Radiography (1 Viewer)

[withyou]

Just a few questions...
Links would be appreciated =] 1. Is phsyics and chem bridgning necessary/worth it? 2. do u get electives? 3. can u choose where u do the clinical education? 4. Employment rate and pay? 5. can u work OS with this ie USA, UK?

 

[krayzie_]

1. If you suck at chem and physics, then do it.
2. No electives, course is already all set out for the first three years
3. No you can't choose, you may select a preference in year two but no guarantee at all. They are also talking about making it compulsory for diagnostic radiography and radiation therapy students to do at least one clinical outside of Sydney (country/rural areas), you organize your accomadation, food etc. for those six weeks but yes there are already students who have to go to down as far as Illawara for their first week of clinicals.
4. After you graduate you got to do PDY, pay = $40k -45k
5. Yes you can

 

[withyou]

Thanks, but just a few more q's:1. What if you havent done chem and physics? Could you catch up or seomthing? 4. Are you guaranteed a PDY? After PDY how much do u get paid? (min, average, max?) 5. Is the degree recongised in UK and USA?

 

[krayzie_]

1. Then do the bridging courses unless your unusually bright, if your the student who gets brand new concepts easily and quickly then you won't need it, but if your not as smart then do it. I'm speaking of experience from a different university - however the same first year core subjects and chemistry 1 + 2 had very high fail rates. We're talking at least up to 35% fail rate.

4. No your not guaranteed PDY. You find it yourself after you graduate, if you don't find it then you don't get accredited which means you won't be able to work anywhere until you do the PDY. After PDY if you do post grad and become chief then you get alot. I think I saw a salary table for NSW health and after 10+ years (with postgrad qualifications) and experience and say you become chief radiographer.. then I think it was 6 digit salary. not sure I think it was 120, 000. Don't quote me but yes, thats not easy to achieve.

5. Yes like I said above, but they might make you sit some challenge exam to make sure your up to par with what they want.

 

[orbert]

Hey,

im nearly finished first sem and have found the physics ok so far
the chem they teach in the sydney bridging course, or any chem bridging is quite an ask. I havent done it, but know for a fact that concepts of chemistry arent learnt in like 4 days. If you stick at it, it will be alright

as for overseas job prospects, they are quite good. I know in the UK, the demand for radiologic jobs is up, and in some cases they provide their radiographers with skills that you need to do a medicine degree for over here.

That might make your earning capacity increase a little when you come back.

Its a good course if you like a bit of everything (Physics, Chem, PDHPE, little Math - and a whole lot of common sense where people and radiation is concerned).

 

[sannous1]

Im intrested in this course, but just wandering, is practically the hole course based on physics and chem? I do chem at the moment as a school subject, its not really my favourite subject. But the job seems good. thanks.

 

[5233andy]

I read in yesterday's SMH that USYD is considering making radiography or something of the like, a postgraduate course.

 

[katie tully]

Most of radiography is based around physics and chem, yes.

If you suck at either physics or chem, this is not the degree for you.

Same with sonography, a lot of physics.

 

[Sintrix]

I read in yesterday's SMH that USYD is considering making radiography or something of the like, a postgraduate course.

They made radiation therapy now a postgrad course which really sucks because it was my whole backup plan if i didnt make the cutoff for radiography and now i need to find another backup plan.... any ideas?

 

[fallen__angel]

I reckon the physics briding course is a waste of time and money. seriously. $200 or something for 2 days. rip off. and they redo the material in the actual lectures when you're in first semester.

I did 2U maths, biology and chem. You'd need a solid understanding of chemistry and biology, but not so much physics.

From next year (2010) onwards, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine will be postgraduate course only. This is because there is simply not enough job vacancies to keep up with the undergraduate + graduate enrolment numbers.

 

[Ancly]

I was under the impression that radiographers were in high demand

apparently not

 

[chookini]

That's interesting but does not suprise me at all and no big loss to be honest. Are they considering doing the same for Nuclear medicine?

 

[fallen__angel]

I was under the impression that radiographers were in high demand

apparently not

just in case anyone misinterpreted my post, radiographers ARE NOT the same as radiation therapists and nuclear medicine techs. They are all medical radiation scientists, but they specialise in different areas.

The demand for radiographers is grdually slowing down. there's alot more younger generation people in the workforce due to increased enrolments at usyd, newcastle, and charles sturt. It is a bit harder to find radiography jobs now, but keep in mind not everyone who completes the radiography course will go on to do radiography as their career. and plus there's lots of opportunities in rural areas and overseas.

chookini, if you read my previous post correctly you would know that nuclear medicine IS indeed restricted to post-graduates only.

 

[orbert]

Rads are still in demand, just not as much as a few years ago because lots of students cottoned onto the fact.

Youll still get a job - a well paying, reasonable hours job. However its not AS easy as it was a few years ago.

The key really is making good impressions and contact whilst on pracs. (of which there are many opportunities)