NUMT 3210

This clinical education course will provide students with the opportunity to apply theory to clinical practice through an immersive three-week clinical placement focused on non-imaging, therapeutic, and emerging theranostic procedures in nuclear medicine. Students will be required to achieve competency in white blood cell labelling, thyroid uptakes, radioiodine treatments, glomerular filtration rates, and small equipment quality control. Proper lab technique and radiation safety will be emphasized, in addition to professional interactions with patients and interprofessional health care providers. Students will assess, modify, and apply instrumentation applications for each procedure performed. Quality control procedures, evaluation, and troubleshooting techniques will be used to optimize outcomes and ensure validity of results.