ICE 255 - Mammography Clinical Education

Description: Supervised clinical assignments follow a structured approach involving observation, assistance, and the achievement of specific mammography competency benchmarks over the course of a semester. These experiences are designed to help students develop essential skills in patient care and mammographic positioning through a competency-based approach.

Prerequisites: Program Admission.

Corequisite: ICE 250  

Credits: 3
Lecture: 0
Lab: 9

Course Content:

1. Adherence to the professional practice standards
2. Practicing in accordance with the ethical standards
3. Planning and time management
4. Communication, critical thinking, and problem solving
5. Specialized equipment, tools, and software
6. Patient care

1. Demonstrate proper workplace conduct and uphold professional ethics. (1,2)
2. Act upon written and verbal directives. (3,4)
3. Utilize specialized equipment, software and tools as necessary. (5)
4. Work collaboratively with the healthcare team. (6)

 
Required Assessment:

1. Documentation of student clinical hours meeting or exceeding the program's minimum semester requirements.
2. Daily log of exams: performed.
3. Maintenance of repetition log.
4. Evaluations by the supervising technologist.
   1. Midterm Evaluation
   2. Final Affective Evaluation
5. Completion of 25 initial supervised hands-on mammographic examinations as required by the Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program (MQSA).
6. Completion of 75 additional hands-on mammographic examinations as outlined by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).