Instruction is 24 months long and includes lectures, demonstrations, conferences, laboratory exercises and clinical rotations through a variety of clinical facilities. You’ll learn theory and principles in the classroom and laboratories, and apply this knowledge in clinical settings.
Before you start the program, consider what things can be minimized in your life to allow more time for the radiology curriculum. Students can easily overwhelm themselves, particularly in the first semester by trying to balance their family life, a full-time job or too many extra curricular activities.
At the conclusion of the two-year program, students must pass comprehensive examinations to graduate. After completing the associate degree requirements, graduates of the program are eligible to take the national registry provided by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Passing this examination and meeting the other requirements of the ARRT, graduates are considered Registered Technologists in Radiography, abbreviated as R.T. (R). Passing the ARRT examination is ultimate goal of students in this program. Many states including Kansas also have laws requiring radiographers pass a state examination or be ARRT registered for a license to practice in that state.
Mission Statement
The Newman University Program of Radiologic Technology is committed to the mission of Newman University–a private Catholic liberal arts university. This mission of "empowering people to change the world" is reflected in graduates that are competent and professionally responsible entry-level radiologic technologists highly valued by the community.
Goals or Objectives:
- Through a competency based clinical education, students/graduates will demonstrate entry-level skills expected by employers providing high quality radiography and patient care to a diverse patient population.
- Through a comprehensive curriculum, students/graduates will communicate effectively, and use critical thinking to solve problems to meet the challenges of changing paradigms.
- Stressing Judeo-Christian values and Catholic tradition, students/graduates will demonstrate professional values, behavior, and ethics.
- The student/graduate will recognize the need for and formulate lifelong professional development and growth.
Classroom environment
Students learn the profession in the classroom and in clinical settings at affiliated hospitals and clinics. You are exposed to a variety of people and patients. The type of patients you see range from premature infants to the elderly; the reasonably well person to the dying; the diseased to the accident victim. You learn basic radiological examinations that include positioning patients on the table, setting the technique (providing the proper amount of radiation to acquire the image), and critiquing the finished radiographs. In addition, you learn patient care skills that include performing intravenous injections, urinary catheterization, cardiac pulmonary resuscitation, and administering oxygen to name a few.
So, Why Radiologic Technology?
Training for technologists in radiology is demanding. Many positive aspects of the profession include:
- Being part of a growing profession with many opportunities for advancement in different areas
- Working with interesting people
- Making a difference in the lives of others
- Opportunities that provide various employment opportunities while meeting your personal needs and desires
- Being proud of yourself and the profession
- Employment security with good monetary income and benefits
- A changing field- always learning something new
Accreditation
To assure Newman University’s radiologic technology program meets professional requirements, our program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850, Chicago, IL. 60606-3182 Phone: (313) 704-5300.
More Information
If you would like more information about the profession, an informative video is available for you to view. Contact Ron Shipley to make an appointment to watch it at your convenience (about 30 minutes long).
For more information or if you have questions about this program page contact Assistant Professor of Radiologic Technology/Director of Radiologic Technology Ron Shipley
