The University of Kansas Medical Center offers a Diagnostic Radiology residency program for medical school graduates. The program involves four week rotations and 13 revolutions in Musculoskeletal, Nuclear Radiology, Plain Film, and Body CT radiology. The program's residents are also educated in pediatric issues, pathology, and imaging techniques. The UKMC residents are granted a number of benefits, which include life and disability insurance, a stipend for learning materials, tuition assistance, parking assistance, and various vacation, personal days, and sick leave allotments each year of the four years of residency. The university, in addition to the medical center, has six different training facilities.
Department of Radiology
Mail Stop 4032
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
913-588-6805
kumc.edu/radiology/
Washburn University is located in the state's capital city of Topeka, and was founded in 1865. The university is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2010 as a top tier master's degree granting university in the Midwest. A Bachelor of Health Science degree in Medical Imaging, and an Associate of Science degree in Radiologic Technology, are offered. The Allied Health department also offers Certificate of Completion options in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Radiation Therapy, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Washburn University
1700 SW College Ave.
Allied Health
Topeka, KS 66621
785-670-1404
785-670-2170
washburn.edu/
Kansas City's Community College offers various associate degree options for students seeking affordable higher education. Among those degrees are the Associate in Science, Liberal Arts and Sciences degree in Pre-Radiologic Technology, which offers students a foundational education in radiology. The degree requires a total of 60 credits, including a basic liberal arts base, with various courses in preparation to work in radiology. Medical terminology, along with various courses in physiology, physics, and lab work are included in the program.
KCKCC
7250 State Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66112
913-334-1100
kckcc.edu/