UGY2 Semester 1 Reflection and Thoughts
I'm gonna do a reflection and give my thoughts on the units taken. Hopefully, this will be helpful to some of you out there that are looking for alternatives to medicine/dentistry.
MRTY2101 - Radiographic Science 1
As outlined in my previous post, it's the main radiographic positioning unit of study. MRTY2101 in particular, deals with the appendicular skeleton (with the exception of the pelvis). The lectures are pre-recorded by the unit of study coordinator and practicals are run by her as well (alongside an ex-student assisting). There are also tutorials run by her as well which attempts to solidify the content covered in the lectures. I didn't like the lectures and how they arranged and talked about the content but I do know that some people in my cohort didn't really mind it all that much (NOTE: I believe she is no longer teaching this unit.). As to the practicals, they are run in the medical imaging suite which comprises of 5 actual x-ray rooms and 2 "dummy" medical imaging systems. These are also used for the OSCE examination. These were fairly helpful in preparation for placements (MRTY2104) as well as the OSCE examinations themselves. The tutorials were somewhat helpful running through some image critiquing, some pathologies, and questions regarding positioning and exposures etc. Personally, I didn't find the tutorials as useful as the practicals but that is my personal opinion. In terms of advice I would give to students, ensure you get an idea of the exposures for the Phillips machines that are used at university BUT ALSO to get the Bontrager's Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques. This can be pretty handy in terms of the radiographic positioning, but also the centreing for particular views.
MRTY2102 - Radiographic Evaluation 1
This unit mainly deals with the evaluation of general radiographic images for quality and interpreting plain radiographs for common pathologies and normal variants. The lectures are run in person and often contain a very large amount of slides. Don't be too alarmed tho, most of the slides are labelled radiographs! With that being said, the lectures are scheduled to run for 1hr and often presented in a rushed manner due to the time restriction. There are also tutorials which go through a series of different radiographs where you'll be asked to identify any abnormal pathologies or if the radiograph displays normal variants. There is sometimes image critiquing involved in the tutorials as well when asked for it but generally the main part of the tutorial is to solidify the knowledge of the lectures. For me personally, the tutorials are very helpful in preparing for both the mid semester and end of semester exams.
MRTY2103 - Image Optimisation and Processing
The unit looks more into the technical side of radiography including what influences image quality as well as the items related to it, procedures for quality assurance, and an understanding of modular transfer function (MTF), detective quantum efficiency (DQE), and spatial & frequency domain filters. Whilst most of the content in this unit isn't as applicable as MRTY2101 or MRTY2102 clinically, in some respects it can be helpful to know what is going on during maintenance of machines etc. All in all, the unit coordinator is fairly laid back and provides everything you need to know to pass the unit.
MRTY2104 - Radiography Work Integrated Learning 1
This is the main clinical placement unit where you'll experience what it is like to be a radiographer at either a private practice or hospital environment. Not much can be said about this because each individual student will have vastly different experiences depending on where they are allocated to and what types of patients and staff they have to work with. All I can say is that it gives us great outlook of the field as to what role we play as radiographers to benefit our patients. As for the Skillitics tutorials, I didn't bother attending or using the Skillitics software so I can't really speak for it heh :").
I'm gonna do a reflection and give my thoughts on the units taken. Hopefully, this will be helpful to some of you out there that are looking for alternatives to medicine/dentistry.
MRTY2101 - Radiographic Science 1
As outlined in my previous post, it's the main radiographic positioning unit of study. MRTY2101 in particular, deals with the appendicular skeleton (with the exception of the pelvis). The lectures are pre-recorded by the unit of study coordinator and practicals are run by her as well (alongside an ex-student assisting). There are also tutorials run by her as well which attempts to solidify the content covered in the lectures. I didn't like the lectures and how they arranged and talked about the content but I do know that some people in my cohort didn't really mind it all that much (NOTE: I believe she is no longer teaching this unit.). As to the practicals, they are run in the medical imaging suite which comprises of 5 actual x-ray rooms and 2 "dummy" medical imaging systems. These are also used for the OSCE examination. These were fairly helpful in preparation for placements (MRTY2104) as well as the OSCE examinations themselves. The tutorials were somewhat helpful running through some image critiquing, some pathologies, and questions regarding positioning and exposures etc. Personally, I didn't find the tutorials as useful as the practicals but that is my personal opinion. In terms of advice I would give to students, ensure you get an idea of the exposures for the Phillips machines that are used at university BUT ALSO to get the Bontrager's Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques. This can be pretty handy in terms of the radiographic positioning, but also the centreing for particular views.
MRTY2102 - Radiographic Evaluation 1
This unit mainly deals with the evaluation of general radiographic images for quality and interpreting plain radiographs for common pathologies and normal variants. The lectures are run in person and often contain a very large amount of slides. Don't be too alarmed tho, most of the slides are labelled radiographs! With that being said, the lectures are scheduled to run for 1hr and often presented in a rushed manner due to the time restriction. There are also tutorials which go through a series of different radiographs where you'll be asked to identify any abnormal pathologies or if the radiograph displays normal variants. There is sometimes image critiquing involved in the tutorials as well when asked for it but generally the main part of the tutorial is to solidify the knowledge of the lectures. For me personally, the tutorials are very helpful in preparing for both the mid semester and end of semester exams.
MRTY2103 - Image Optimisation and Processing
The unit looks more into the technical side of radiography including what influences image quality as well as the items related to it, procedures for quality assurance, and an understanding of modular transfer function (MTF), detective quantum efficiency (DQE), and spatial & frequency domain filters. Whilst most of the content in this unit isn't as applicable as MRTY2101 or MRTY2102 clinically, in some respects it can be helpful to know what is going on during maintenance of machines etc. All in all, the unit coordinator is fairly laid back and provides everything you need to know to pass the unit.
MRTY2104 - Radiography Work Integrated Learning 1
This is the main clinical placement unit where you'll experience what it is like to be a radiographer at either a private practice or hospital environment. Not much can be said about this because each individual student will have vastly different experiences depending on where they are allocated to and what types of patients and staff they have to work with. All I can say is that it gives us great outlook of the field as to what role we play as radiographers to benefit our patients. As for the Skillitics tutorials, I didn't bother attending or using the Skillitics software so I can't really speak for it heh :").
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