The Neurodiagnostic Technologist Program is responsible for providing Navy Hospital Corpsmen and Air Force medical technicians with advanced training in the field of neurodiagnostics. Graduates will function as entry-level technologists in military treatment facilities throughout the United States and overseas. The course includes: electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials (EP), nerve conduction studies (NCS), electromyography, and polysomnography (PSG). The training includes neuroanatomy and physiology, electronics and instrumentation, technical and clinical science, wave pattern interpretation, electroencephalographic abnormalities, electroencephalographic procedures, additional diagnostic procedures, and clinical rotation.
Accreditation or Related Information: The Neurodiagnostic Technologist Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs: http://www.caahep.org/ upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for Education in Neurodiagnostic Technology (CoA-NDT).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 113th St. N, #7709
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Telephone (727)210-2350
http://www.caaphep.org/
Credentialing Information: Graduates are eligible for multiple credentials upon completion of the program through the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) or the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT).
ABRET (www.abret.org) applicants must meet the following requirements:
To be eligible for the electroencephalography (EEG) credential, applicants must be cleared by the program director for graduation from the NDT program and have a current CPR/BLS certification. The week before graduation, students are eligible to take the EEG credential examination.
Graduates are eligible for the Evoked Potential (EP) credential examination upon completion of a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program and have a current CPR/BLS certification.
BRPT (www.brpt.org) applicants must meet the following requirements:
Graduates are eligible for the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) examination upon completion of an education program in polysomnography accredited by CAAHEP and have a current CPR/BLS certification.
This program holds specialized programmatic accreditation that is maintained through the Medical Education Training Campus (METC).