To be eligible for graduation, the student must successfully complete the following:
- Patient Care requirements (CPR, vital signs, sterile technique, venipuncture, patient transfers, care of patient medical equipment).
- Terminal Competencies/Evaluation (average score of 2)
- Required Clinical Competencies (>85% average)
- Clinical courses with an accumulative of 85% or better
- Clinical rotations and objectives
- Program completion requirements
- Didactic objectives with an accumulative GPA of 2.0 or better
- Minimum number of clock hours
- Required program evaluations
A student who has not completed all graduation requirements of the school by graduation date will not be confirmed to take their ARRT certification exam. The student may be offered the option to complete needed requirements, if applicable. Once the student has satisfactorily completed the program’s requirements, the ARRT will be notified of their eligibility. If the student has not completed graduation requirements in a satisfactory time frame, they will be dismissed from the program.
The radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. Any individual associated with the program has the right to submit allegations if there is reason to believe that the program has acted contrary to JRCERT accreditation standards and/or JRCERT polices. Additionally, an individual has the right to submit allegations against the program if he/she believes that conditions at the program appear to jeopardize the quality of instruction or the general welfare of its students.
JRCERT
20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
Phone (312)704-5300
[email protected]
Current Accreditation Award: 8 Years
Next Scheduled Review: 02/01/2027
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology: http://jrcert.org/
Program Details: Mercy Hospital St. Louis - JRCERT
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To Apply for a job shadow at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, please follow the instruction on the link below. All requirements must be met prior to job shadow approval. You will need to provide:
- Immunization form
- Number of shadow hours - our minimum requirement is 4 hours
- Preceptor - you can list Jim Fletcher as preceptor
- Requested date
We schedule job shadows M-F 7 a.m. Please allow 3 weeks for shadow approval.
Once approved, please contact us to confirm date.
- To apply for our job shadow program, click here.
- To download our job shadow verification form, click here.
The rotation through the various clinical areas of the Medical Center has been designed to provide the student with optimum exposure to the required as well as optional vocational fields available to them through this Program. All students are given equitable opportunities to perform procedures incorporated in the clinical curriculum.
Students will be assigned to radiographic rooms in the Imaging Services Department on a rotational basis. The student to staff ratio will be 1:1. Room assignments will be noted on the schedules and also on the staff assignment list located in the work area by the charge tech area.
Students will be assigned to transport patients during initial rotations as means of evaluating student/ patient rapport and to observe patient clinical status and transportation safety.
Student performance during scheduled rotations will be evaluated by the supervisors, staff technologists, staff radiologists, and clinical instructors in a written evaluation form.
During the second year of training, the student will be assigned to clinical rotation in Operating room, CT Scanner, Ultrasound, MRI, Cardiac Cath Lab (optional), Interventional Radiography (optional), Radiation Therapy (optional), Nuclear Medicine (optional), Spine Center, Mammography (optional),and GI Lab (optional). Operating room and CT rotations will be ongoing through the entire senior year.
CPR classes will be scheduled for all students during the week of orientation.
While on clinical rotation in the Imaging Services Department, the student will also be assigned to the office and file room for a period of one to two weeks to successively complete the rotational objectives for those areas. The student will assist with any duties as determined by the clinical instructor/supervisor on duty to complete all necessary objectives.
2025
July
7th Junior Students orientation - Tentative
10th Senior Students last day
11th Graduation Ceremony - Tentative
August
4th Didactic Semester I and III begin
September
1st Labor Day Holiday - School closed
2nd – 5th Labor Day break - No Classes; Clinical Assignments only
October
10th Mid Semester I and III
November
24th –28th Thanksgiving break - No Classes; Clinical Assignments only
27th Thanksgiving Holiday - School closed
December
15th – 19th Finals week
19th End Didactic Semester I and III
22nd – 26th Christmas break - No Classes; Clinical Assignments only
25th Christmas Holiday - School closed
29th – 31st Winter break - No Classes; Clinical Assignments only
2026
January
1st New Year’s Holiday - School closed
2nd – 9th New Year’s break - No Classes; Clinical Assignments only
12th Didactic Semester II and IV begin
March
13th Mid Semester II and IV
16th – 20th Spring Break - No Classes; Clinical Assignments only
May
18th – 22nd Finals Week
22nd End Didactic Semester II and IV
25th Memorial Day Holiday - School closed
July
6th Junior Students orientation - Tentative
10th Senior Students last day
10th Graduation Ceremony - Tentative
Mercy Hospital St. Louis School of Radiologic Technology has established affiliations with several academic institutions to enable students to pursue an associate’s or a baccalaureate degree.
Lindenwood University - Bachelor's degree completion program
University of Central Missouri- Bachelor’s degree completion program
Missouri State University- Bachelor’s degree completion program
Missouri Baptist University- associate’s degree completion program
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