放射治疗健康科学学士(BHS计划)

At GMercyU, a top radiation therapy school in PA, 你将准备提供称职和富有同情心的以病人为中心的护理. In keeping with our Mercy tradition, our curriculum is career-oriented but also helps you build a strong foundation in liberal arts and ethics, 所以你准备好了以尊重和尊严对待整个人.

Program highlights include:

• A minimum of three clinical placements through affiliation agreements with 30+ cancer management centers around Pennsylvania and Delaware.
• Our state-of-the-art teaching tool, the 放射治疗室虚拟环境, offers a safe, 模拟放疗治疗室，完整的3D视图和真人大小的可视化.
• Individualized attention through our low 13:1 classroom student-to-faculty and 1:1 student-to-clinical instructor ratios
• All courses taught by experienced faculty
• The lasting value of a four-year degree from a program accredited by The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) for the past eight years

通过GMercyU的放射治疗项目, you can build on your educational foundation in radiation therapy and take your career in different directions including administration, dosimetry, research, education, and direct patient care.

我们放射治疗学院毕业生的五年平均就业率是 97% within 12 months of graduation (PDF). 

You can also check out the average first-time pass rate on the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) 通过查看GMercyU的 Program Effectiveness document (PDF).

Mission Statement

The mission of the Radiation Therapy Program is consistent with the mission of the University in that it offers a career-oriented program that prepares competent entry-level radiation therapists who provide empathetic patient-centered care.
 

Philosophy

与格温内德仁慈大学的使命一致, it is the goal of the Radiation Therapy Program to offer a career-oriented program that provides moral, social, intellectual, cultural, 以及个人的精神发展. We believe that it is necessary that our graduates not only view patients as whole persons requiring medical assistance, 但谁也会支持他们尊重个人的尊严. 为了实现这一信念和哲学, we offer a fully integrated curriculum that encourages interest in the humanities as well as theory and clinical experience in the current technology of radiation therapy. Theory within the concentration is strengthened throughout the program with everyday practical experience that permits the individual to enter the job market immediately following graduation.

Goals

1. 毕业生将成为称职的初级放射治疗师.
2. 学生将展示批判性思维.
3. 学生将展示有效的沟通技巧.
4. 学生/毕业生将树立专业精神.

Learning Outcomes

在完成放射治疗课程后，毕业生将展示:  

• Empathic patient-centered care
• 适用适当的辐射安全原则
• 放射治疗程序的准确性
• 有效的口头和书面沟通能力
• 对临床和实验室情况下发生的事件作出适当的反应
• Appropriate professional behaviors

除了通识教育要求外，您还将完成以下课程:

Radiation Therapy Courses - 62 Credits

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Additional Courses – 9 Credits

See the undergraduate catalog 获取更多信息和课程描述. 

除了通识教育的要求, 学生需要成功完成放射治疗(RTS)的核心课程, with a grade of C or higher, 临床教育要求达到B级或以上. 学生的累积平均绩点必须至少为3分.为了从这个项目毕业，你必须在所有RTS核心课程中完成0分.

In addition, a student must complete all required competencies as part of the clinical education courses, 完成临床教育环境下的所有轮岗.

成功完成放射治疗课程后, a student is eligible to take the American Registry Of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) credentialing examination.

正式的大学毕业典礼定期在五月举行. It is a privilege for the student to attend the graduation ceremony; however, 这不是学生必须参加的. Students who choose not to attend graduation are requested to notify the office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs of this decision. Students electing not to attend graduation ceremonies are responsible for payment of the graduation fee as posted in the University Catalog. The degree will be conferred at the graduation ceremony immediately following the completion of all stated essentials for this approved program and the payment of all required fees.

Rose Troutman, MS, RT, (T)
Position: 放射治疗助理教授和项目主任
Did You Know? Professor Troutman has worked in the field of radiation therapy for 30+ years and is an experienced educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience.
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Lorraine Quarles, MS, RT (T)
Position: Assistant Professor, Radiation Therapy
Did You Know? 夸尔斯教授此前曾在美国放射学院担任剂量师.
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David Romanofski, Med., RT(R)(CT)(T), ARRT
Position: Adjunct Professor, Radiation Therapy
Did You Know? Professor Romanofski has worked in the diagnostic profession for 30+ years and has been published numerous times in RT peer-reviewed journals.
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2023-2024 Sophomore Education Schedule (PDF)

2023-2024 Junior Education Schedule (PDF)

2023-2024 Senior Education Schedule (PDF)

查看大学的学术日历在这里.

放射治疗课程学生手册 (PDF)

• Background Check Information (PDF)
• PA State Child Abuse Form (PDF)
• Radiation Therapy Health Form (PDF)

Complete your required clinicals at one of the many organizations affiliated with GMercyU’s Radiation Therapy program:

• Christiana Care Health Systems
  • Concord Health Center
• Helen Graham Center
• Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
• Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia
• Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Buckingham / Community Hospital
  • East Norriton
  • Main Campus
• Penn Medicine Health Care Network
  • 宾夕法尼亚大学医院佩雷尔曼中心
  • Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
  • Penn Medicine Doylestown Hospital
  • Penn at Lancaster General Hospital, Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute
    • Penn Medicine Pennsylvania Hospital
• Penn Medicine at Valley Forge
• Jefferson Health Torresdale
• Lehigh Valley Hospital
  • Cedar Crest
  • Muhlenberg
• Main Line Hospital Inc.
  • Bryn Mawr Hospital
  • Lankenau Campus
  • Newtown Square
  • Paoli Cancer Center
  • Riddle Memorial Hospital
• MD Anderson at Cooper at Redeemer Health
• St. Luke's Health Care Network
  • Allentown Cancer Center
  • Anderson Cancer Center
• St. Mary Regional Cancer Center
• Temple University Cancer Center
• 托马斯·杰斐逊大学医院阿斯普兰德癌症馆
• Tower Health System Reading Hospital
• Wellspan Ephrata Cancer Center
• Wellspan Health - York Cancer Center

Earning your Bachelor of Health Science in Radiation Therapy can expand your career possibilities and earning potential. As a qualified radiation therapist, you will work directly with patients, radiation oncologists, 辐射物理学家使用先进的设备来管理高能x射线, radioactive materials, 和其他电离辐射源来治疗癌症.

根据美国劳工统计局的数据, 2022年，放射治疗师的平均年薪为89美元,530, with the top 10% earning more than $133,260.

放射治疗专业的学生更多可能从事的职业包括:

• Application Specialist
• Biomedical Engineer
• Health Administrator
• Health Professions Educator
• Medical Dosimetrist
• Medical Equipment Sales
• Medical Physicist
• Radiologist
• Radiation Oncologist

*其中一些职位可能需要额外的教育.

To learn more about the specific Admissions Criteria for GMercyU's Radiation Therapy programs, click here.

Have questions about GMercyU's admissions requirements or transferring eligible credits? Contact us! Our Admissions staff is ready to walk you through the process of applying to GMercyU’s BHS in Radiation Therapy degree.

Email: admissions@strassenhuren.net
Phone: 215-641-5510

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Please note: 参加这个项目的学生必须有能力获得美国签证.S. 背景调查和其他许可安排在美国.S. clinical/school setting. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is also a requirement for licensure within certain academic programs. International students and students who are under DACA status or are undocumented should carefully review the licensure requirements in their state before enrolling in a degree program that leads to licensure. 更多信息可在 全国州立法机构会议网站. 

Licensure: This program was designed to meet the licensure requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If you reside in a different state, you should carefully review your home state’s licensure requirements prior to enrolling in this program. For more information, please visit our Program Licensure Requirement page.

At GMercyU, 我们努力通过财政援助使所有人都能获得优质教育, scholarships, and grants. As a military-friendly university, 我们欢迎服务成员并参与所有VA教育福利计划. 

• Tuition & Fees (for Radiation Therapy majors, other fees may apply to you, including textbook fees, 往返于临床地点的交通, and uniforms for clinicals)
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完成你需要成为放射治疗师的培训. Start your journey at GMercyU today!

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