Mercy Hospital School of Radiologic Technology offers a two-year Certificate Program in Radiography. This is a full time program, Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm for academic instruction and with varying hours for clinical instruction/rotations. Students are required to rotate weekends as a
component of their clinical experience. Students rotate one out of every 10th weekend beginning in September of their junior year. There are 100 total weekends in this 24 month program; therefore each student rotates approximately 10 total weekends (10%) throughout the duration of our program. The purpose of rotating students on weekend assignments is to assist the student in gaining more self-confidence, to use critical thinking skills and to learn prioritization. A yearly schedule is given to all students and does not change with attrition. Holidays and a 1 pm – 9 pm shift rotation are not required, but are available for optional credit days or float choices.
Clinical Rotation
All students fulfill their clinical rotation requirements at four designated sites namely:
| Facility |
Hours of Operation |
|
Mercy Hospital
144 State Street
Portland, Maine 04101 |
7:30 am – 3:30 pm
|
Mercy Yarmouth
259 Main Street
Yarmouth, Maine 04096 |
8:30 am – 3:30 pm |
Mercy Westbrook
40 Park Road
Westbrook, Maine 04092 |
8:30 am – 3:30 pm |
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street
Portland, Maine 04103 |
8:00 am – 4 pm |
Our expectation is that all students will adhere to the varying hours of operation at each site during their clinical rotation. Students are directly supervised, until competency has been acquired. A 1:1 student to staff ratio is maintained throughout the duration of this program, during all clinical rotations.
Class Schedule
Entering students (junior students) attend classes all day on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 am – 3:30 pm with clinical experience on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Second year students (senior students) attend classes all day on Monday and Wednesday from 7:30 am – 3:30 pm with clinical experience on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Acceptance
Mercy Hospital School of Radiologic Technology is accredited to accept 11 students per year with a start date in July of every year. If all application requirements are in place prior to October 15th of every year, those applicants will be considered for admission into the class beginning in July. This time frame (one semester) allows applicants the opportunity to complete the prerequisite courses prior to entry.
College prerequisite courses are now required:
- English Composition (3 Credits)
- College Math, preferably Algebra (3 Credits)
- 1 Arts/Humanity Course (3 Credits)
- Sociology (3 Credits)
- Psychology (3 Credits)
- Computer Science (3 Credits)
Credits are transferable if the course that was taken is from an accredited college and you have maintained a grade point average of “C” or better. Included with your application should be a copy of course descriptions of all the courses that you are seeking to have transferred.
Affiliations
Admission opportunities for academically qualified students are available to those interested in acquiring an Associates degree and/or Bachelor degree. Mercy Hospital School of Radiologic Technology has an articulation agreement with Southern Maine Community College for an Associate degree option and St. Joseph’s College of Maine for an Associates degree and/or Bachelor degree program.
- Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) – Students may take five prerequisite courses from SMCC and upon completion of our program, SMCC will grant them an Associates Degree and Mercy Hospital School of Radiologic Technology will grant them a Certificate Degree in Radiography. If you are interested in this option, please visit www.smccme.edu for additional information. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor at SMCC to review the process.
- St. Joseph’s College of Maine – Upon graduation from our Certificate program, St. Joseph’s College of Maine has established a (fast track) to degrees namely Associate of Radiologic Science and Bachelor of Radiologic Science programs. This presently is in negotiations.