The Program

Wheeling Jesuit University is the only institution of higher learning in the tri-state area to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nuclear Medicine.  The program is fully accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs, and graduates work closely with nuclear medicine physicians, as well as directly with patients.  In addition to completing the core curriculum, students perform a 40-hour observation period during the summer of their sophomore year, and a nine-month clinical rotation during the junior and senior year.  The Nuclear Medicine program includes a pre-med core, and students receive a greater focus on the hard sciences needed to cover the expanding areas of clinical practice, radiopharmacy and instrumentation that drive the future of nuclear medicine technology.

Opportunities

Wheeling Jesuit nuclear medicine graduates have a 100 percent employment rate, and are in demand at hospitals such as The Cleveland Clinic, University of Maryland Medical System and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  Many centers offer incentives and hold positions for held for student until graduation. Currently the salary medium of nuclear medicine technologists is $48,539 and the job market should not be filled until the year 2015.  Nuclear medicine technologists can find work in a hospital or clinic setting, a business environment, a radio-pharmacy or an educational institution. Many graduates further their education by obtaining a master's degree in a related field of choice, such as business, education, public administration, radiation physics or radiation safety.   Nuclear medicine technology graduates are also able to further pursue other careers in health care by attending medical or dental school, pharmacy school, and physical therapy or physician assistant programs.  Wheeling Jesuit graduates have a 100 percent board certification passing rate since 1989.

Facilities & Faculty

Students enrolled in the program learn using the latest lab and scientific equipment located in the University's Thomas S. Acker, S.J., Science, a 50,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building that houses science labs, as well as innovative classrooms and faculty offices.  This modern learning, teaching, and research facility offers students the most advanced technology available, and enhances our undergraduate teaching, and research programs. The students gain experience in settings that closely simulate a hospital's nuclear medicine facility, which eases the transition to a medical center. 

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