Health Sciences (Nuclear Medicine Technology) (BHSc)

Your letter must address each of the following questions:

• Why did you choose this professional discipline as your area of study?
• What qualities, skills, and assets make you a good candidate for this profession?
• What is your understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a person working in this profession?
• How did you research this field before making your choice?

Please use the following instructions when drafting your letter:

• Answer questions in paragraph form.
• Organize your letter clearly and concisely, and demonstrate proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Limit your answers to 250 words per question.

Applicants will be assessed on the following non-academic criteria:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the selected health profession
• Leadership
• Community involvement
• Teamwork

If you're applying to more than one professional discipline within the Bachelor of Health Science program, please write a separate letter for each discipline.

Submit a copy of your resume outlining your education, work, and volunteer experiences. Please include the names, addresses, and phone numbers of two references.

Before applying to this program, it’s important to understand the intellectual, physical and mental demands of a career in nuclear medicine technology. These include:

• Ability to lift and manipulate heavy equipment through a wide range of movements (~ 20-30 kg).
• Ability to lift and position patients of various abilities and sizes.
• Wearing heavy radiation protective apparel, occasionally for extended periods (~ 2.5-8.5 kg).
• Fine motor skills to adjust dials/knobs on imaging/medical equipment.
• Visual acuity to view information displayed on film and computer monitors and distinguish fine differences of contrast/brightness and resolution on images.
• Ability to assess image nuances on colour monitors.
• Manual dexterity and visual acuity to produce, dispense and inject radiopharmaceuticals.
• Sitting for significant amounts of time during the day to analyze data on a computer monitor.
• Standing for long periods of time while imaging patients.
• Ability to hear and respond to low voices as well as alarms and buzzers in an equipment noise environment.
• Stamina to remain physically active and mentally alert for extended periods of time.
• Encountering sensitive and hazardous materials in working environment including latex gloves, cleaning solutions, and biological/chemically hazardous materials.
• Capacity to work in high pressure and emergency situations.

For more information please visit our Health Sciences non-academic requirements page.

If you have any questions or concerns about these requirements, please contact the School of Health Sciences at [email protected].