Healthcare professions require very particular expertise in their respective fields. Engaging in continuing education, or CE courses is essential in retaining the quality of service healthcare providers gives the public. For radiologic technologists, this is especially true.
But how do rad techs ensure quality CE courses, especially in their line of work? While there is plenty of free Ce for rad techs, making sure you’re getting the right education can be a bit of a challenge. But it’s not impossible.
Here’s how to find quality free Ce for rad techs:
It’s ASRT Approved
One of the biggest tell-tale signs of any quality training is an accreditation. For continuing education courses, the best ones are marked with a seal of approval from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists or ASRT. It may sound like a dead giveaway, but this is a criterion that needs to be said.
Check your course’s certification before taking it. Most of the best CE courses are ASRT accredited, and won’t need any other buffer to prove it.
It’s Extensive
Not all CE courses can cater to the needs of the meticulous rad tech. A sign that you’re taking the right CE is the extensiveness of your course provider. A good CE course provider will cover all the necessary topics needed, and will cover each of them comprehensively. Here are a few of the key courses covered by a good CE course provider, among others:
- MRI
- X-Ray
- Ultrasound
- Radiography
- Mammography
- Sonography
- Computed Tomography
- Imaging
It’s Cost-Effective
If you’re not taking a free CE course, one way to gauge the value of your CE is whether you’re getting the value for your money. Is taking the course cost-effective? Combining this criterion with the previous two, you can also see how extensive a course is being taught in order to tell how good your CE course is.
