Medical Radiography (Diploma)

Admissions

One of:

• B in English 12  
• B in English 12 Camosun Alternative   

One of:

• B in Pre-calculus 12   
• B in Math 12 Camosun Alternative   
• B in MATH 108  
• B in MATH 100  

One of:

• B in Physics 12  
• B in Physics 12 Camosun Alternative   
• B in PHYS 105  
• C+ in PHYS 165  

One of:

• B in Anatomy and Physiology 12  
• B in Anatomy and Physiology 12 Camosun Alternative    
• B in BIOL 143  
• B in BIOL 150  
• B in BIOL 152  and BIOL 153  
• B in PNUR 101  

One of:

• B in Medical Terminology MOA 155  
• Completion of a Medical Terminology course consisting of a minimum of 60 hours with a letter grade of B or higher

And all of:

• Completed Medical Radiography Acknowledgement of Physical and Program Requirements online form.
• Attendance at a Medical Radiography program Information Session and completion of online questionnaire.  An online option of the Information Session is available for anyone unable to attend in person.
• After the document submission deadline, all qualified applicants receive registration and scheduling instructions for their non-academic assessment.  Students may take the assessment one time per application cycle and must do so within the prescribed timeframe indicated by the program.  Students applying to other Allied Health & Technologies programs at Camosun College need only take the assessment once per application cycle.
• 40 hours of volunteer work in a patient related environment

Admissions Process

• The rigor of this program requires students to have a high level of commitment and preparedness to be successful. In order to serve students best, admission processes for many Allied Health programs in British Columbia and across Canada include a selection process whereby applicants are selected, or compete for program entry. The program ranks students according to academic preparedness and non-academic qualities including situational judgement, proven to be reliable predictors of personal commitment and future professional behaviours. Applicants with the highest overall rankings are offered seats in the program. This process enhances students’ likelihood of program success and future employability.
• All academic application requirements must be completed within the previous five years.
• Once all applicants have completed the non-academic assessment, the program calculates an aggregate score for each applicant by equally weighting the academic (combined GPA of admission requirements) and non-academic assessment scores (indicators of program and future professional success) to determine which applicants will receive program seat invitations. Once all aggregated scores are totaled, the students selected will be offered seats in the program for a given year, pending completion of the Program Participation Requirements prior to the program start date.
• The program maintains a short waitlist for late entry into the same year due to student withdrawals or deferrals. Waitlists are not retained for future years. Those applicants meeting the admission requirements, but not gaining a seat in the year of application need to reapply in order to be eligible in a subsequent year.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate the core professional attributes of a Medical Radiation Technologist as reflected in professional, provincial, and federal policy, legislation, and regulations.
• Produce optimal quality diagnostic images by applying their knowledge of human anatomy, physiology, pathology, professionalism, communication, and scientific principles.
• Manage clinical interactions proficiently, with cultural humility utilizing best practices in a competent, safe, and responsible manner observing legal and ethical workplace standards.
• Practice appropriate, accurate, effective communication with members of the public and all members of the health care team.
• Support and promote a collaborative approach to providing high quality, patient-centered care while ensuring the effective functioning of self.
• Independently respond to challenging and complex practice situations by evaluating relevant variables to make appropriate decisions or solve problems.
• Meet the entry to practice requirements of the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists for Radiological Technology.

Curriculum

Program Participation Requirements

• Students must accept assigned clinical site placements, subject to availability and capacity.
• Students must have yearly respirator mask ‘fit-testing’ done. Students will be responsible for completing this process prior to the first clinical experience and for any associated costs.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) is required prior to the start of all clinical placements. Annual recertification of BLS must be maintained throughout the program. Students will be responsible for the cost of this certification. 
• Students must provide evidence that they do not have active TB. Acceptable evidence is a negative TB skin test or a negative chest x-ray. Evidence must be dated no more than six months before practicum start. Students are responsible for the cost of testing. An additional TB test is required after each possible exposure to TB and/or travel within an area that there is a known prevalence of TB.
• Students must provide evidence of their immunizations or immunity to preventable, communicable diseases. Students are highly recommended to maintain current immunizations as per the Practice Education Guidelines of B.C. Recommended immunizations are found on the Health Sciences Placement Network of Canada website by searching for immunization guidelines. Failure to comply with immunization guidelines could result in the health care organization or the College barring the individual from the clinical/practicum setting until proof of immunity is provided and/or until a communicable disease outbreak is declared over. This could impact a student’s ability to successfully complete the clinical/practicum placement and/or a clinical/community rotation.
• Students must provide their own transportation, meals, and accommodations while completing their clinical placement.
• Criminal Record Check is required.
• The Provincial Practice Education Guidelines require students to complete the BC Provincial Violence Prevention Training prior to clinical/practicum placements. This training will occur during the program. Students will be notified in sufficient time for the training to occur and this training will be provided by a third party. Students will be responsible for any associated costs. Failure to comply with this training could result in the health care organization, community partner or the college barring the individual from the clinical/practicum setting until required training is completed. This could impact a student’s ability to successfully complete the clinical/practicum placement. Violence prevention training from other provinces does not transfer in and meet the requirements.

Program Completion Requirements

• achieve at least a 3.0 (C+) or COM in all program courses.