Clinical

Clinical is a crucial component of every health profession and this is certainly true in Radiologic Technology. In the Radiologic Technology Program, there are five clinical courses. The Clinical Courses occur in the curriculum as follows:

Year 1

• Fall: No Clinical
• Spring: Clinical 1 - Tuesday & Thursdays 8am - 4pm
• Summer: Clinical 2 - Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Year 2

• Fall: Clinical 3 - M, W, F 8am - 4pm
• Spring: Clinical 4 - M, W, F *8am - 4pm
• Summer: Clinical 5 - Mondays - Friday *8m - 4pm

*Clinical Practicum 4 & 5 each have a course requirement of one week of evening hours (1:00 pm. 9:00 pm.).

Summer Clinical Courses meet for 12 weeks.

Each clinical course contains and image evaluation section with quizzes and possible discussion questions. Each summer clinical session consists of an on campus case presentation. In addition, all clinical sessions require students to take a "clinical test" which is a mock registry exam (all information learned up to the current point) with a minimum passing grade (see handbook for more information).

Clincial Site Assignment

Students are usually assigned to one clinical site in their first year, and reassigned to a different clinical site in their second year. While student preferences are considered, students cannot always be assigned where they want. The student provides transportation to their clinical sites.

Health Physicals

A Health Physical is required before starting the Radiologic Technology Program. In addition, New York State law and Hospital policy require a second Health Physical before stating the second year of the Program.

Vaccinations

Because students will be interacting with patients at area hospitals and clinical sites, most hospital clinical sites require that students get a Flu Vaccination and provide proof of other vaccines or titers which is part of the clearance process. Some locations allow for Flu declinations/waivers. At this time, at least an initial COVID vaccine and booster is still required for the program as some clinical locations still require this. Such sites do not accept declinations for any reason. The program cannot function without those locations and cannot place 24 students solely at sites that do not require it for policy/supervision reasons. Also, a student cannot earn all the needed exams at an outpatient facility only for example.

Certified Background Checks

Because students will be interacting with patients at area hospitals and clinical sites, we need to follow the rules of these hospitals and the New York State Department of Health. Students are required to pass a Drug and Criminal Background check. All hospitals require that this is done at least once during the course of your education. Some hospitals clinical sites require that students pay for a second Drug and Criminal background check at the start of year two. In addition, some locations require student go through their own or 3rd party vendor for clearance at an additional cost to students.