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Competency Evaluations

Competency Requirements

• Students must demonstrate competence in all 37 procedures identifiedas mandatory (M).
• Students must demonstrate competence in 15 of the 34 elective (E) procedures.
• Institutional protocol will determine the positions or projections used for each procedure.
• Demonstration of competence includes requisition evaluation, patient assessment, room preparation, patient management, equipment operation,technique selection, positioning skills, radiation safety, image processing, and image evaluation.
• A maximum of 8 Simulations may be done the last two weeks of clinical 2 only.

Procedure:

• Present competency form to the technologist PRIOR to the procedure. Technologist must be present and observe student during entire procedure.
• Technologists must have a minimum of one year experience and have been employed in the clinical site for a minimum of 6 months to evaluate student competency.

GRADING CRITERIA- NUMBER OF COMPS COMPLETED

If no competencies were available, either due to patient/exam opportunities or student has completed all competencies for the exams which presented that month, students will not be penalized if the clinical instructor includes a note with the monthly paperwork stating reason student did not complete the minimum number of competencies.