Bachelor of Medical Imaging

2015 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2015 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Medical Imaging
Campus	Offered at Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Cloud Campus	No
Duration	4 years full time program delivered over eight consecutive semesters commencing in Semester 1
Deakin course code	H309
New course 2015

Course sub-headings

Course overview

The Bachelor of Medical Imaging fully integrates academic and clinical studies throughout the four years of the course. The program of study involves medical radiation science linked to principles of medical imaging, biological sciences, and ethical and legal aspects of health care to inform and support clinical practice.

The course has been developed within the School of Medicine at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus and includes substantial clinical practice, supported by a state-of-the-art medical imaging training unit and by a clinical placement model designed uniquely for the course in association with rural and regional hospitals and medical imaging clinics.

Using the latest equipment students will learn basic x-ray techniques before proceeding to more complex medical imaging procedures such as mammography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (U/S).

Professional recognition

The course is designed to meet the requirements of the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Deakin University Bachelor of Medical Imaging has been awarded ‘accreditation with conditions’ by AHPRA, with statutory direction provided by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA).
Note: This course is currently accredited (with conditions) as at the date of publishing.

Professional registration

To practise as a radiographer in Australia, you must be registered under the national registration and accreditation scheme and meet the requirements of the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA).

On completion of H309 Bachelor of Medical Imaging, students will be eligible to apply for registration with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA), subject to the course receiving accreditation.

Details of MRPBA’s requirements for registration can be found at www.medicalradiationpracticeboard.gov.au/

Work-Integrated learning and clinical practice

During part of each semester of the four years of the course there will be opportunities to convert theory to competent practice, working under supervision with real patients in clinical environments. Students will be rostered to placements in a broad range of hospitals and private radiology clinics throughout south-eastern Australia and, if necessary, students will be assisted to seek nearby accommodation. Further skills practice and consolidation will be conducted in the medical imaging training unit at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) campus.

In accordance with Department of Human Services policy*, all students are required to undertake a National Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course. Students who fail to obtain a Police Record Check prior to the commencement of clinical placements will not be able to undertake any placements. Students are also required to undertake a Working with Children Check at the commencement of the course, and are required to read, understand and comply with the School of Medicine Infectious Diseases and Immunisation Policy.

Department of Human Services Policy on Working with Children Check and Police Records Checks can be found at: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/about-the-department/our-organisation/careers/applying-for-a-job/application-process/step-4-safety-screening-checks

Course rules

H309 Bachelor of Medical Imaging is a four year, 32 credit point course delivered over eight consecutive semesters commencing in Semester 1 2015. All the units in the course are prescribed, other than a choice of one of three units in the final semester of the course.