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1 APPLICATION & INFORMATION PACKET MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY (Cmmnly Referred t as X-Ray Technlgy) Assciate in Applied Science Degree in Medical Radigraphy

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3 108 N. 40th Street Phenix, AZ (602) Medical Radigraphy Prgram Dear Prspective Student: Thank yu fr yur inquiry int ur Medical Radigraphy prgram at GateWay Cmmunity Cllege. The attached Infrmatin and Applicatin packet will prvide yu with answers t mst f yur questins. Please be advised that the cntents f this packet are subject t change thrughut the year. It wuld be prudent t peridically check fr mre current versins. The Medical Radigraphy prgram at GWCC cntinues t enjy the respect f the medical cmmunity and the supprt f ur affiliate hspitals. Our standards are high and as a result s are the quality f ur graduates. Our reputatin in the cmmunity will attest t that fact. Additinally, ur graduates have cnsistently passed the A.R.R.T. natinal registry examinatin and have gne n t be very cmpetent technlgists and valued emplyees. Please feel free t cntact an advisr at the Center fr Health Educatin Careers, Please nte that prgram curriculum and prerequisites will be revised peridically. It is the applicant s respnsibility t check fr changes that may ccur. Sincerely, Mary J. Carrill, MBA/HCM, R.T. (R)(M)CDT Prgram Directr, Medical Radigraphy carrill@gatewaycc.edu A Maricpa Cmmunity Cllege learn mre. live better.

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table f Cntents... 4 Medical Radigraphy Missin... 5 Career Overview... 5 Prgram Overview... 5 Prgram Effectiveness Gals... 6 Assessment Student Learning Outcmes... 7 Prgrammatic Academic Achievement Outcmes... 7 Degree Requirements Medical Radigraphy Prgram... 8 Admissin Criteria... 8 Prerequisites fr Assciate f Applied Science Degree... 8 Placement Testing... 8 Prgram Prerequisites... 8 Prgram f Study Medical Radigraphy (by semester subject t change)... 9 Prgram Crequisite Curses Estimated Prgram Csts Immunizatins, Testing, and Backgrund Requirements Frequently Asked Questins Accreditatins Cnfidentiality Statement Plicies, Rules, Requirements, and Regulatins Cmpliance Cllege Cmmunicatin Cntact Infrmatin Medical Radigraphy Prgram Infrmatin & Checklist Hw t Apply & Enrll Student Services Admissin Applicatin fr Medical Radigraphy Prgram Cmpleted Applicatin Pre-requisite Curses - Medical Radigraphy Prgram Admissin Applicatin Disclaimer - Medical Radigraphy Prgram Medical Radigraphy Admissin Applicatin Checklist/Advisr Review MCCCD Summary f Criminal Backgrund Check Requirements MCCCD Acknwledgement f Criminal Backgrund Check Requirements Medical Radigraphy 4 July

5 MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY MISSION The Medical Radigraphy prgram will prvide educatinal activities leading t the preparatin f its graduates fr emplyment as radigraphers in the health care cmmunity. The prgram will ffer cntinuing educatin pprtunities t enhance and/r prvide new skills fr the qualified practitiner. CAREER OVERVIEW The Medical Radigraphy prgram missin is t prvide educatinal activities leading t the preparatin f its graduates fr emplyment as radigraphers in the health care cmmunity. The prgram will ffer cntinuing educatin pprtunities t enhance and/r prvide new skills fr the qualified practitiner. Radigraphy is the art and science f using radiatin t prvide images f the tissues, rgans, bnes and vessels that cmprise the human bdy. These images may be recrded n film r displayed n a vide mnitr r videtape. A Radilgist (a physician with specialized training in interpreting x-ray images) reads r makes a diagnsis utilizing these images. The Radigrapher is respnsible fr prducing accurate and precise radigraphic examinatins. A Radigrapher is a health care prfessinal wh prvides a service that is essential fr the diagnsis and subsequent treatment f all types f injuries and diseases. A Radigrapher takes images (radigraphs) f the human bdy fr use in diagnsing medical prblems: prepares patients fr radilgic examinatin; psitins the patients s that the crrect parts f the bdy can be radigraphed; perates radigraphic equipment/machines and ensures apprpriate radiatin safety. As a registered Radigrapher, yu will find a wide market fr yur acquired prfessinal skills. Opprtunities fr emplyment are available thrughut the cuntry as well as abrad. Graduates are needed in hspitals, clinics, surgical and urgent care facilities prviding services t patients arund the clck r n varius shift assignments. Qualified Radigraphers can als find jb pprtunities in Educatin, Civil Service, Industry and Cmmercial Sales. Graduates f the Assciate f Applied Science in Medical Radigraphy Prgram at GateWay Cmmunity Cllege may cntinue n t earn a Bachelr f Science at ther clleges after cmpleting selected curses. With cntinuing educatin, a Radigrapher can becme a Nuclear Medicine Technlgist, a Radiatin Therapist, and/r a Diagnstic Medical Sngrapher. Als, cntinuing educatin and/r clinical experiences are ffered t becme an Interventinal Technlgist, Magnetic Resnance Imaging Technlgist, Cmputed Tmgraphy Technlgist and/r Mammgraphy Technlgist. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Medical Radigraphy prgram usually begins in early August. The prgram is based n 40 hurs per week in classes at the cllege and clinical practice at affiliated hspitals in the valley. In January f the first year the 40-hur per week clinical prtin f the prgram begins. Clinical practice may include sme weekends, sme evenings, and perids f time between semesters. Limited persnal leave will be granted fr sickness and vacatins. The Medical Radigraphy prgram is academically rigrus in nature, invlving science, math, and technical aspects f Radilgic Technlgy. The ttal length f the prgram is 21.5 mnths. Cmpleting ENG 102, MAT 122, Scial Sciences, and the Humanities and Fine Arts electives prir t starting the prgram, will lighten yur curse lad. Drug screening fr all Medical Radigraphy students is a requirement. The cst f this test is apprximately $25-35 and will be the respnsibility f the student. The urine drug screen will test fr alchlic beverages, illegal drugs, r drugs which may impair judgment while in the clinical agency. If a Medical Radigraphy 5 July

6 drug test is psitive with n prescriptin indicatrs, the student will be drpped frm the prgram. This test will be administered n a specific date during the first semester, r fr cause anytime after. Prgram graduates must cmply with the ARRT Rules f Ethics. One issue addressed by the Rules f Ethics is the cnvictin f a crime, including a felny, a grss misdemeanr, r a misdemeanr with the sle exceptin f speeding and parking vilatins. All alchl and/r drug related vilatins must be reprted. Cnvictin, as used in this prvisin, includes a criminal prceeding where a finding r verdict f guilt is made r returned but the adjunctin f guilt is either withheld r nt entered, r a criminal prceeding where the individual enters a plea f guilty r nl cntendre. Individuals wh have vilated the Rules f Ethics may request a review by the ARRT f the vilatin in rder t btain a ruling f the impact n their eligibility fr the pst-graduate ARRT examinatin. This review may be dne either befre r after entry int GateWay s prgram. Cntact: American Registry f Radilgic Technlgists at Please be advised that fingerprinting and criminal backgrund checks are a prgram requirement and a level 1 fingerprint clearance card must be btained prir t entrance t the freshman class. Mental & Physical Demands It is essential that Medical Radigraphy students be able t perfrm a number f physical activities in the clinical prtin f the prgram. At a minimum, students will be required t lift patients, stand fr several hurs at a time and perfrm bending activities. Medical Radigraphy als places students under cnsiderable mental and emtinal stress as they undertake respnsibilities and duties impacting patients lives. Students must be able t demnstrate ratinal and apprpriate behavir under stressful cnditins. Individuals shuld give careful cnsideratin t the mental and physical demands f the prgram prir t making applicatin. Use f Cnfidential Infrmatin Students enrlled in prgram pathways f the Health Care Integrated Educatinal System (HCIES) will have learning experiences in a health care setting where they will have access t cnfidential infrmatin. Prir t beginning any clinical studies, the students will be asked t sign an agreement t adhere t the requirements f thse clinical sites and applicable law, including the Health Insurance Prtability and Accuntability Act f 1996 (HIPAA). PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS GOALS 1. Students will be able t perfrm examinatins cmpetently. 2. Students will cmmunicate effectively. 3. Students will develp critical thinking skills. 4. Students will demnstrate prfessinalism. Medical Radigraphy 6 July

7 ASSESSMENT STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Gal: Students will be able t perfrm examinatins cmpetently. Students will select apprpriate technical factrs Students will demnstrate psitining Students will apply radiatin safety Gal: Students will cmmunicate effectively. Students will demnstrate ral cmmunicatin skills Students will use writing skills Students will interpret rders Gal: Students will develp critical thinking skills. Students will adjust psitining and prcedure prtcl fr trauma patients. Students will evaluate images fr diagnstic quality. Students will analyze issues and prblems. Gal: Students will demnstrate prfessinalism. Students will determine imprtance f cntinued prfessinal develpment. Students will demnstrate prfessinal behavir PROGRAMMATIC ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OUTCOMES 1. Prcess and evaluate radigraphic images fr prcessing quality. Required Curse(s): DMI Psitin patients fr radigraphic examinatins f the chest, hand, ft, lwer leg, and frearm. Required Curse(s): DMI 102, Emply basic bdy mechanics, first aide patient care skills, and ral and written cmmunicatins during a radigraphic examinatin. Required Curse(s): HCC 200, DMI 100 (as f spring 2015), DMI Psitin patients fr radigraphic examinatins f the upper and lwer limbs, abdmen, pelvis, bny thrax, and cntrast media prcedures. Required Curse(s): DMI 112, Determine expsure factrs t achieve ptimum radigraphic techniques with minimal radiatin expsure t the patient. Required Curse(s): DMI 105, Prduce diagnstic images fr all types f patients, using different equipment, cntrast media, and accessry devices. Required Curse(s): DMI 104, 114, 204, 214, Explain basic physical cncepts, equipment malfunctins, and safe limits f peratin. Required Curse(s): DMI Psitin patients fr radigraphic examinatins f the spine and skull. Required Curse(s): DMI Evaluate medical imaging prcedures independently and recmmend technical mdificatins t ensure diagnstic quality. Required Curse(s): DMI 106, Demnstrate knwledge f quality assurance prcedures. Required Curse(s): DMI 105, Explain advanced physics and radiatin bilgy principles. Required Curse(s): DMI Apply principles f radiatin prtectin fr patient, self, and thers. Required Curse(s): DMI 101, Describe the radigraphic appearances and risks assciated with specific frms f pathlgy. Required Curse(s): DMI Describe and/r perfrm selected advanced radigraphic prcedures. Required Curse(s): DMI 212, 221, Apply jb applicatin and interviewing techniques. Required Curse(s): DMI 227 Medical Radigraphy 7 July

8 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY PROGRAM ADMISSION CRITERIA 1. Frmal applicatin and admissin t the prgram. 2. Backgrund Check Requirements: Admissin t an Allied Health prgram requires that students be in cmpliance with the Maricpa Cunty Cmmunity Cllege District Backgrund Check standards. Upn cnditinal prgram enrllment, the student must cmply with all requirements f the MCCCD backgrund check plicy. 3. Clinical Health and Safety requirements must be met. Upn cnditinal prgram enrllment, the student must cmply with all requirements f the MCCCD clinical health and safety plicy. 4. Inability t cmply with Backgrund Check requirements and/r Clinical Health and Safety requirements at the start f classes may result in cancellatin f enrllment. PREREQUISITES FOR ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE PLACEMENT TESTING Placement test is designed t identify yur skill levels in English language usage, reading and mathematics. Assessment tests are scheduled at a variety f times in GateWay s Testing Center and are free f charge fr the initial testing. Please cntact GateWay s Testing Center r visit the website t get updated requirements and hurs f peratin. PROGRAM PREREQUISITES Students must earn an average GPA f 3.0 r better in all curses within the Prgram Prerequisites area which are utlined in the Semesters ne (1) & tw (2) n page 9 f this packet. Students must select Optin I r Optin II. Medical Radigraphy 8 July

9 PROGRAM OF STUDY MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY (BY SEMESTER SUBJECT TO CHANGE) There are tw (2) ptins available t students t enter the medical radigraphy prgram. Optin I is fr entry-level students with n prir medical radigraphy experience. Optin II is nly available t medical Certified Practical Technlgist in Radigraphy (CPTR) with current state Medical Radilgic Technlgy Bard f Examiners (MRTBE) licensure wh are currently licensed and wrking in the radigraphy field with minimum six (6) mnths f experience in a hspital acute care setting OR ne (1) year experience in an utpatient imaging setting. ALL SEMESTERS ARE COMPETENCY-BASED. ALL DMI COURSES IN EACH SEMESTER MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A "C" OR BETTER BEFORE THE STUDENT CAN ENROLL IN THE NEXT SEMESTER. Medical Radigraphy grading plicy is as fllws: 93% 100% = A 84% 92% = B 75% 83% = C 74% r Belw = F SEMESTER 1 CREDITS: Students must earn a GPA f 3.0 r better in all curses within the Prgram Prerequisites area. Prerequisite curses must be cmpleted befre students are eligible t apply t the prgram and be placed in the Medical Radigraphy queue Students selecting BIO201 & BIO202 must cmplete the prerequisite curses BIO156 OR BIO181 + BIO156 Intrductry Bilgy fr Allied Health (4) OR + BIO181 General Bilgy (Majrs) I (4) OR One year high schl bilgy with a grade f C r better (0) 0 4 BIO160 Intrductin t Human Anatmy and Physilgy (4) OR + BIO201 Human Anatmy and Physilgy I (4) 4 COM100 Intrductin t Human Cmmunicatin (3) OR COM110 Interpersnal Cmmunicatin (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Grup Cmmunicatin (3) 3 + ENG101 First-Year Cmpsitin (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Cmpsitin fr ESL (3) 3 + MAT090 Develpmental Algebra (5) OR + MAT091 Intrductry Algebra (4) OR + MAT092 Intrductry Algebra (3) OR + MAT093 Intrductry Algebra/Math Anxiety Reductin (5) OR satisfactry scre n District Placement exam OR satisfactry cmpletin f a higher level mathematics curse 0 5 SEMESTER 2 CREDITS: 0-7 After cmpletin f Semester I prgram prerequisites, the student is eligible t cmplete the applicatin prcess fr the Medical Radigraphy prgram t be placed in the Medical Radigraphy queue. + BIO202 Human Anatmy and Physilgy II (4) **must take BIO202 with BIO201 t cmplete Bilgy requirement CRE101 Cllege Critical Reading (3) OR Equivalent by Assessment (Reading Placement Test) OR + CRE111 Critical Reading fr Business and Industry (3) OR Equivalent by Assessment 0 3 Medical Radigraphy 9 July

10 SEMESTER 3 SPRING CREDITS: The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Spring. HCC130 requirement must be met by the 3-credit curse in rder t be eligible fr graduatin. After acceptance int prgram and befre the start f required curses, students must cmplete the fllwing curses: HCC130 Fundamentals in Health Care Delivery 3 HCC146 Cmmn Medical Terminlgy fr Health Care Wrkers 2 DMI100 Intrductin t Diagnstic Medical Radigraphy: Prfessinalism & Patient Care 1 EMT/HCC/ RES109 CPR fr Health Care Prvider (0.5) OR American Heart Assciatin Health Care Prvider CPR Certificatin (0) OPTION I SEMESTER 4 FALL CREDITS: The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Fall. + DMI101 Radiatin Safety 2 + DMI102 Radigraphic Psitining I 3 + DMI102LL Radigraphic Psitining I 1 + DMI103 Intrductin t Imaging DMI105 Fundamentals f Radiatin Physics 3 + DMI107 Digital Imaging 4 Any apprved general educatin curse in the Humanities/Fine Arts area 2 3 OPTION II SEMESTER 4 FALL CREDITS: 7-8 The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Fall. Students wh have been admitted int Optin II in lieu f enrlling in DMI101, DMI102 lecture, DMI103, and DMI105 are required t take Credit by Evaluatin fr 9.5 credits thrugh the Integrated Cmpetency Assessment Netwrk (ICAN). + DMI102LL Radigraphic Psitining I 1 + DMI107 Digital Imaging 4 Any apprved general educatin curse in the Humanities/Fine Arts area 2 3 SEMESTER 5 SPRING CREDITS: 16 The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Spring. + DMI104 Practicum I (40 hurs/week) [280 hurs] DMI106 Radigraphic Image Evaluatin I 1 + DMI112 Radigraphic Psitining II 3 + DMI114 Radigraphy Practicum II (24 hurs/week) [288 hurs] 3 + DMI118 Cntrast Media Prcedures 2.5 Any apprved general educatin curse frm the Scial & Behaviral Sciences area 3 Medical Radigraphy 10 July

11 SEMESTER 6 SUMMER CREDITS: 9-11 The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Summer. + MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR + MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR + MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Equivalent curse OR Satisfactry Cmpletin f a higher level mathematics curse DMI124 Radigraphy Practicum III (40 hurs/week) [208 hurs] 3 + DMI204 Radigraphy Practicum IV (40 hurs/week) [240 hurs] 3 SEMESTER 7 FALL CREDITS: 13 The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Fall. + DMI212 Advanced Radigraphic Prcedures 1 + DMI214 Radigraphy Practicum V (24 hurs/week) [384 Hurs] DMI215 Radiatin Bilgy 2 + DMI216 Radigraphic Image Evaluatin II 1 + DMI222 Advance Radigraphic Pathlgy 1 + HCC218 Venus Access fr Diagnstic Agents ENG102 First Year cmpsitin (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Cmpsitin fr ESL (3) 3 SEMESTER 8 SPRING CREDITS: 12.5 The cre classes in this term are nly ffered in the Spring. + DMI221 Advanced Digital Imaging DMI224 Radigraphy Practicum VI (24 hrs / wk + 40 hrs) [424 hurs] 5 + DMI227 Radigraphy Seminar 1 + DMI/ICE220 Sectinal Anatmy 3 + DMI/ICE223 Intrductin t Cmputed Tmgraphy 1 Please see the Center fr Curriculum & Transfer Articulatin fr the full descriptins f prgram requirements. + Pre-requisites and/r c-requisites required. * Refer t prgram calendar PROGRAM COREQUISITE COURSES The curses listed belw are cnsidered c-requisites and may be taken alng with the Medical Radigraphy Prgram. These curses may be cmpleted prir t entry int the prgram (check if cmpleted): ** ENG102 First Year Cmpsitin... ** Humanities and Fine Arts Elective ( credit hurs)... ** Scial and Behaviral Sciences Elective (3.0 credit hurs)... ** MAT122 Intermediate Algebra r equivalent... ** Meets A. A. S. degree requirements... Medical Radigraphy 11 July

12 ESTIMATED PROGRAM COSTS The estimated cst fr the prgram is utlined in the chart belw. The student is respnsible fr prviding transprtatin, husing, and unifrms. AAS Degree Prgram Tuitin* (67-70 credit $84 a credit hr) 1... $ 5,628 5,880 Prgram Prerequisite Tuitin ( credit $84 a credit hr) ,344 2,730 Registratin fees ($15 per semester) Curse / Lab Fees Equipment / Supplies Bks ,280 2,373 Other Prgram Csts: Pre-Clinical Health & Safety Requirements, etc ,142 Ttal Estimated Csts $ 9,659 13,185 Out-f-Cunty residents pay $359* / Out-f-State residents pay $325** a credit hr 1 * Rates are set accrding t Arizna Revised Statute. Applies nly t cunties with n cmmunity clleges. ** Accrding t Arizna Revised Statute, F, "A persn wh is a member f an Indian tribe recgnized by the US Department f the Interir whse reservatin land lies in this state and extends int anther state and wh is a resident f the reservatin is entitled t classificatin as an in-state student." Therefre, unclassified and ut f state surcharges d nt apply t such students. 1 Tuitin and fees are set by the Maricpa Cmmunity Cllege District Gverning Bard and subject t change. All ther fees are als subject t change. All Tuitin and fees are the respnsibility f the student 2 Bk csts/fees may change withut ntice 3 Csts may be less r mre than listed based n a student s individual health recrd in respect t being in cmpliance with the immunizatin requirements fr the clinical experience. 4 Fr ARRT examinatin and the Arizna State license: Medical Radilgic Technlgy Bard f Examiners (MRTBE). *** DRUG SCREENING FOR ALL MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY STUDENTS IS A REQUIREMENT. THE COST FOR THIS TEST WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT. **** Any rejectin after the appeal prcess will disallw entrance int clinicals unless reversed n appeal. Sme clinical facilities have additinal backgrund testing. THE COST FOR THIS TEST WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT. IMPORTANT Tuitin/registratin fees are all due 35 days prir t the start date f each semester. If 34 days r less, all fees are due at the time f registratin r yu will be drpped frm yur classes and lse yur seat in the prgram fr nn-payment. Medical Radigraphy 12 July

13 IMMUNIZATIONS, TESTING, AND BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS IMMUNIZATION AND TB TESTING REQUIREMENTS Please review the health and safety packet available at The health and safety requirements are subject t change based n the requirements f ur clinical partners. The mst up t date infrmatin is lcated at the afrementined website. MCCCD BACKGROUND CHECK POLICY REQUIREMENTS Students seeking admissin t an MCCCD Allied Health r Nursing Prgram (Prgram) will be required t btain a valid Level-One Arizna Department f Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card (FCC Card) AND a passing scre n an MCCCD backgrund check. This plicy precludes MCCCD faculty r staff frm assigning students t a clinical experience wh cannt meet the new requirements. Please review the plicy annuncement and FAQs n the MCCCD website Upn admissin t the prgram, students are required t present a cpy f the DPS card and apply fr the MCCCD Backgrund Check. Students bear the financial csts fr bth the MCCCD Backgrund Check and the AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card. Students will receive Infrmatin regarding the MCCCD Backgrund Check after admissin, but prir t the beginning f the prgram. We encurage students t apply fr the card early in the applicatin prcess. Please allw a minimum f eight weeks prcessing time fr the DPS Level-One Fingerprint Clearance card. The card is valid fr six years frm the date f issue. DRUG SCREENING Each student must g thrugh a preclinical drug screen prir t beginning the first clinical rtatin. Drug screening fr all Physical Therapist Assisting students is mandatry. The cst fr tests will be the respnsibility f the student. The urine drug screen will test fr alchlic beverages; illegal drugs, r drugs that may impair judgment while in the clinical agency. If the drug test is psitive fr the illegal drugs r undcumented prescriptin drugs, the student will nt be able t cntinue in the prgram. Readmissin is at the discretin f the cllege and the prgram. Sme clinical sites als require screening fr nictine. Students wh test psitive fr nictine are allwed t cntinue in the prgram, but may be limited t clinical agencies that d nt test fr nictine. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF AN EVENING OR PART-TIME PROGRAM? N. Due t the recent changes in health care a full-range f clinical experiences is nt available in the evening hurs. Nrmal hurs f peratin are frm 7:00 a.m. t 9:00 p.m. There is NO Part-time prgram! The curriculum is sequential and cmpetency-based; meaning that ne semester builds n the next semester and must be cmpleted befre the student can enrll fr the next semester. Thirty t thirty-tw (30-32) clck hurs per week will be the minimum time a student will spend in the prgram between didactic and clinical curses. BESIDES CO-REQUISITE COURSES, WHAT OTHER CLASSES COULD A STUDENT TAKE WHILE WAITING TO START THE PROGRAM? Nrthern Arizna University nw ffers a Bachelr s Degree in Health Science: Diagnstic Medical Imaging and Therapy. If this interests yu, yu will need t take curses that will transfer and meet university requirements. A Gateway advisr will assist yu with this prcess. In additin yu will need t speak an NAU advisr at Medical Radigraphy 13 July

14 Other classes yu can take while n the waiting list include: NCE Twelve Lead Electrcardigram (EKG) Interpretatin, HSM - Health Supervisin Mgmt, NCE End f Life Care Training, NCE LPN- Venipuncture, NCE Interpretatin f Labratry Diagnstic Examinatins, NCE 214 CA - Interpretatin f Cardiac Arrhythmias, and SPA Health Care Spanish (fr Medical Persnnel). COULD ENG 111 BE ALSO LISTED AS A CO-REQUISITE IN ADDITION TO ENG 102? ENG 111 meets A.A.S. Degree requirements and therefre culd substitute fr ENG 102. It is, hwever, nt transferable. CAN A GRADUATED STUDENT FIND CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES? Yes, in MRI, CT, Mammgraphy, Special Prcedures and crss-training curses. WHERE CAN I GO FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROFESSION? American Sciety f Radilgic Technlgists American Registry Radilgic Technlgists IF I HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD, WILL THAT PROHIBIT ME FROM BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CAREER? Pssibly, ur clinical agreements with the healthcare facilities require that ur students receive a Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card issued by the Arizna Department f Public Safety. Additinally, a student must nt be listed n the Federal Gvernment s Office f the Inspectr General s Exclusin List. Students that are unable t btain either f these clearances will be prhibited frm attending their clinical experience. In additin, as f 2011, all healthcare students must pass a MCCCD backgrund check within six (6) mnths f beginning their prgram f study. ACCREDITATIONS GateWay Cmmunity Cllege is a Maricpa Cmmunity Cllege, accredited by the Higher Learning Cmmissin, a Cmmissin f the Nrth Central Assciatin f Clleges and Schls (30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicag, IL , ), and its curses are apprved by the Scial Security Administratin fr Veterans training. This schl is authrized under federal law t enrll nn-immigrant alien students. The GateWay Medical Radigraphy Prgram is accredited by the Jint Review Cmmittee n Educatin in Medical Radilgic Technlgy (JRCERT) r 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicag, IL Phne: (312) CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT Students enrlled in prgram pathways f the HCIES will have learning experiences in health care settings where they will have access t cnfidential infrmatin. Prir t beginning any clinical studies, the students will be asked t sign agreements t adhere t the requirements f thse clinical sites and applicable law, including the Health Insurance Prtability and Accuntability Act f 1996 (HIPAA). POLICIES, RULES, REQUIREMENTS, AND REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE Plicies, curses, prgrams, fees, and requirements may be suspended, deleted, restricted, supplemented, r changed thrugh actin f the Gverning Bard f the Maricpa Cmmunity Clleges. The Maricpa Cmmunity Clleges reserves the right t change, withut ntice, any materials, infrmatin, curriculum, requirements, and regulatins. Admissin r graduatin frm any Allied Health prgram at GateWay Cmmunity Cllege des nt guarantee the student s prfessinal certificatin, licensure, r emplyability. The student must cmply with legal requirements f the prfessin. This may include prvisins frm Arizna Revised Medical Radigraphy 14 July

15 Statutes (sectins B and C) regarding the denial f a fingerprint clearance card r being listed n the US gvernment s Office f Inspectr General s Exclusin List. Students with ther related health care experiences, nt listed in the Prgram (Health Cre Curriculum curses) Pre-requisites/C-requisite ptins, may request an evaluatin fr curse cmpetency equivalence thrugh the Integrated Cmpetency Assessment Netwrk (ICAN) by calling r ging t COLLEGE COMMUNICATION The fllwing infrmatin is very imprtant s yu d nt miss any ntices: We cmmunicate with students strictly thrugh yur Maricpa Cllege , nt yur persnal accunt. We have a district-wide Ggle pwered system. This system is the way we send all fficial Cllege cmmunicatins cncerning selective admissins, class enrllment, financial aid, tuitin due dates and ther imprtant student infrmatin. All students will need t check their new student regularly r frward the new student t a persnal t ensure that all fficial cllege cmmunicatin is received. Students may access their new accunts directly frm their Student Center nce they lg in at my.maricpa.edu. 1st sectin Student Cmmunicatin Center. The benefits t yu include: Quicker respnse Cnvenience. Yu can receive & read even if ut-f-twn Saves trees! G t my.maricpa.edu & lg in t yur accunt. Click n create an accunt in the paragraph abve the picture f the students t set up yur student accunt. Yu may edit yur infrmatin, such as address, phne, etc. here als if yu need t. This is a self-service fr students, which includes registering fr classes, adding/drpping classes, making payments, printing yur class schedules, viewing financial aid & viewing yur grades. If yu have any technical issues, please call CONTACT INFORMATION If yu have any questins abut the enclsed prgram material, please feel free t cntact any f the fllwing prgram cntacts: Mary Carrill, Prgram Directr / Phne / carrill@gatewaycc.edu Carline Delgad, Health Sciences Academic Advisr / Phne: / delgad@gatewaycc.edu Lucy Granill, Health Sciences Academic Advisr / Phne: / luciella.granill@gatewaycc.edu Medical Radigraphy 15 July

16 MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY PROGRAM INFORMATION & CHECKLIST 1. Obtain and carefully read all the infrmatin abut the Medical Radigraphy Prgram (brchure, catalg, infrmatin and applicatin packet) als nte any questins. Becme as well infrmed as yu can abut the prgram. A cunselr, prgram advisr, r prgram faculty member will assist yu if yu have any questins. 2. Cmplete the Student Infrmatin Frm (fr first time visitrs nly) btained at Infrmatin Desk a. Return t Admissins and Recrds. 3. Transcripts a. Request ALL fficial cllege transcripts be sent t the Admissins and Recrds Office at 108 N 40th Street, Phenix, AZ b. Official transcripts must be sent frm institutin t institutin, allw 2-4 weeks fr receipt. Please request institutin t include current name and student ID number used at GateWay Cmmunity Cllege. 4. The Health Sciences Academic Advisrs are available by phne, , r in persn at the CHCE Center fr Health Careers Educatin Building n the nrth side f campus. Please review the Academic Advising - Healthcare & Nursing page fr hurs and schedule. 5. Schedule any necessary assessment testing. Please review the Testing Center's page fr hurs and schedule. 6. Prgram Prerequisites: a. Bilgy prerequisite BIO 160* b. English prerequisite ENG 101, First Year Cmpsitin c. Math prerequisite Intrductry Algebra (3) OR higher level mathematic curse. d. Reading prerequisite CRE 101 r 111, r equivalent by assessment. Applicants wh scre 47 r higher n the Asset Reading Placement Test r a scre f 91 n Cmpass will be allwed t waive this reading prerequisite. N credit will be given fr a waiver. e. Cmmunicatin elective prerequisite (prefer COM100 OR 110) that meets degree requirements f. DMI Pathways, Optin I r II (listed n page 10). *Nte: Students may cmplete BIO201 and 202 fr this prerequisite. An average GPA f 3.0 r better is required in applicatin prerequisite curses. 7. Applicatin t the PROGRAM T place yur name n the List f Applicants yu must cmplete A-F abve. The number f applicants admitted t this prgram varies accrding t clinical psitins available at each hspital. Cmpleted applicatins t the prgram will be accepted in the rder in which they are received n a first-cme, first-served basis. 8. A cmpleted prgram applicatin fr Medical Radigraphy cnsists f: Prgram Applicatin G.P.A. f 3.0 in A-F in #6 previus page Official Cllege Transcripts evaluated Admissins Applicatin Disclaimer 9. Student Persnal Infrmatin: Every student is respnsible fr keeping the cllege admissin s ffice updated n addresses and best phne numbers. Acceptance letters are sent ut via t the address listed in the cllege system. If infrmatin is nt updated, it culd mean missing the pprtunity t enter the prgram. ALL DOCUMENTATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE SAME TIME. NO PARTIAL PROGRAM APPLICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED. Medical Radigraphy 16 July

17 HOW TO APPLY & ENROLL STEP 1: APPLY FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION GateWay is ne f 10 Maricpa Cmmunity Clleges. T enrll t any f the clleges, yu must first create a student accunt. Yu may dwnlad the Student Infrmatin Frm here, cmplete the frm and it t enrll@gatewaycc.edu r g t my.maricpa.edu t cmplete the prcess nline. Please fully cmplete the Student Infrmatin frm because leaving missing data r blanks may impact yur ability t find schlarships r ther financial aid surces thrugh AcademicWrks t help pay fr cllege. T create an accunt, g t the MEID Accunt Wizard, which is lcated within my.maricpa.edu. Fllw the instructins fr the MEID Accunt Wizard t create a user ID & passwrd. Keep this infrmatin t lgin t yur Student Center in the future NOTE: Yu will need t wait 20 minutes after creating an accunt befre yu can apply. 1. G t yur Student Center n my.maricpa.edu 2. Enter yur MEID (User ID) & Passwrd 3. Once in yur Student Center, click n MCCCD Admissins and cntinue with steps t apply All admitted students will be issued an accunt that crrespnds with their MEID, accessible thrugh the Online Student Center. Yu are able t frward messages t yur persnal accunt, t. Please Nte: This accunt will be used t cmmunicate all fficial business messages frm the cllege, including: Class Enrllment Financial Aid Grades Payment Invices Tuitin Due Dates Other Imprtant Student Infrmatin The address fr this MEID wuld be: ABCDE12345@maricpa.edu Yur MEID shuld be a cmbinatin f apprximately 10 letters and numbers in length, such as: ABCDE12345 New t cllege? Learn abut ur istart Smart prgram and get a cmpetitive edge n starting a successful cllege career. Be sure t participate in an rientatin sessin befre beginning classes fr the first time n campus. Learn mre abut ur Prp 300 plicies. Help is available upn request STEP 2: APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID AND PAY Financial Aid Befre yu apply fr financial aid, yu will need t cmplete the Free Applicatin fr Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Once yu submit this frm, yu can check the status f yur financial aid by ging t the Student Center and lgging in with yur MEID & passwrd. Additinal financial aid pprtunities, schlarships and grants may be available t yu. T learn mre, visit ur financial aid page r call (855) Medical Radigraphy 17 July

18 Please Nte: Yu will need t verify and cmply with all financial aid deadlines thrugh FAFSA r yur classes culd be drpped. Hw t Pay Tuitin/registratin fees are all due 35 days prir t the start date f each semester. If 34 days r less, all fees are due at the time f registratin r yu will be drpped frm yur classes and lse yur seat in the prgram fr nn-payment. The enrllment prcess is nt cmplete until yur payment is made in full. The fllwing infrmatin has been created t help yu find the methd f payment that's right fr yu. Online G t the Online Student Center and lgin t yur accunt using yur MEID & passwrd t pay by credit card, e-check r payment plan nline. By Phne Call (602) t make a credit card payment by phne. Please Nte: Wait times may increase during peak perids f enrllment. In Persn G t the Cashier's Office at Enrllment Services, lcated in the IE (Integrated Educatin Building) t pay fr classes in full, using cash r credit. Picture ID may be required fr sme student transactins. STEP 3: ASSESSMENT TESTING If yu are planning t enrll in an English, Math r Reading curse, yu may be required t take placement pests at Enrllment Services Testing Center, lcated in the IE (Integrated Educatin) Building. Test scres are used t decide which curses t take. Here s what yu need t knw befre yu g: Assessment tests are free f charge. These tests are gd fr tw years. Separate tests fr English, Math and Reading may be required. Testing times vary depending upn the user's pace. On average, each test takes apprximately 25 minutes. Pht ID and Student ID number required. Bring a cpy f yur unfficial transcripts. Walk-in appintments are accepted with a Student ID. Students may als cntact a prgram advisr, faculty member r cunselr t make an appintment. Please review the Testing Center s web page fr hurs and schedule. STEP 4: STEP 5: REVIEW PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Each f ur Health Science prgrams has unique requirements. We strngly encurage yu t review the prgram packets and the current catalg fr any specialties that yu might cnsider. These resurces will prvide yu with detailed prgram infrmatin regarding prerequisite curses and applicatin prcedures. MEET WITH A HEALTH SCIENCE ADVISOR All new students must cntact a Health Sciences Academic Advisr befre yur classes begin. It is the missin f ur advisement team t prvide services that enhance student develpment & success, including: Explratin f educatinal & life gals Selectin f academic/ccupatinal prgrams Selectin f sequencing f curses University transfer ptins Medical Radigraphy 18 July

19 STEP 6: STEP 7: General infrmatin n campus resurces & classes The Health Sciences Academic Advisrs are available by phne, , r in persn at the CHCE Center fr Health Careers Educatin Building, n the nrth side f campus during the fllwing business hurs: Walk-in basis Fr an appintment call Mndays frm 8 a.m. t 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays-Thursdays. Fridays frm 8 a.m. t 1 p.m. Decrease yur waiting time by (but clsed n Fridays in the Summer) scheduling an appintment. Befre yu meet with an advisr, we recmmend yu check ut the current Catalg t learn mre abut the prgrams that interest yu. Let yur advisr knw if yu have any questins r cncerns. If yu have taken a class fr cllege credit and yu are interested in transferring credits t GateWay, yu may better prepare fr yur meeting if yu Arrange t have yur fficial transcripts (frm all clleges & schls previusly attended) sent t: GateWay Cmmunity Cllege Attn: Admissins & Recrds 108 N 40th Street Phenix, AZ Bring a cpy f yur transcripts t review with yur advisr. Yur advisr can help yu chse curses that will apply t mst degrees and give yu an intrductin int yur areas f interest. PROGRAM APPLICATION Many f GateWay Cmmunity Cllege s Health Science prgrams have a special admissins prcedure. The Medical Radigraphy Prgram infrmatin packet cntains detailed infrmatin regarding this prcess. Please be sure t review this infrmatin t ensure that yur applicatin materials are cmplete and received at the Special Admissins ffice by the stated deadlines. Yu will receive ntificatin f yur acceptance via . This will arrive thrugh the Maricpa accunt set up when yu received yur MEID. S yu will want t check this accunt regularly, r have it frwarded t an accunt which yu d check ften. Keep yur cntact infrmatin current with GateWay Cmmunity Clleges Admissins and Recrds department. SELECT YOUR CLASSES & REGISTER GateWay requires n-time registratin because we believe success starts frm day ne. Enrll early, get yur bks, and be in class ready t learn frm the first day. Fr classes with published start dates and meeting times, registratin in the class must be cmpleted befre the first fficial class meeting date and time. N late registratin in a class nce it has started is allwed. Registratin fr a class n the date it starts must be dne in persn r n the phne, and must be cmpleted befre the class start time. Fr classes withut published meetings times, registratin in the class must be cmpleted by 11:59 p.m. the day befre the class starts. Yu will find there are many ways t receive academic, financial, r career assistance t get invlved in ur cmmunity. The Maricpa Cmmunity Clleges Class Schedule allws yu t find classes by semester, time, & date. Pick ut the classes yu want and g t the My.maricpa.edu Online Student Center. Lgin using yur MEID & passwrd t create yur class schedule. Medical Radigraphy 19 July

20 STEP 8: ATTEND NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION (REQUIRED FOR ALL FIRST-TIME STUDENTS) Orientatins are held prir t Fall and Spring semesters and all students are welcme. Attendance t New Student Orientatins are REQUIRED fr all first-time t cllege students. Register Nw. STUDENT SERVICES The fllwing are sme f the services available t students. Advising Meeting with a Health Sciences academic advisr in the Center fr Health Careers Educatin (CHCE) is n a walk-in basis n Mndays frm 8 a.m. t 5 p.m. and n Fridays frm 8 a.m. t 1 p.m. (but clsed n Fridays in the Summer). Fr an appintment n Tuesdays-Wednesdays-Thursdays, yu may call Bkstre Available are textbks and supplies fr classes, call Yu may visit their website at: and selecting Cllege Textbks. Cunseling Academic, persnal, r career cunseling available. Call Emplyment Upn cmpletin f the Medical Radigraphy Prgram, cntact the Career & Re-Entry Services, at fr assistance. Financial Aid Available fr qualified students. Cntact the Financial Aid Office at r visit website: Student Assessment Center Services include instructr makeup exams, the English, Math, and Reading COMPASS placement tests, and selected instruments required fr acceptance int the Health Science r Nursing prgrams. Call fr specific days and times tests are available. Tutring Assistance Available thugh the Learning Center, Fr a cmplete listing f student services, please refer t the cllege catalg, r visit GateWay s website: r call cllege infrmatin at Pregnancy The student, upn declaring her pregnancy in writing, has the ptin f remaining in the prgram and cntinuing her educatin withut ntificatin r interruptin. This decisin shuld be made in cnsultatin with her physician. If the student chses t take a leave f absence frm the prgram during the pregnancy, she will be allwed t re-enter the prgram nce the perid f cnvalescence is cmplete. Based upn the length f absence frm training, the student may be required t re-certify in specific clinical cmpetencies prir t graduatin. Placement int the riginal clinical site is nt guaranteed, but anther training site will be prvided fr the student. The student must cmplete all prgram and institutinal graduatin requirements prir t graduatin as utlined in the cllege catalg. (See prgram plicies fr mre details). The student can withdraw her declaratin in writing at any time. Medical Radigraphy 20 July