Radiologic Technology Mission & Accreditation

Mission Statement:

Provide meaningful learning and prepare fully qualified radiography professionals who will provide quality healthcare services to the community, thereby enabling the students to achieve their expectations and attain full professional potential.

Goal: Student will be able to communicate.
Student learning objectives:
• Students will demonstrate oral communication
• Students will practice written communication
• Graduates communicate effectively in the medical environment

Goal: Students will be able to use critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Student learning objectives:
• Students will exercise independent judgment
• Students will recognize patient emergency conditions
• Students assess the patient, patient requisition, image, radiation needs and image quality

Goal: Students will develop clinical competency and provide safe, high quality radiographs and patient care.
Student learning objectives:
• Students maintain a clinical competency average of 85% or higher
• Students apply proper radiation protection principles for the patient, self, and others
• Students administer proper age appropriate procedure techniques and proper patient care
• Graduates are clinically competent and able to successfully demonstrate and apply accurate positioning skills
• Employers indicate graduate competency skills

Goal: Students/Graduates recognize the need for a high standard of professional values and life-long learning, and apply professional ethics and characteristics to their work and health care practices.
Student learning objectives:
• Students demonstrate application of ethics and professionalism
• Students participate in professional development activities and continuing education

Goal: Provide the medical center and community with competent radiographers.
Student learning objectives:
• Graduates employed in Radiologic imaging within 6 months of graduation
• Employers indicate satisfaction with graduates skills
• Graduates indicate satisfaction with their radiography education
• Students enrolled maintain an academic average of 80% or higher
• At least 75% of enrolled students complete the program
• Graduates pass the ARRT examination

Program Accreditation

St. Vincent's School of Radiologic Technology meets the Standards for an Accredited Educational Program in Radiologic Sciences and is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JCERT). Students and others may direct inquiries or concerns regarding the program's accreditation or compliance with the JRCERT's Standards to:

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60606-7901
(312) 704-5300
www.jrcert.org