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Quick Facts |
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Program length:
22.5 months
Prerequisites:
High school degree
Granted: Clinical
internship completion certificate from MSHS and an Associate
in Applied Sciences degree from Gateway Community College
Patient interaction:
High
Placement outlook:
Excellent |
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Program Description
Mayo School of Health Sciences (MSHS) at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, offers a clinical internship in cooperation with the Radiography
Program at Gateway Community College in Phoenix.
Radiography is an exciting and challenging career involving the
use of highly sophisticated equipment to create X-rays - anatomical
images that are used by physicians to diagnose disease. Radiographers
have direct patient contact in clinic and hospital settings and
are valuable members of the primary health-care team.
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Accreditation
Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale and Mayo Clinic Hospital are registered
clinical sites for Gateway Community Colleges' Radiography Program.
This program is accredited by:
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-2901
(312) 704-5300
www.jrcert.org
Mayo Foundation is accredited by the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools Higher Learning Commission.
Higher Learning Commission
30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602-2504
(800) 621-7440
(312) 263-0456
Fax: (312) 263-7462
www.ncacihe.org
Affiliated Institution
The curriculum for the Mayo School of Health Sciences Radiography
Internship is developed and offered by GateWay
Community College. The college also coordinates program admissions,
applications and all classroom instruction. The program requires
full-time attendance.
Graduation and Certification
When you successfully complete the Radiography Program, you will
receive a clinical internship completion certificate from Mayo School
of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and an Associate
in Applied Sciences degree from GateWay Community College.
Graduates are eligible to take professional certification examinations
given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. This
certification gives them nationally recognized credentials to practice
radiography. In addition, several states require a licensure examination.
Hours
For the majority of the classroom instruction and clinical rotations,
your learning schedule will include eight-hour days, five days per
week.
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