Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences

Completion of this program will result in a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Technologies with a concentration in diagnostic medical sonography, nuclear medicine, vascular technology or respiratory care awarded jointly by Fairleigh Dickinson University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health-Related Professions (UMDNJ). Students will complete 96 credits during their first three years at FDU. They then must apply for acceptance to the professional component at UMDNJ for their senior year. Professional courses are taken at:

UMDNJ
School of Health-Related Professions
100 Bergen Street
Newark, New Jersey

A joint degree is awarded upon completion of the professional component.

Admission to the clinical courses at UMDNJ requires a separate application, usually in the junior year. Consult the program adviser for application details and time lines. Admissions decisions for the clinical program are made in accordance with criteria, policies and procedures established by a joint Committee on Admissions and Academic Status for the degree program and cannot be guaranteed by FDU. Students admitted to the clinical program must maintain a minimum grade point ratio of 2.75 in their remaining prerequisite courses at FDU subsequent to admission.

For more information regarding these degrees, contact the director of allied health, College at Florham. All allied health technology programs are currently under revision with UMDNJ. All presently enrolled students should follow the requirements listed.

There are four concentrations available within this degree.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Concentration

Diagnostic medical sonographers provide patient services using diagnostic ultrasound under the supervision of a licensed physician. Sonographers look for subtle differences between healthy and pathological areas and decide what images to include in their report. The sonographer may provide this service in a variety of medical settings where the physician is responsible for the use and interpretation of ultrasound procedures.

Nuclear Medicine Concentration

Nuclear medicine combines chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology and medicine in using radioactivity to diagnose and treat disease. Nuclear medicine technologists prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals and use radiation detection devices to provide information about the structure and function of virtually every major organ system within the body.

Respiratory Care Concentration

Respiratory care therapists are health-care specialists who participate in the diagnosis, treatment, management, education, and preventive care of patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system.

Vascular Technology Concentration

Vascular technologists assist physicians in the diagnosis of disorders affecting circulation by use of ultrasound instrumentation. They non-invasively record vascular information such as blood pressure, oxygenation and circulation throughout the body.