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This course will focus on what an effective radiology supervisor/manager needs to be successful in the radiology department. Students will learn leadership and team building, quality management, patient information management and other topics vital to the supervisory role. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to confidently assume a supervisory role in radiology as it relates to the setting, employees, tasks, and themselves.

This course will focus on the structure, operations, and outcomes associated with the United States' healthcare system and radiology’s role within that system. Students will learn how to assess a healthcare entity’s payer mix and expenditures in relation to the cost of services; identify key benchmarks in the development of the healthcare system; locate and read sources of research and monitoring of the healthcare system; and, evaluate the impact of existing legislation on the healthcare system. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to analyze the U.S. health care system, understand policy formation and implementation, and access sources of research and monitoring in healthcare delivery.

This course allows students to work collaboratively with faculty to develop a portfolio of evidence and reflect on the knowledge they have acquired in the BSRS program. The student will learn research techniques which will be used to write an exploratory paper on a radiology-related topic. They will also learn how to assemble and organize assignments compiled over the course of the program to create a comprehensive portfolio along with a career plan and statements of how the program objectives were met. Upon successful course completion, students will demonstrate mastery of the BSRS program outcomes via the submitted portfolio on the last day of class.