Program Mission & Goals
The mission of this program is to prepare competent entry-level neurodiagnostic technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills) and affective (behavior) learning domains.
Goals
- To provide our students with open access and a supportive environment that encourages student success in the classroom, laboratory, and on the externship site.
- Students will demonstrate professional attitude, values and behaviors necessary for professional success.
- Students will demonstrate critical thinking and communication skills as responsible members of the health care team.
- Graduates of the program will be well prepared to successfully complete the ABRET certification examination.
Program Outcome & Objectives
Outcome
Students of the MiRIS EEG program will be entry-level EEG technologists prepared to complete the ABRET certification exam.
Objectives
Upon program completion, students will:
- Apply knowledge of using the 10/20 International Marking System and proficient electrode placement.
- Apply knowledge of providing a quality electroencephalogram following guidelines provided by ACNS.
- Demonstrate success in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical site.
- Exhibit professionalism, integrity, and high standards in the classroom, laboratory and clinical site, incorporating legal and ethical responsibilities of a Neurodiagnostic Technologist.
- Apply knowledge of specific disease conditions in the prevention, treatment, and wellbeing of patients.
- Recognize emergency patient conditions and initiate life-saving first aid and basic life-support procedures.
- Provide care and comfort in regard to the holistic health of the patient, technologist, and others.
- Become a productive, responsible and professional member of society as a skilled member of the healthcare workforce.
- Provide patient education related to NDT procedures.
- Program Accreditation
- Program Effectiveness Outcomes and Safety Statement
Clinical Site
Corewell Health - West
Corewell Health - East
Program Contact Information
Admissions information
Amy Brannon
Support Professional
Imaging Sciences
amybrannon@grcc.edu
(616) 234-4349
Julie Lackscheide, MS, RT(R)(CT)
Program Director - Imaging Sciences
jlackscheide@grcc.edu
(616) 234-4233
Fax (616) 234-2226
Program consortium information
Amy Lee, EdD, RT (R)(MR)
alee@mcca.org
(269) 830-7662
Fax: (269) 565-2055