Compassion. It's often a defining quality for students interested in the field of nuclear medicine technology. Most employed by hospitals and imaging clinics to use a scanner to create images of various areas of a patient's body, a nuclear medicine technologist can spend as much time with patients as their doctors—and therefore have as much of an opportunity to reassure and calm patients who are likely undergoing a stressful period in their lives.
The value of shadowing
All MTSU's Health Science Pre-Professional Programs require a good amount of shadowing—of following and observing professionals in the field as they go through the daily routine. For many students, this requirement is also the experience that cements their determination to pursue their career of choice. Shadowing allows beginners to see, smell, hear, and feel what happens during a day on the job.
Career Starters
MTSU offers a variety of Pre-Professional Health Science tracks to help put students on a path to a rewarding career.
Pre-Chiropractic
Pre-Cytotechnology
Pre-Dental Hygiene
Pre-Dentistry
Pre-Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Pre-Medical Technology
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Nuclear Medicine Technology
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Radiation Therapy Technology
Expected July, November 2025
Start date
January 2025
College of Basic and Applied Sciences
MTSU, Box 83,
MURFREESBORO,
Tennessee,
37132, United States
Students must have official high school or university transcripts and it must be mailed directly from your high school or university to MTSU.
English proficiency scores: IELTS score of 5.5 or above; TOEFL iBT score of 61 or above (Computer-based 173 or above or paper-based 500 or above; TOEFL Essential at 6.5 level; Duolingo English Test with a score of 85 or above; iTEP score of 3.5 or above; The ELS completion certificate of level 110.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
