As the medical imaging field continues to experience rapid growth of 5.4% annually, the demand for professionals remains steadily on the rise.
Increases in chronic disease, an aging population, handheld and portable imaging device innovations, wearable devices and personal monitoring, the value of preventative care and AI integration are the primary drivers for the burgeoning job market.
Boise State University’s online Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences and online Bachelor of Science in Advanced Medical Imaging are designed to help you meet the needs of the career field. Both are associate to bachelor’s degree completion programs.
Each degree offers industry-responsive education with innovative curriculum and interactive technology to prepare you for the future of medical imaging and to meet the high demand for qualified, capable technologists.
Online Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences
This degree program helps you apply your experience and knowledge to transition from an entry-level technologist to a higher-level healthcare provider and patient advocate.
Potential career outcomes and medical imaging jobs for graduates include department manager, administrator, lead sonographer, lead MRI technologist, director of radiology and imaging science instructor.
As an online Bachelor of Science in Imaging Sciences graduate, you will have the knowledge and skills for medical imaging jobs to:
- Promote a safe environment for patients, yourself and others by providing useful patient education with an informed and educated perspective. You will also recognize an imaging technologist’s overall interprofessional and social impact on patient outcomes.
- Â Apply critical thinking and decision-making strategies in using technology to improve quality and efficiencies within the healthcare system.
- Use ethical practice from a legal, compliance and systems perspective within the healthcare field.
- Lead and/or participate as part of an interprofessional team to decrease patient risk, identify solutions to complex issues and improve communication.
- Analyze resources and advance research to promote life-long learning and knowledge sharing.
- Demonstrate effective, appropriate and respectful communication with diverse populations of patients, co-workers, physicians and the community to improve patient outcomes.
Online Bachelor of Science in Advanced Medical Imaging
This degree program includes choosing one of five modalities — interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, computed tomography, diagnostic medical sonography and magnetic resonance imaging. Each option includes specific course requirements.
Potential career outcomes and medical imaging jobs for graduates include: ultrasonographer, clinical imaging specialist, CT/MRI technologist, interventional radiologic technologist, neurointerventional technologist, field specialist — cardiovascular and special procedure technologist.
As an online Bachelor of Science in Advanced Medical Imaging graduate, you will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Advocate for patients, recognize professional impact related to patient outcomes and develop a safe culture.
- Apply effective, appropriate and respectful communication with diverse populations of patients, co-workers, physicians and the community to improve patient outcomes.
- Use ethical practice as a professional technologist from a legal, compliance and systems perspective within the healthcare field.
- Lead and/or participate as part of an interprofessional team to improve communication amongst healthcare providers and decrease patient risk.
- Implement a mastery level of advanced imaging principles and practices.
- Share data within a healthcare team while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.
- Collaborate and influence by making meaningful contributions within your department, your organization and your community, as well as on a national level.
- Attain eligibility for national credentialing within a modality of focus.
Boise State’s staff and faculty will support you from initial interest through graduation. The community of online students extends beyond the classroom, resulting in a strong network to draw on and advance in the program and in your career.
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