Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology (BS-MIT)

Program summary:

The Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Technology program is an undergraduate radiology
program. The purpose of this program is to equip the students with relevant professional knowledge, skills, techniques, and ethical values to enable them to apply their acquired expertise at a level between the doctors and the patient for efferent health service delivery. It is based on the techniques and processes used to create images of the human body or parts and function thereof for clinical purposes (medical procedure seeking to reveal/ diagnose or examine disease) or medical science including the study of anatomy and physiology. This program combines the clinical applications with training in the underlying science and technology of image formation in several diagnostic techniques; it also combines the key themes of, understanding how medical images are formed and appreciating what images reveal in the clinical context.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM:
 This degree program is organized to:
• Prepare graduates for competent professional practice by developing both core and
  advanced imaging skills
• Prepare graduates who can ensure patient safety and comfort
• Develop a professional identity and leadership skill
• Develop accuracy and meticulousness to attain high levels of ethics and technical
  proficiency
• Develop an understanding of the principles of exposure selection and image
  processing, and an ability to apply this knowledge

•Evaluate performance characteristics of the equipment
• Implement an effective radiation protection program

Duration: 4 years (8 Semesters)