Course Detail
Clinical Practicum I
Time and Location
Times
Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 13, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: RF
Meeting Times: ARR
Location
Campus: Hillsboro
Building: ARR
Room: ARR
Registration Information
Credit Hours: 3
Subject Code: RAD
Course Number: 200
Section Number: 01
CRN: 35653
Tier: 3
Instruction TypeSeminar
Enrollment Numbers
Remaining Seats: 0
Filled Seats: 30
Maximum Seats: 30
Comments:
Course Description: Prerequisites: RAD115 Radiographic Positioning I, RAD125 Radiographic Positioning II
Radiology students will understand and demonstrate the basic principles of positioning, patient care, and technical factors during the first of five steps to clinical competence. They will use the information previously taught in positioning courses under direct supervision at an assigned clinical site. Students will complete between 1200 and 1300 clinical contact hours throughout the program to ensure clinical competence. The clinical credit hours have been equally allocated to the five program clinical courses. This equates to 80 contact hours per college credit hour. This course must be completed with an 86% or better. (S)
Radiology students will understand and demonstrate the basic principles of positioning, patient care, and technical factors during the first of five steps to clinical competence. They will use the information previously taught in positioning courses under direct supervision at an assigned clinical site. Students will complete between 1200 and 1300 clinical contact hours throughout the program to ensure clinical competence. The clinical credit hours have been equally allocated to the five program clinical courses. This equates to 80 contact hours per college credit hour. This course must be completed with an 86% or better. (S)
Faculty Information
Name: Rachel Dacus
Title: Associate Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Bachelor of Science: Drury University,Master of Business Admin: Missouri Baptist University
Office: null null
E-Mail: rdacus@jeffco.edu
Phone Extension: 3497
Bio: Rachel currently serves Jefferson College as Full Time faculty and Clinical Coordinator of the Radiology Technology Program. Rachel also teaches the Advanced Modality and Registry Review courses for CT, MRI and Mammography. She holds her Masters in Business Administration from Missouri Baptist University and graduated in 2014. She has her Bachelors in Science from Drury University. Rachel completed her Radiography training in 1999. Rachel holds ARRT Registries in Radiology, Cat Scan, Mammography, and QA/QC. Rachel has worked in the field for over 25 years and in the areas of PACS/Teleradiology, Mammography, CT, MRI, Interventional Radiology, pain control and general Radiology. She is a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Missouri Society of Radiologic Technologists, Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences, and The Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technologists.
