Professional Curriculum

The didactic portion of the NMI Program consists of the following academic courses at The University of Findlay:         
     
NMED 406 Molecular Imaging Mathematics 
NMED 416 Molecular Imaging Physics 
NMED 425 Molecular Imaging Radiobiology
NMED 435 Molecular Imaging Radiation Protection             
NMED 445 Molecular Non-Imaging Procedures             
NMED 455 Molecular Imaging Procedures 
NMED 462 Radionuclide Therapies 
NMED 465 Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceuticals            
NMED 472 Molecular Imaging Instrumentation             
NMED 475 Molecular Imaging SPECT
NMED 477 Molecular Imaging PET 

Clinical training requires a time commitment of 40 hours per week.  During this time, the student must document successful completion of a specified number of terminal educational objectives and clinical training hours and successfully complete assigned clinical projects.   The University of Findlay course designations for the clinical training session are as follows:            

NMED 485 Clinical Nuclear Medicine I 
NMED 486 Clinical Nuclear Medicine II
NMED 487 Molecular Imaging Capstone

NMI Prerequisite Post Secondary Courses

College Algebra
English Composition
General Chemistry
General Physics
Human Anatomy
Human Physiology
Humanities
Medical Terminology
Social Science
Speech or Oral Communications

In addition, CPR certification for all three age groups is required.