The goals of the distance-education offering are to increase the supply of nuclear medicine technologists in Central Washington, the South Sound (Tacoma) area, and Spokane as well as allowing individuals from those regions to participate in the Bellevue College (BC) program without having to relocate. We expect to place two students into each distant cohort, each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clinical Training in Central Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Clinical training in Central Washington is provided by Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima, and Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Students in the Central Washington cohort train at both locations over the course of the program. Two of the specialty rotations are also completed in the region, namely the nuclear cardiology office rotation and the positron emission tomography rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clinical Training in Southern Puget Sound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Clinical training will be provided by Tacoma General and St. Joseph Hospitals in Tacoma and Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Two specialty rotations, nuclear cardiology office and positron emission tomography, are also offered in the Tacoma\/Puyallup area. Students who have a clinical internship at Tacoma General can complete the pediatric specialty rotation competencies there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Clinical Training in Spokane<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting in 2026, we will offer a Spokane cohort, with the primary clinical sites being Deaconess and Spokane Valley Hospitals. Nuclear cardiology, positron emission tomography, and pediatric rotations will be in Spokane as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Classroom Participation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With students spread across the state, we use Zoom for synchronous learning. This means that the students are online (or in the BC classroom) listening to the instructor\u2019s lecture, with the ability to interact and ask questions in real time. There are some labs that can only be completed on the BC campus; these come up about once a quarter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Applying for Distance Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nuclear Medicine application form in CommonApp includes checkboxes labeled \u201cSeattle\/Bellevue,\u201d \u201cTacoma\/South Sound,\u201d \u201cCentral Washington,\u201d and \u201cSpokane.\u201d You may check any or all of these boxes, depending on your preferences. Checking multiple boxes means that you will receive consideration for those locations, and therefore for more positions than if only one box is checked. However, checking multiple boxes implies that you are willing to relocate to each area checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tip: Do not check multiple boxes on the form just to increase the likelihood of being accepted into the program. There will be little if any ability to change from one location to the other.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n