Program Learning Outcomes - 740

Program learning outcomes outline what Mohawk's graduates need to know and be able to do after they complete this program.

Initially, most program learning outcomes were developed by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities (MTCU) in consultation with employers and educators. Now, they are reviewed and updated during program review, in consultation with employers, graduates, and current students.

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Vocational Standards

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  1. Produce and assess a variety of high quality diagnostic images employing current technologies for image acquisition and processing.
  2. Interpret requests and adapt procedures relative to patient and diagnostic image requirements in routine and complex clinical cases.
  3. Comply with relevant legislation, regulations and ethical standards for the best practice in diagnostic imaging.
  4. Employ accepted radiation, health and safety practices with self, patients, their families, and health care team members in a variety of clinical settings.
  5. Provide quality care to diverse patients in assessment, diagnostic imaging, and therapeutic intervention, while incorporating patient advocacy and education to patients, their family, health care team members and the public.
  6. Monitor patients’ status at all times and respond to emergency situations where indicated.
  7. Operate, calibrate, set up, troubleshoot and evaluate a variety of complex equipment safely.
  8. Analyze a broad range of diagnostic imaging procedures to assist physicians in the diagnosis and management of multiple system disorders.
  9. Interact with patients, their families, the health care team members and the public using effective communication and interpersonal skills.
  10. Exhibit behaviour consistent with the professional role of a medical radiation technologist, including teamwork, provision of health education and establishment of strategies for lifelong learning.

Essential Employability Skills

All graduates with the following Ontario College credentials, Ontario College Certificate, Ontario College Diploma and Ontario College Advanced Diploma, must be able to reliably demonstrate Essential Employability Skills in a combination of the following 11 skill areas:

Find out more about Essential Employability Skills here.