcomes provide the foundation
for specific course objectives, found in the syllabus of every radiography
course. Upon completion of the AAS degree program in radiography,
the graduate will be able to:
- provide
compassionate and responsible patient care during diagnostic procedures.
- use
oral and written communication with patients, peers, and medical
staff.
- produce
diagnostic radiographs safely and competently in the context of
all radiographic procedures .
- practice
the safe application of radiation at all times, thereby protecting
self, patients, and other personnel.
- utilize
critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills
in performing medical imaging procedures.
- successfully
pass the certifying examination given by the professionally recognized
accrediting agency.
- possess
the clinical skills necessary for professional practice as an
entry-level radiographer.
- recognize
the need for increased self-development through participation
in continuing education acvities.
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