Mammography Certificate (C45830)

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The Mammography curriculum provides registered radiologic technologist the didactic and clinical experience necessary to become registered mammographers.

Course work includes clinical rotations in mammography facilities, breast anatomy/physiology, patient preparation/education, mammographic procedures, interventional procedures, image analysis, mammographic instrumentation, physics, quality control, and quality assurance.

Graduates will meet the Mammography Quality Standards Act initial training requirements for mammography and may be eligible to apply to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) post primary certification in Mammography.

Required Courses

MAM 101 - Mam Proc & Image Analysis Credit Hours: 4
MAM 102 - Mam Instrumentation & QA Credit Hours: 3
MAM 103 - Digital Mammography Credit Hours: 1
MAM 104 - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Credit Hours: 1
MAM 105 - Mammography Clinical Ed Credit Hours: 5
MAM 109 - Mammography Capstone Credit Hours: 3

Total Credits for Certificate: 17

Note:

Students making satisfactory progress should complete this program in two semesters.

This program has special admissions requirements. These requirements are in addition to those completed for the College. Please visit www.pittcc.edu to review the requirements (click on Health Sciences > Admissions).

The medical director for this program is Bruce F. Schroeder, MD