Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT)
What is an NMT?
The Nuclear Medicine Technology major will prepare the student for a professional career as a nuclear medicine technologist. Nuclear medicine is a specialty area of medical practice that uses radioactive isotopes and special instrumentation to help diagnose and treat certain diseases. The nuclear medicine technologist is an individual who has received special training to perform the many patient procedures which will assist the nuclear physician in diagnosis and treatment. The individual is trained in this instrumentation used to perform body function studies, imaging procedures, and laboratory tests done on various body fluids.
First Semester Course Schedule:
- WRT 102 Analytical Reading and Writing
- MAT 120 Applied Calculus
- BIO 150/1 Biology 1 with lab
- CHM 134/5 Chemistry 1 with lab
- IFL 101 Information Literacy
This schedule provides the student adequate introductory information to lay the foundation for future semesters.
Affiliated Hospitals:
- York Hospital
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Memorial Hospital of York
- Reading Hospital and Medical Center
- Grand View Hospital
- Washington County Hospital
- Peninsula Regional Medical Center
- Carlisle Regional Medical Center
- Lewistown Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital of Lebanon
The fourth year of study, or clinical year, is completed at one of the hospitals listed above. York College does not guarantee entry into the clinical year, but does prepare the student, through coursework and advising for application to this clinical year. A GPA of 2.8 is recommended for a competitive application.
