The Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health offers education through their distance and traditional on-campus education. All of their programs provide a certificate of completion. Upon graduation, graduates are eligible for exams for licensing, certification and registering within their chosen field. According to the Kaiser website, their programs develop skills, critical thinking and effective communication skills in their students. Kaiser's school offers about a dozen programs and courses.
Radiography
This 24-month program provides an informative and clinical education. Most of the hands-on training occurs at partnering medical offices and medical centers in Northern California near Kaiser's school. The radiology courses are a mixture of lecture courses, lab courses and off-campus studying. Students learn the roles of a radiographer, including producing diagnostic imaging, image processing and recording devices.
Once the program is completed, graduates are eligible for state and national certification examinations. Students can either pay per quarter or for the entire program.
Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences
938 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804
510-231-5000
kpsahs.kp.org
Nuclear Medicine
Students have the option to complete an 18-month (six-quarter) course in nuclear medicine. All practice and training occurs at the medical offices and centers in Northern California. Students learn the necessary skills needed to become a nuclear medicine technologist. The technologist checks for quality control of the equipment and radiation safety practices. Upon graduation, graduates are eligible to sit for national and state certification examinations.
Courses include learning about high-tech equipment, imaging the process of the disease and treating the disease. Students can either pay per quarter or for the complete program. Students also must pay for the required books and uniforms.
Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences
938 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804
510-231-5000
kpsahs.kp.org
Sonography
The sonography program is an 18-month and six-quarter program that provides an education in abdominal, obstetrical and gynecological areas. This course has an introduction to basic vascular sonography. Training and education occurs at the medical centers and offices at Northern California.
Students learn the duties of the sonographer in this program, including using high-frequency sound waves to view organs, masses and fluids within the body. Once the program is completed, students are eligible for the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographer's (ARDMS) national registry examinations in physics, abdomen or OB/GYN. Students may pay per quarter or for the entire course. Payment for text books and uniforms also is required.
Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences
938 Marina Way South
Richmond, CA 94804
510-231-5000
kpsahs.kp.org
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