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Medical Radiography

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Please review the Medical Radiography application checklist here.

Medical Radiography is a two-year or three-year program that integrates scientific concepts into working skills through classroom study and intensive clinical experience. The program concentrates on diagnostic radiology, including angiography and computerized tomography. Other imaging modalities such as nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, sonography, and magnetic resonance imaging are briefly discussed.

Medical radiographers are health professionals who combine technical knowledge with radiographic and anatomical knowledge to obtain diagnostic images of all parts of the human body. Successful radiographers must have a good working knowledge of human anatomy, radiographic positioning, radiologic physics, equipment operation, and quality assurance. As members of a health care team, radiographers must also understand and apply principles of good patient care, and conduct themselves in accordance with medical ethical standards.

The Medical Radiography Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone: (312) 704-5300
Email: mail@JRCERT.org.
The program’s current award is 8 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found here. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), and to apply for Maine licensure in radiography.

  • MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT
    The mission of the Medical Radiography Program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to obtain and hold entry-level radiographic positions; develop professional and interpersonal communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills which enable the students to be contributing members of their profession.
  • CLINICAL HANDBOOK 2024-2025

Medical Radiography Program Goals & Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate clinical competence

  • Students will demonstrate knowledge of imaging principles – technical selection
  • Students will demonstrate competence in positioning skills
  • Students will provide patient care essential to medical imaging procedures
  • Students will demonstrate radiation protection
  • Students will demonstrate competence in routine surgical procedures

Students will demonstrate professionalism

  • Students will demonstrate professional behavior
  • Students will demonstrate good attendance and punctuality practices

Students will demonstrate problem-solving and critical thinking skills

  • Students will demonstrate the ability to adapt for the trauma patient
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to evaluate radiographic images

Students will demonstrate effective communication skills

  • Students will communicate effectively in the healthcare community
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to convey their ideas using speech, graphics and writing

Clinical Internships

Clinical education courses are an essential and mandatory aspect of the Medical Radiography Program. The clinical internship provides the opportunity for students to put into practice the information learned in their academic coursework. The sequence of the academic and clinical courses allows the student to initially gain basic knowledge in radiographic principles, positioning, procedures, health care & ethics, and apply those principles to clinical situations. Senior-level clinical courses allow students to fine-tune their clinical skills during routine exams, and advance their clinical skills during atypical and trauma examinations.

Clinical Internship Sites

Clinical internship sites routinely used by the Medical Radiography Program Bangor cohort are listed below:

  • Eastern Maine Medical Center ( EMMC) – Bangor
  • Union St. Imaging – Bangor
  • St. Joseph Hospital (SJH) – Bangor
  • St. Joseph Outpatient X-Ray – Bangor
  • Maine Coast Hospital (MCH) – Ellsworth
  • Northeast Pain Management (NEPM) – Bangor
  • Bangor VA – Bangor
  • Penobscot Valley Hospital (PVH) – Lincoln
  • Blue Hill Hospital – Blue Hill

Clinical internship sites routinely used by the Medical Radiography Program northern ME cohort are listed below:

  • Cary Medical Center (CMC) – Caribou 
  • Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) – Houlton
  • A.R. Gould Hospital – Presque Isle 
  • Northern Maine Medical Center – Fort Kent

Clinical Externship Sites

Students may request assignments at three externship sites throughout the state. Assignments at externship sites may not exceed 80 hours/annually. Students are responsible for transportation to all clinical sites.

  • MDI Hospital – Bar Harbor
  • Down East Community Hospital – Machias

Clinical Obligations Statement

Students accepted into the Medical Radiography Program will be required to successfully complete a criminal background check in order to participate in clinical internship assignments. The fees associated with the criminal background check are the responsibility of the student.  Students will be scheduled on a rotating basis at all clinical internship sites.  Clinical internship shifts are typically 8 hours/day with daytime shifts ranging from 6 am – 5 pm.  Evening rotations are also required with shifts ranging from 2 pm – 11 pm depending on the semester.  Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from all clinical assignments.

Articulation Agreements

Eastern Maine Community College’s Medical Radiography Program has articulation agreements in place for those graduates that would like to continue their education at four-year institutions.  These institutions include Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, the University of Southern Maine, and Husson University.

Program Effectiveness

Learn more about our program effectiveness here.