Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology

About

Today, nuclear medicine offers procedures that are helpful for a broad span of medical specialties, from pediatrics to cardiology and oncology. There are almost 100 nuclear medicine imaging procedures available that include every major organ of the human body.The advantages of earning your B.S. in nuclear medicine technology at Saint Louis University include: Pre-medicine and pre-physician assistant curriculum options. Strong science curriculum that aids in preparation for immediate job placement as well as future graduate education. Medically relevant coursework ideal for pre-professional studies. Student-tailored educational curriculum and individual mentorship by faculty in the NMT profession.Exceptional clinical preceptors and training sites conveniently within the St. Louis metropolitan area. SLU's nuclear medicine technology program includes all basic sciences, as well as an intensive NMT curriculum that includes 1,000 hours of clinical practicum. Upon completing the program, the graduate is eligible for national certification to become a certified nuclear medicine technologist (CNMT). Graduates will be able to demonstrate the Jesuit value of cura personalis as they perform diagnostic imaging procedures. Graduates will be able to use knowledge, facts, and data to assess problems and find solutions as they relate to nuclear medicine imaging and computed tomography (CT) procedures.Graduates will be able to demonstrate effective communication when speaking with both patients and other healthcare professionals in the nuclear medicine department. Graduates will be able to demonstrate the ability to translate didactic knowledge into clinical practice as a nuclear medicine technologist. Graduates will be able to exhibit professional characteristics expected of nuclear medicine technologists. 

Career Path  

Graduate career path includes Nuclear Medicine Technologist, PET/CT Technologist, SPECT Technologist, Radiopharmaceutical Preparation Specialist, Radiation Safety Officer, Dosimetry Assistant, Public Health Imaging Specialist, Clinical Research Coordinator (Nuclear Medicine), Clinical Trials Imaging Specialist, Radiopharmaceutical Quality Control Specialist, Biomedical Imaging Research Assistant, Hybrid Imaging Specialist (PET/MRI, PET/CT), Molecular Imaging Technologist,Theranostics Technologist (Diagnostic + Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine), Radiochemistry Laboratory Technologist, Radiopharmacy Technician, AI-Driven Imaging Analyst, Nuclear Medicine Informatics Specialist, Nuclear Medicine Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Nuclear Medicine Product Development Specialist, Nuclear Medicine Consultant, Personalized Medicine Imaging Specialist, Nuclear Medicine Safety & Compliance Officer, Nuclear Medicine Training & Education Specialist.