CT Tech Training Program - ARRT Required VUH

Computed Tomography Technologist Training Program

Performs all CT procedures in accordance with established department policies and procedures to ensure the best possible patient care services are delivered.

The CT Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a six-month training program that provides asynchronous online coursework and in-person clinical training for prospective CT technologists. Coursework focuses on clinical procedures, patient care and safety, anatomy and physiology, and physics and instrumentation. Lectures are provided by VUMC faculty and staff which includes physicians, physicists, technologists, and administrators. The curriculum includes a comprehensive board review course prior to taking the national certification exam (ARRT(CT)).

Online coursework enables working professionals to fit CT education around their own schedules. Though students are expected to adhere to a pre-established timeline, much of the coursework is self-paced. Students are expected to spend up to four hours per week on didactic coursework. Clinical rotation shifts are coordinated between the CT Program and VUMC Radiology. During imaging rotations, each student is designated to a single, independent work assignment supervised by a board-certified technologist. Proficiency in clinical competencies is required during rotations.

Timeline: Six months

Didactic Component

• Class Format: Online, Asynchronous
• Total Coursework Hours: approx. 80

Clinical Component

• Total Minimum Clinical Hours: 300
• Minimum Average Hours per Week: 12

Certification in CT is a post-primary specialty. Qualified applicants must have certification in at least one of three primary pathways: radiography, nuclear medicine technology, or radiation therapy. Specifically, the program accepts students who have the following certifications:

• Radiography (X-ray) Tech: R.T.(R)(ARRT)
• Radiation Therapy Tech: R.T.(T)(ARRT)
• Nuclear Medicine Tech: R.T.(N)(ARRT); CNMT (NMTCB)

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Sign On:

• $7,500 Sign On, paid out over 18 months.
• The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.

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