December 2008 - Radiography Clinical Procedure Survey Results
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Purposes of Survey: (1) To identify those clinical procedures that are hardest to find for radiography students to achieve clinical competency on
patients and the affect that this has had on clinical education and (2) To share this information with interested parties and obtain comments for
determining the future direction of clinical education.
Data Collection: On May 14, 2008 and July 30, 2008, questionnaires were mailed to all 16 Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners approved
diagnostic radiography programs. The format of the questionnaire is identical to the form used below to record program responses.
General Results: All 16 programs responded. 9 were College sponsored programs and 7 were Hospital sponsored programs. In total 36 procedures
were identified as hard to find.
How to read the responses: ARRT/Board Procedure Classification: M = Mandatory E = Elective. (See bottom of Page 4 for detailed explanation)
Note: Responses below are recorded in the following order: College Programs / Hospital Programs / All (Total) Programs
List Procedure(s)
ARRT/Board Classification
Response By Program
Type:
College / Hospital / All
Skull
BE
IVP
UGI
Sinuses
Scapula
Trauma
Hip
M
AC Jts
Clavicle
M
M
E
M
M
E
E
E
9 / 5 / 14
9 / 4 /13
6/1/7
2/3/5
4/1/5
3/2/5
4/0/4
2/2/4
3/1/4
Clinical Modifications Made:
Change room assignments
Evening assignments
Weekend assignments
Change clinical affiliates
Use of free-standing
imaging centers
Simulate Procedure
Nothing
Other ( specific)
2/3/5
1/0/1
3/2/5
3/0/3
1 / 1/ 2
1/1/2
2/0/2
1/1/2
3/0/3
7/2/9
3/1/4
2/0/2
1/0/1
3/0/3
1/0/1
0/1/1
7 / 4 / 11
1/1/2
3/0/3
1/0/1
Decrease the Number of
Practices on Patients
0/1/1
0/1/1
Teach Earlier in Curriculum
1/1/2
2/1/3
Extend the Clinical Competency
Deadline
1/0/1
1/0/1
Alert CIs when cases arrive
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
Delay in program completion 1 / 0 / 1
has resulted?
2/0/2
1/0/1
2/0/2
0/2/2
4/0/4
3/1/4
0/1/1
0/1/1
1/0/1
1/1/2 1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
2/0/2
2/1/3
3/0/3
0/1/1
1 / 0/ 1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
December 2008 - Radiography Clinical Procedure Survey Results
List Procedure(s)
ARRT/Board Classification
Response By Program
Type:
College / Hospital / All
Sternum
Trauma
C-Spine
Patella
E
M
E
3/0/3
2/1/3
3/1/4
Portable
Adult
Abd.
M
2/0/2
T -Spine
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Ribs
Esopha
gram
Zygomatic
Arches
Facial
Bones
M
M
E
E
E
1 / 1 /2
1/1/2
1/1/2
1 / 1 /2
2/0/2
1/1/2
1/1/2
2/0/2
Clinical Modifications Made:
Change room assignments
Evening assignments
Weekend assignments
Change clinical affiliates
Use of free-standing
imaging centers
Simulate Procedure
Nothing
Other ( specific)
1 / 0 /1
3/1/4
Decrease the Number of
Practices on Patients
Teach Earlier in Curriculum
2/0/2
1/0/1
0 / 1/ 1
3/0/3
1/0/1
1/0/1
2/0/2
0/1/1
1/0/1
2/0/2
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
0/1/1 0/1/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
Extend the Clinical Competency
Deadline
Alert CIs when cases arrive
Delay in program completion
has resulted?
1/0/1
December 2008 - Radiography Clinical Procedure Survey Results
List Procedure(s)
ARRT/Board Classification
Response By Program
Type:
College / Hospital / All
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Os
Calcis
E
Artho
gram
E
Finger
Hand
Forearm
Humerus
Femur
M
Lower
Leg
M
M
Decub
Abd.
M
M
M
M
1/1/2
1/1/2
0 / 1 /1
0/1/1
0/1/1
0/1/1
0/1/1
0/1/1
1 / 0 /1
0/1/1
0/1/1
0/1/1
1/0/1
Clinical Modifications Made:
Change room assignments
Evening assignments
Weekend assignments
Change clinical affiliates
Use of free-standing
imaging centers
Simulate Procedure
Nothing
Other ( specific)
0/1/1
1/1/2
Delay in program completion
has resulted?
1/0/1
0/1/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
Extend the Clinical Competency
Deadline
Alert CIs when cases arrive
0/1/1
1/0/1
0/1/1
Decrease the Number of
Practices on Patients
Teach Earlier in Curriculum
0/1/1
0/1/1
0/1/1 0/1/1
0/1/1
0/1/1
December 2008 - Radiography Clinical Procedure Survey Results
List Procedure(s)
ARRT/Board Classification
Response By Program
Type:
College / Hospital / All
Decub
Chest
E
Cysto
gram
E
SC Jts
Toes
Orbits
E
E
1/0/1
1/0/1
0 / 1/ 1
1 / 0 /1
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Sacrum
Coccyx
E
Myelo
gram
E
E
E
IVP w
Tomo
N/A
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
0/1/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
Clinical Modifications Made:
Change room assignments
Evening assignments
Weekend assignments
Change clinical affiliates
Use of free-standing
imaging centers
Simulate Procedure
Nothing
Other ( specific)
1 / 0 /1
1/0/1
1/0/1
0/1/1
1/0/1
1/0/1
0 /1 / 1
Decrease the Number of
Practices on Patients
Teach Earlier in Curriculum
1/0/1
1/0/1 1/0/1
1/0 /1
1/0/1 1/0/1
Extend the Clinical Competency
Deadline
Alert CIs when cases arrive
Delay in program completion
has resulted?
Board’s 2004 CBCE Requirements
Using the ARRT’s 2005 “Radiography Clinical Competency Requirements” a total of 66 procedures are identified. 36 procedures are “Mandatory”
and 30 are “Elective”. The ARRT and Board require all 36 “Mandatory” procedures to be evaluated for competency. Of which, a minimum of 28
must be on patients. The remaining procedures can be simulated. Additionally, of the 30 “Elective” procedures, 15 must be evaluated for
competency. There is no set number of “Elective” procedures that must be performed on patients.
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