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This course offers a view of the complex relationships between healthcare payers, institutions, and customers within the state, nation, and foreign countries from economic and financial perspectives. Students will learn the principles of healthcare administration, to include the radiology department, within the continuum of care. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply skills and knowledge from the coursework to present a complex business proposal for a healthcare unit incorporating all aspects of a financial plan and its applicability to the community.

This course offers an overview of ethical issues that face the radiology administrator in today's ever-changing world of healthcare. Students will learn areas of broad ethical concern, as well as means of relating to others in the healthcare field, community members, families, and patients. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to discriminate between personal and professional ethical decisions.

This course offers a way for radiographers to recognize and identify anatomical structures in cross sectional images such as those seen in CT and MRI. Students will learn anatomical structures in relationship to other regions of interest. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to differentiate between various anatomical structures in axial, sagittal, and coronal planes, as well as be able to describe the structures’ anatomical function in relationship to neighboring regions of interest.

This course offers in-depth presentations of one selected specialized imaging radiology-related modality from the American Society of Radiologic Technology’s (ASRT) learning modules. Students will learn concepts, anatomy, equipment, clinical applications, and the role of the technologist with other team members. Upon successful course completion, students will fulfill the educational requirement in an advanced modality to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technology’s (ARRT) credentialing exam.

This course provides a foundation in physical assessment skills for the experienced radiologic technologist. Students will learn concepts of patient education, assessment, communication, pre-procedural and post-procedural care, and proper charting and documentation. Technologists' responsibilities and intervention in cases of critical patient care will also be covered. A unit on pharmacology will focus on drugs and their applications in medical imaging. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to apply techniques in the care of patients undergoing radiology procedures.

This course focuses on the characteristics and manifestations of diseases caused by alterations or injury to the structure and function of the body. Students will learn common disease conditions and image correlation with the underlying pathology. Upon successful course completion, students will use clinical reasoning skills to communicate pathophysiological findings with the healthcare team.