Georgia Colleges for Nuclear Medicine

Medical College of Georgia

• Located in Augusta, Georgia, the Medical College of Georgia is a public institution offering allied health, nursing, health sciences, dentistry and physician education. Home to fewer than 600 undergraduates, the school grants a Bachelor of Science in radiologic sciences degree in nuclear medicine. To receive acceptance to the program, students must receive two years of post-secondary education in a number of general education courses from an accredited community or traditional college. Students admitted to the program then spend five semesters completing professional program coursework, including seven laboratory rotations throughout the program and one internship or clinical practicum each term. For individuals who already have an associate degree and have professional certification in nuclear medicine, the college also offers an accelerated three-term bachelor's program.

  Medical College of Georgia
  1120 15th St.
  Augusta, GA 30912
  706-721-2725
  mcg.edu

Armstrong Atlantic State University

• Established in 1935, Armstrong Atlantic State University is situated on a 268-acre campus in Savannah. The university has an enrollment of more than 6,100 students, 84 percent of which are Georgia residents, reports the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges. Students at the school can pursue a Bachelor of Science in radiologic sciences degree with specialization in nuclear medical technology. To receive admission to the program, students must first spend two years at the university taking prerequisite classes in physical and life sciences, mathematics, social science and humanities. During their sophomore year, students apply for admission to the professional phase of the program, and the university then selects 10 students from the applications received. The curriculum requires five clinical rotations throughout 10 clinical settings in Savannah, Springfield and Brunswick, Georgia, as well as in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

  Armstrong Atlantic State University
  11935 Abercorn St.
  Savannah, GA 31419
  912-344-2503
  armstrong.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology

• In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) 35th among all universities in the United States. Located in Atlanta, the public school is home to more than 19,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The school grants a Master of Science degree in medical physics, which allows students to specialize in nuclear medicine. To gain admission to the program, students must have a bachelor's degree in a scientific field from an accredited college or university. Students have the option to study on campus at Georgia Tech and the Emory University School of Medicine, which is also in Atlanta. Alternately, students can participate in distance learning, receiving instruction from lectures pre-recorded on video tapes. As a part of the program, students complete 400 hours of clinical training. The degree takes roughly 18 months of full-time study to complete.

  Georgia Institute of Technology
  225 North Ave. NW
  Atlanta, GA 30332
  404-894-4154
  gatech.edu