NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

If you have a keen interest in the health sciences and computer technology and are looking for a people-oriented career, consider Nuclear Medicine Technology.  Nuclear Medicine combines chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine in using radioactivity to diagnose and treat disease.

Students interested in the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program should contact Dr. Alan Cooper, NMT Coordinator, Office: S-305-D, 508-929-8000; e-mail: acooper@worcester.edu 

Brochures and applications can be obtained from Dr. Cooper. Information is also available in the Worcester State College Catalog. Tours of the Nuclear Medicine facilities at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center may be reserved by calling Mr.  Leo A. Nalivaika, MBA,CNMT;  508-856-2649;
e-mail: nalivail@ummhc.org.

Undergraduate students who select a Concentration in Nuclear Medicine Technology major in biology, biotechnology, chemistry or natural science.   For more information about the requirements for these majors please see the descriptions under the Biology Department, Chemistry Department, and Physical and Earth Sciences Department.

Occupational Outlook for Nuclear Medicine Technologists.

For more information on nuclear medicine technology check out The Society for Nuclear Medicine WebSite: http://www.snm.org 

For information about the Department of Nuclear Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School check out their WebPage: http://www.ummed.edu/dept/nuclear_med&Link=http://www.umassmed.edu/&DeptName=Home%20Page

http://www.umassmed.edu/nuclear_med/NMT/

The NMT Selection Committee interviews candidates in February of every year.

Selected students begin the NMT Program during the Summer Session(s).

Application forms may be obtained from Dr. Cooper.

Students who have completed or will have completed at least six of the prerequisite courses* by the end of the Spring Semester are eligible for the Program.**

Undergraduates are eligible for the two year upper-level program.*** Those students who have already completed a bachelor's degree are eligible for the one-year postgraduate NMT Program.

* The Prerequisite Courses for the NMT Program:

BI 161, BI 162 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II

MA 200, MA 201 Calculus I & II

Two semesters of Physics from either

PY 221, PY222 General Physics I & II or

PY 241, PY 242 Physics I & II

Two semesters of Chemistry from either

CH 120, CH 121 General Chemistry I & II or

CH 110, CH 111 Introduction to General, Organic & Biochemistry I & II

** A student who lacks one or two of the eight prerequisite courses should still apply and come to the interview. The student may be accepted on a conditional basis on the proviso that the prerequisite courses be completed during the summer session(s).

***Students who are entering their senior year and are unsure whether to register for the one-year or the two-year program should consult with Dr. Cooper.

Technical specialty courses of the NMT Program are:

BI 252  Radiation Biology
PY 310 Modern Physics

BI/PY 451 & BI/PY 452 Nuclear Instrumentation I and II
BI 461, BI 462, BI 463, & BI 464 NMT Clinical Practicum I, II, III and IV
BI/CH 453 Radiopharmaceuticals
BI/CH 465 & BI/CH 466 Clinical Nuclear Medicine Technology I and II

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