Vascular Interventional (VI) Radiography Certificate Program - Online

Certificate Curriculum

General Description

This program allows certified radiographers, who have graduated from a regionally accredited program, to acquire additional education and experience in angiography. Successful completion of the program prepares students for certification as Vascular Interventional Radiographers and entry level positions in angiography.

Criteria for Admission

1. Overall GPA of 2.5 or greater in all previous college coursework.
2. The applicant must have graduated from an accredited program approved by the JRCERT and have passed the ARRT certificate exam.
3. Submit two letters of recommendation from previous work supervisors or instructors.
4. Submit an essay explaining your interest in the certificate program and your reasons for selecting ADU.
5. Clinical placement is not guaranteed on admission to the program. Clinical placements require acceptance by the affiliated medical facility after an interview, criminal background check and review of applicant qualifications by each medical facility affiliate. Students are required to spend a specified number of hours a week (specific to clinical education course - see below) in order to satisfactorily pass all clinical competencies identified for each assigned internship.

Program Objectives

Provide continuing education for licensed Radiologic Technology Professionals (RTs) at the university level.
Provide access for professionals to use their mandated continuing education requirements to complete a certificate program.
Provide advanced Radiologic Technology imaging education to promote excellence in the health care environment.
Provide advanced imaging course work in computer applications, angiographic imaging, physics and cross-sectional anatomy.
Provide advanced clinical internships through placements at the Radiologic Sciences program’s affiliate medical centers.
Prepare the student for new employment in the angiographic imaging field or adds these responsi-bilities to current employment.
Prepare and qualify the student to sit for the national advanced imaging vascular interventional certification examination.

Suggested Program/Curriculum

A student who successfully follows the sequence below will complete the curricular requirements:

Program Prerequisites

BIOL 144 , Sectional Anatomy (3 cr.)

Angiography

Course	Summer	Fall	Spring
IMAG 485 Medical Imaging in the Digital Environment	3
ANGI 320 Angiographic Procedures I	3
ANGI 360 Angiographic Procedures II		3
ANGI 330 Clinical Education I	3
ANGI 340 Clinical Education II		3
ANGI 420 Vascular Interventional Review		3