25 weeks of practical experience
An essential part of the degree incorporates significant clinical experience (hands on) of approximately 25 weeks over three years. The key to the success of the clinical program is the high level of integration with the theoretical material taught on campus and clinical placements. In each semester students undertake a placement and work with real patients to consolidate their knowledge and demonstrate competency and professional development.
As part of the professional placements program all students will undertake placements in public and private centres, which may be located in the Hunter Region or NSW and other states in Australia. Students may have the opportunity to complete a placement in New Zealand or United Kingdom.
During your professional placements, you are supervised by qualified nuclear medicine scientists.
Preparing you with on-the-job experience
As a student, you will be utilising labs on campus including our state of the art radiopharmacy laboratory where you will develop essential professional skills prior to placements. Together with the labs you will participate in lectures from experts both from the profession and the University. Throughout your degree, you will also develop and demonstrate your clinical reasoning skills.
