Learn about x-rays in Michigan
Radiography---or radiologic technology---is the scientific process of taking images of the human body and developing the images on film or video, according to St. John Hospital School of Radiologic Technology. Radiologic technologists work in hospitals, doctors' offices, imaging centers, government agencies and research facilities. The Michigan Society of Radiologic Technologists notes that Michigan hosts dozens of radiologic technologist programs.
Washtenaw Community College
Washtenaw Community College is a two-year technical and community college in Ann Arbor, Michigan. WCC offers a two-year associate degree program in radiologic technology that provides students a combination of classroom instruction, laboratory work and hands-on rotations through hospitals and clinics in the Ann Arbor area. WCC's nationally-accredited program prepares graduates for the national certification exam, and ultimately jobs in hospitals and clinics. Coursework includes mathematics, radiation biology, physics, radiologic positioning, medical terminology and issues in ethics and health law. Prerequisites to admission to WCC's radiologic technology program include completion of college-level biology, anatomy and diagnostic imaging courses with a grade of C or better.
Washtenaw Community College
School of Radiography
4800 E Huron River Drive, P.O. Box D-1
Ann Arbor, 48106
734-973-3418
wccnet.edu
Wayne State University
Wayne State University offers the only accredited baccalaureate program in radiologic technology in Michigan. The two-year program spans six semesters---spring, summer and fall---and awards graduates a Bachelor of Science degree in radiologic technology. Coursework includes study in medical terminology, radiologic biology, pharmacology and physics, as well as clinical rotations through different types of imaging settings within the university's hospital and clinics. Wayne State's radiologic technology program pre-requisites for admission include 60 credit hours of college-level work, especially in biology and physics, with a minimum grade of C and an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better. Graduates of Wayne State's program are eligible to sit for national certification exams as well as state licensing exams.
Wayne State University
School of Radiography
2799 W Grand Boulevard, WC 315
Detroit, MI 48202
313-916-1348
cphs.wayne.edu
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
St. John Hospital offers a two-year, nationally-accredited radiologic technologist program that has been granting certificates to its graduates since 1952. Faculty members divide the program into four semesters of clinical and didactic education, offering students the opportunity to participate in hands-on clinical training as well as learn through lectures from hospital physicians and staff. Coursework includes anatomy and physiology, medical ethics, medical terminology, physics and radiographic pathology. Students who complete the certificate program at St. John Hospital have an option to sit for the national certification exam; graduates of St. John's program have a 94 percent pass rate on their first attempt at the national exam. Prerequisites for admission to St. John's program include a minimum of 15 credit hours of college coursework, three letters of recommendation and six hours of time spent shadowing radiology professionals.
St. John Hospital and Medical Center
School of Radiography
22101 Moross Road
Detroit, MI 48236
313-343-4544
stjohn.org/schoolofradiology
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