Students receive advanced training, highlighting the professionalism and quality of the relationship with patients and patients.

The University of Moncton offers bachelor radiological techniques used in conjunction with the Community College of New Brunswick in Dieppe and the Régie régionale de la santé Beauséjour. Students have the chance to have direct access to hospital and contact with real patients early in their training. They receive advanced training, highlighting the professionalism and quality of the relationship with patients and patients.

Career Opportunities
These professionals working in oncology centers, clinics and radiological laboratories and hospitals, operating room, emergency room, intensive care and even the morgue for identification. There is currently a high demand for graduates in radiology who are courted by employers even before they complete their training.

Number of years of education (4 years)
Edmundston: first year *
Moncton: 4 years
Shippagan: first year *
* The years are in Moncton.

The University of Moncton offers baccalaureate respiratory therapy applied in conjunction with the Community College of New Brunswick in Dieppe and the Régie régionale de la santé Beauséjour. This partnership allows students to have access to devices on the cutting edge of technology. The degree includes a strong educational component specific to the profession and many clinical placements early in the program.

Career Opportunities
Respiratory therapists work mainly in hospitals short period in which they practice in intensive care units, general services, nursery, operating rooms and emergency units, but are also at work in the community. The respiratory therapist plays a vital role in health care and employment opportunities in this area are excellent.

Number of years of education (4 years)
Edmundston: first year *
Moncton: 4 years
Shippagan: first year *
* The years are in Moncton.

The program is designed to train pneumologists with clinical skills in the management and early diagnosis strategies of respiratory diseases, with training in epidemiology, statistics, industrial medicine. Attention is especially focused on lung cancer (including multimodality treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy), lung interstitial disease, tuberculosis, asthma.

At the end of each academic year the residents are evaluated by the Council of the Residency Program. Upon completion of the four-year program, the residents present a thesis and qualify as Specialist in Respiratory Diseases.

Main Subjects: anatomy, physiology, pathology, internal medicine, general and specialized surgery, forensic medicine, physics, radiobiology, radiation protection, contrast media, computer applications, imaging modalities (conventional radiology, digital radiology; ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, angiography), breast imaging, cardiac imaging, emergency radiology, gastro-intestinal imaging, genito-urinary imaging, head and neck imaging, molecular imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, neuroradiology, pediatric imaging, thoracic imaging, vascular imaging, interventional radiology (vascular and extra-vascular).

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A Radiologic Technologist is the Health professional that produces diagnostic images through the utilization of specialized equipment working with ionizing radiation and other electronic means. He/she is responsible for producing quality images, gather patient history/information and submit his findings to a certified physician for analysis and diagnosis. The Radiologic Technologist will provide services to patient/clients in the most variable of settings, ranging from Hospital, Diagnostic and Treatment Centers and stand alone offices, being these public or private. The Radiologic Technologist is responsible of assuring the safety and well being of the patient /client under his charge and as a member of the health professional team has the additional responsibility of educating, supporting and serving his/her patient/client.

The Radiologic Technologist Graduate Profile:

• Evaluating the patient’s medical and clinical information in order to follow the prescribed radiographic procedure.

• Utilizing discrete and valorative judgement in the operation and performance of radiographic procedures.

• Performing radiographic procedures to achieve quality images that include unequivocal diagnostic information of the anatomic structure and of possible pathologic conditions.

• Assisting the Radiologist in those invasive procedures requested or needed to fully evaluate functional conditions.

• Facilitating the diagnosis by integrating medical information, clinical history and the images produced.

• Orienting patients about the radiographic procedures and on healthy life styles.

• Integrating quality assurance procedures to his/her professional duties as to maintain a consistent excellence level in

RADIOGRAPHY: radiologic sciences (physics, chemistry, and biology); radiation protection and safety; principles of radiography; radiography of the foot and ankle; and, special diagnostic imaging studies.

RADIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION: principles of radiographic interpretation; normal and variant radiographic anatomy and development of the foot and ankle; systematic evaluation of bone and joint disorders; and, bone and joint abnormalities.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
At the completion of the radiology course the student will be able to:
Describe the principles of radiation physics, chemistry, and biology.
Practice radiation protection and safety.
Describe lower extremity radiography equipment and accessories.
Discuss the formation of the radiographic image.
Assess film quality.
Perform radiologic positioning techniques of the foot and ankle.
Apply the principles of film interpretation to any given radiograph.
Identify normal and variant radiographic anatomy of the foot and ankle.
Identify normal and variant development of the foot and ankle.
Systematically assess bone and joint abnormalities in a radiograph.
Describe and identify the radiologic features of pertinent pathology:
Positional abnormalities
Congenital anomalies
Skeletal dysplasias
Fractures and related disorders
Arthritis
Infection
Tumors and tumor-like processes
Metabolic, endocrine, circulatory, and nutritional disorders
Soft tissue abnormalities
Discuss special imaging techniques applicable to foot and ankle imaging.