ProgramCIP 51.0814

Radiologist Assistant

A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physician, to perform patient assessment, patient management, selected imaging procedures and to make initial observations of diagnostic images. Includes instruction in radiologic procedures and techniques, cross sectional anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, patient assessment, patient care and management, and radiation biology.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).