Program Goals
Program Goals
1. Students will effectively utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
1.1. Students will evaluate images for diagnostic quality.
1.2. Students will modify imaging parameters for non-routine procedures.
1.3. Students will demonstrate critical thinking through problem solving exercises.
2. Students will demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
2.1. Students will communicate effectively with patients.
2.2. Students will demonstrate effective written communication skills.
2.3. Students will demonstrate effective listening skills.
3. Students will be clinically competent.
3.1. Students will demonstrate proper positioning skills.
3.2. Students will employ appropriate radiation protection.
3.3. Students will apply appropriate technical factors.
3.4. Students will demonstrate effective patient care.
4. Student and community needs will effectively be served by the program.
4.1. Students will complete the program.
4.2. Graduates will pass the ARRT national certification exam.
4.3. Graduates pursuing employment will be gainfully employed in the field or will continue with their education.
4.4. Graduates will indicate satisfaction that the program prepared them as entry-level practitioners.
4.5 a. Employers will be satisfied with program graduates.
4.5 b. The minutes from Advisory Board meetings will express satisfaction with overall quality of program.
5. Students will participate in professional activities.
5.1 Students will follow clinical affiliates’ rules and regulations.
5.2. Students will demonstrate professional growth.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Radiologic Technology Program:
At Springfield Technical Community College, the Radiologic Technology Program’s mission is to educate radiologic technology students in the knowledge and skills to become qualified, professional ractitioners who provide quality service and care to the community. In addition to the education in radiologic technology, the program, in conjunction with Springfield Technical Community College, offers a base of liberal arts education courses designed to broaden intellectual perspectives, stress ethical and humane values and prepare students to be productive and responsible citizens who adequately respond to diverse populations with respect to age, social, cultural and economic conditions.
Upon completion of the Radiologic Technology program from Springfield Technical Community College, graduates will be awarded an Associate in Science degree and will be eligible to apply for the National Board Examination in Radiologic Technology administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technology.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the program, the student will demonstrate the following at the required performance level.
1. Anticipate and provide basic care and comfort for all patients while in radiology’s care.
2. Recognize emergency patient conditions and initiate first aid and CPR as indicated.
3. Educate the patient about radiologic procedures and services.
4. Practice radiation protection for the patient, self and others.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of human structure, function and pathology.
6. Operate radiographic equipment and accessory devices.
7. Position the patient and imaging system to perform radiographic examinations and procedures on patients of all ages and abilities.
8. Determine exposure factors to obtain diagnostic quality radiographs with minimum radiation exposure based on knowledge of x-ray production and interactions.
9. Exercise independent judgment and discretion in the technical performance of medical imaging procedures consistent with uniform standards of patient care.
10. Proficiency when modify imaging parameters for non- routine procedures.
11. Demonstrate knowledge and skill demonstrating critical thinking in relating to quality assurance by evaluating the performance of radiographic systems, safe operation of equipment and proper reporting of equipment malfunctions.
12. Evaluate medical images for diagnostic quality.
13. Process radiographs.
14. Use listening, non-verbal, oral and written medical communications in patient care and professional relationships.
15. Practice in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Scope of Practice for the profession.
16. Practice in accordance with OSHA safety regulations.
17. Practice in accordance with the assigned clinical facility’s rules and regulations.
18. Operate computers as needed to accomplish the imaging, information management, and financial responsibilities of the radiographer.
19. Conduct him/herself in a professional manner representative of educational background, goals, and professional growth to potential employers.
20. Students will graduate, pass the ARRT certification exam and gain employment or continue their education
21. Graduates will indicate program satisfaction.
22. Clinical sites will indicate satisfaction with student graduates
Additional Requirements for Accepted Students
Deposit: If offered admission, a non-refundable $50.00 deposit will be required to secure your acceptance to this Program.
Mandatory Health Records: All required health records, immunizations, and physicals MUST be filed in the STCC Health and Wellness Center by July 1 of the admission year. The Health and Wellness Center is located in Building 19 Room 177 (413-755-4230). For additional information and required forms please visit the Health and Wellness Center website at http://www.stcc.edu/healthservices. The college/program reserves the right to rescind the admission status of any student not meeting, as well as not submitting, all post-admission requirements in a timely manner.
Background Check: College programs involving potentially unsupervised contact with children, the disabled, or the elderly, including fieldwork (a clinical affiliation, internship, externship, or field placement) with a private or public healthcare provider or daycare provider, will be required to undergo state-wide and/or national criminal background checks, including but not limited to: Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Record Information (SORI), Seven (7) year residential Search, and FBI Fingerprinting checks. The purpose of the background check is to ensure a safe and protective environment for all clients, particularly members of vulnerable populations.
Students choosing not to consent to the required background checks will be ineligible to participate in fieldwork involving vulnerable populations. Ineligibility to participate in fieldwork may affect a student’s ability to successfully complete the program.
Based upon the results of the background checks, a student may be deemed ineligible to participate in academic or clinical activities, which may impact a student’s ability to successfully complete program requirements. Background checks are reviewed by the College’s CORI Board. The CORI Board determines eligibility to participate in academic and/or clinical activities. Students have the right to appeal the determination of the CORI Board by filing a written appeal with the Vice President of Student and Multicultural Affairs within 10 business days of receiving the CORI Board’s determination.
Furthermore, please be advised that eligibility to participate in College academic and/or clinical activities following a background check does not guarantee eligibility to sit for a professional credentialing examination(s) or for employment upon program completion. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the certification or licensure board for a particular healthcare or other service profession to determine the standards that must be met for credentialing, licensing and/or employment in that field.
Programmatic Technical Standards: Technical Standards reflect performance abilities and essential skills that a student must demonstrate in order to successfully complete the requirements of a specified program. These Standards must be satisfied by all students in all aspects of the program, with or without reasonable accommodations, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including in the classroom, laboratories, and externship. If you are an individual with a documented disability who seeks reasonable accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services at (413) 755-4785 or stop by Building 19, Room 141 as soon as practicable for information concerning the College’s accommodation process. Additional information can also be found on the Office of Disability Service’s website: https://www.stcc.edu/resources/academic-support/ods/. Please note that Program Technical Standard forms found in your admission acceptance packet must be submitted to the Health and Wellness Center by July 1. The Health and Wellness Center is located in Building 19, Room 177 and can be reached at (413) 755-4230.
Drug Screening:The School of Health & Patient Simulation is committed to providing high quality education and excellent clinical experiences to students in the health professions. Students are expected to perform at their highest functional level during all educational and clinical experiences in order to maximize the learning environment and ensure patient safety. Thus a student’s performance at all times must be free of any impairment caused by prescription or non-prescribed drugs including alcohol, marijuana, and cannabis-derived products. Students enrolling in Health Professions programs are required to undergo and pass a drug screening analysis in order to be eligible for placement in a clinical facility. STCC student program fees cover the cost of this screening. Additional scheduled and random drug and/or alcohol screenings may be required depending upon clinical facility and/or program guidelines.
Students who are notified of a negative-dilute result will submit to an observed urine drug test within 24 hours of the previous test (or soonest appointment made available to STCC Health Compliance by the testing agency) in order to confirm the negative or positive finding status of the drug screening. If a student continues to receive a negative-dilute or inconclusive drug screening result, the subsequent drug test will be of the hair collection method until a conclusive negative or positive result is confirmed.
Students with a positive drug screening may challenge the results by filing a written appeal to the College’s Director of Health Compliance within five (5) business days of notification of the test results. An appeal by a student who claims that the positive test was due to a prescription drug and was unable to clarify this matter with the medical review officer (MRO) from the drug testing lab shall include evidence from a health care provider of the type of prescription, dates of permissible use and dosage amounts. Students may be responsible to pay for additional drug screening conducted as part of an appeal. Students excluded from a program due to a positive screening, failure to submit appeal, denied appeal, or refusal to submit to a screening may re-apply for re-entry into a program after one year. Requests for re-admission will be considered on a case by case basis and in accordance with the program criteria.
Health Program Latex Policy
Tornado Warnings.
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