Training Activities
Clinical Training
The application of knowledge and skill gained from classroom presentations and observations
during magnetic resonance imaging procedures constitute clinical training. The clinical
areas that students will be introduced to at UF Health Jacksonville include
magnetic resonance imaging departments in the Clinical Center, Emerson Medical Plaza,
and at the Annex.
The purpose of clinical training is to provide the student with the necessary practical
skills that will ensure the student masters competency in those procedures required
by the ARRT. Procedure competency is continually evaluated by the instructors and
qualified technical staff.
The Clinical Experience Requirements for MRI consist of 53 procedures within the
following categories:
- Head and neck
- Spine
- Thorax
- Abdomen and pelvis
- Musculoskeletal
- Special procedures
- Quality control
Candidates must document complete diagnostic quality procedures according to the
following rules:
- Choose a minimum of 25 different procedures out of the 53 procedures
- Complete and document a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 repetitions of the chosen
procedures (Less than 3 will not be counted)
- A minimum total of 125 repetitions across all procedures must be documented
- No more than one procedure may documented on one patient.
Clinical supervision is provided by the supervisors, and qualified technologists
in their respective areas. All students should be aware that the supervisors and
the technologists are continually evaluating each student for potential employability
in the future.
Students are expected to initiate and investigate new and more advanced learning
opportunities, as those opportunities present themselves. Common, yet unplanned,
opportunities for learning such as cardiac arrests, major trauma and rare conditions
and diseases cannot by their nature be a planned part of clinical education. Therefore,
the student should take the initiative to become engaged in those activities as
they present themselves.