The following skills are needed by applicants to the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program. Applicants and students should possess these abilities, or with the help of compensatory techniques and/or assistive devices, be able to demonstrate the ability to become proficient.
| Manual dexterity: | Use of extremities for patient care purposes | ||||
| wrists (both) | grasping | pulling | twisting | ||
| hands (both) | fingering | holding | (rotation) | ||
| arms (both) | pushing | extending | cutting | ||
| Sensation: | palpation | auscultation | percussion | ||
| capable of heraring voices of normal range in the presence of background noise | |||||
| Visual Perception: | depth acuity (corrected to 20/40) | ||||
| ability to distinguish shades of gray/color | |||||
| Physical Strength: | to support another person | ||||
| to position another person | |||||
| to transfer/ambulate with walker, cane, crutches, bed, wheelchair | |||||
| to stand for long periods of time | |||||
| to perform CPR; resuscitation | |||||
| to walk at a rapid pace for eight hours | |||||
| Ability to operate and maintain equipment (eg., nuclear medicine instrumentation, ventilator, electronic monitor, etc. | |||||
| Interpersonal skills: | able to function (consult, negotiate, share) as part of a team | ||||
| able to use oral communication skills | |||||
| able to respond to others' requests | |||||
| willing to accept direction and supervision | |||||
| perform duties while under stress | |||||
| Students requesting disability accommodations must do so by filing a disability accommodation request with the UAB Disability Services Office. | |||||