Knoxville - Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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Knoxville – Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Modality: Hybrid

Earn your certificate in magnetic resonance imaging to begin working toward future opportunities today in Knoxville.

Program Quick Facts

Duration	6 months (full-time)
Start Dates	January/April/June/October
Format	Hybrid
Accreditation	N/A

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If you’re a radiologic technologist, nuclear medicine technologist, ultrasound technologist, or radiation therapist interested in advancement opportunities and training, our MRI certificate program in Knoxville could be right for you. In this program, you’ll focus on developing the skills to apply basic MRI protocols, recognize when and how to alter standard protocol, identify equipment and patient considerations that affect image quality, and maintain a safe MRI environment. To earn your certificate, you’ll take select classes online while completing your clinical courses and getting hands-on instruction in-person at South College Knoxville. By the time you graduate, you’ll have worked to develop entry-level MRI technologist knowledge and skills.

Develop Essential Skills In

MRI procedures
MRI patient care
Radiation safety
Quality assurance
Professional communication

Available Locations

Knoxville

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Mission

The mission of the Knoxville Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program is to provide undergraduate students with academic and clinical foundations to competently perform as entry-level MRI technologists.

Role of the MRI Technologist

MRI technologists specialize in magnetic resonance imaging. The MRI scanners use magnetic fields in combination with contrast agents to produce images that a physician can use to diagnose medical conditions.

Learning Outcomes of the Certificate in MRI Program

Graduates completing this program of study will:

Competently perform MRI procedures to obtain diagnostic images.
Provide appropriate patient care to MRI patients.
Demonstrate ALARA principles to ensure radiation safety.
Communicate professionally with patients and members of the healthcare team.
Perform and monitor quality assurance tests.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to the South College Certificate in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program must:

Meet all South College admission requirements; AND
Be a Registered Radiologic Technologist, Radiation Therapist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist, or Ultrasound Technologist (ARRT, ARDMS and/or NMTCB) in good standing; OR *Be a graduate of an accredited Radiography, Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine or Ultrasound program and eligible to sit for the ARRT or appropriate certification examination; AND
Successfully complete program admission requirements.

*The program reserves the right to offer conditional admittance on a case-by-case basis. Students admitted on a conditional basis must obtain appropriate primary certification within 1 quarter of being accepted into the program.