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Standard Three: Faculty and Staff

3.2 The sponsoring institution and program assure that all faculty and staff
possess the academic and professional qualifications appropriate for
their assignments.

Explanation:
Faculty and clinical staff must possess academic and professional qualifications appropriate for their
assignment. Clinical preceptors and clinical staff supervising students’ performance in the clinical
component of the program must document American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
certification and registration (or equivalent) or other appropriate credentials. Health care profession-
als with credentials other than ARRT certification and registration (or equivalent) may supervise stu-
dents in specialty areas (e.g., Registered Nurse supervising students performing patient care skills or
Certified Medical Dosimetrist supervising treatment planning activities).

No Required Program Response.

Program Director Clinical Coordinator

• Holds, at a minimum, a master’s degree. • Holds, at a minimum, a bachelor’s
For master’s degree programs, a degree. For master’s degree programs,
doctoral degree is preferred holds, at a minimum, a master’s degree

• Proficient in curriculum design, • Proficient in curriculum development,
evaluation, instruction, program supervision, instruction, evaluation, and
administration, and academic advising
academic advising
• Documents three years’ clinical • Documents two years’ clinical
experience in the professional discipline
experience in the professional discipline
• Documents two years’ experience as an
instructor in a JRCERT-accredited • Documents one year’s experience as an
program instructor in a JRCERT-accredited
program
• Holds current American Registry of
Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) • Holds current American Registry of
certification and registration, or Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
equivalent , in radiation therapy certification and registration, or
1
equivalent , in radiation therapy
1

1 Equivalent: an unrestricted state license for the state in which the program is located.