The program recently moved into a newly renovated space in the Collaboration Building, and the new equipment is the result of a partnership with several Baptist Memorial Hospital nuclear medicine departments.
Baptist Health Sciences University’s Nuclear Medicine Technology program now resides in the newly renovated Collaboration Building, and has new specialized equipment donated from several Baptist Memorial Hospital nuclear medicine departments. The equipment includes a dual-head GE 830 Gamma Camera and five Xeleris™ V processing workstations. The new equipment will give students more opportunities for enhanced hands-on learning experiences, further preparing them for success in their careers.
According to an article on Baptist Health Sciences University's website, program chair Donna Mars was quoted as saying, “Our new lab gives students hands-on experience with the same cutting-edge technology used in today’s clinical setting—building their skills, confidence, and critical thinking as they prepare to become entry-level nuclear medicine technologists.”
The Nuclear Medicine Technology program was previously housed in the Annex building, which had limited space. Its new home, the Collaboration Building, was renovated to meet the needs of the program, and has a dedicated classroom, a laboratory, a hot lab, a debriefing room, and expanded storage. The space also received dual-head GE 830 Gamma Camera and five Xeleris™ V processing workstations.
The space was designed to equip the program with the necessities to expand the Nuclear Medicine Technology program even further by providing the capabilities for presentations to facilitate hybrid and virtual learning. More enhancements are expected by the Summer 2026 semester.
Additionally, the Blue Healer Student Success Center provided grant funding for the program to purchase a venipuncture training arm, replacement phantom components, and materials for a simulation radionuclide therapy station. More funding was provided by the Baptist Health Care Foundation through the Dr. John Rockett Nuclear Medicine Fund to purchase a Co-57 flood source.
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