Wayne State University (WSU) and Henry Ford Hospital (HFH) have entered into a partnership, which moves the hospital–based Radiologic Technology program from a certificate to baccalaureate degree program.

The Radiologic Technology degree program began this month in WSU’s Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) and is the only baccalaureate degree program of its kind in Michigan.

“This partnership grew out of a concern that the HFH-based training program was no longer addressing the best interests of the professional community or the patient population,” explained Kathleen Kath, director, EACPHS Radiologic Technology program and the former director of the HFH certificate program.

Beverly J. Schmoll, EACPHS dean, said, “This partnership brings together two quality health care institutions, one provides the general academic education, while the other provides the professional coursework and clinical experience.”

The HFH-WSU Radiologic Technology curriculum enables students to take WSU general education requirements and professional pre-requisite coursework during the first two years of study, followed by two years of professional curriculum to earn a Bachelor of Science degree. The curriculum also is designed to provide non-degree radiologic technologists with the opportunity to complete required coursework leading to a bachelor degree, while applying their previous knowledge and skills to the degree requirements.

Radiologic technologists are health care professionals who administer prescribed radiation for medical diagnoses. They perform radiographic procedures, such as fluoroscopic and CT scans, using technologically advanced equipment to produce images of anatomical structures for evaluation by radiologists (physicians).

Those interested in learning more about the WSU-HFH radiologic technology program should click on the EACPHS Department of Health Care Sciences website http://www.cphs.wayne.edu/hcs.html or contact the EACPHS Office of Student Affairs at 313-577-1716. The College holds monthly information meetings on all its health sciences programs.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is one of the founding colleges of Wayne State University. It is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners, and through research to improve health care practices and treatment from the urban to global levels.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 11 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.