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Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
Rigorous classroom instruction aided by computer and multimedia instruction, practical laboratory and clinical experiences, and student mentoring, prepare top professionals.
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Academic Programs
Students within the Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences may pursue certificate, minor, bachelor, and graduate degrees in the areas of health physics, comprehensive medical imaging, and radiography.
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What's Happening
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Working in the field of immunotherapy, Amani Makkouk’s career was set in motion by her time as a master’s student in the School of Integrated Health Sciences.
At UNLV, Haven Searcy gains two degrees and experience analyzing the effects of radiation on the environment.
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As future frontline health care workers, UNLV radiography students spend a year learning how to properly position a patient for imaging.
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With her clinical contacts and student focus, Melinda Bechtel built the ultrasound degree program into a career launching pad.
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Experts
- Chair, Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences Department
- Professor, Department of Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences
- Director, Radiography Program