Admission Open 2025-26 | Medical Radiology & Imaging Technology (BMRIT)

Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs):  for Bachelor of Medical Radiologic Technology (BMRIT) typically focus on the specialized skills and knowledge that students will acquire during their course of study.

Here’s a set of PSOs that could be applicable:

PSO1. Patient Safety and Radiation Protection: 

• Application of principles of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) to minimize radiation dose without compromising diagnostic quality.
• Implementation of infection control measures to prevent the transmission of infectious agents in imaging settings.
• Competence in assessing patient risk factors and implementing appropriate radiation protection measures, such as lead shielding and gonadal protection.
• Understanding of the effects of ionizing radiation on biological tissues and organs, including acute and long-term effects.
• Proficiency in radiation monitoring and dose tracking to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Ability to educate patients about radiation risks and benefits of imaging procedures to facilitate informed decision-making.

PSO2.Imaging Techniques Proficiency:

• Mastery of positioning techniques for various imaging procedures, including specialized positions for specific anatomical regions.
• Competence in adjusting imaging parameters such as exposure settings, contrast, and resolution for optimal image quality.
• Ability to adapt imaging protocols based on patient factors such as age, medical condition, and mobility limitations.
• Skill in troubleshooting equipment malfunctions and implementing corrective actions to maintain imaging quality.
• Knowledge of emerging imaging technologies and their applications in clinical practice.
• Proficiency in performing contrast-enhanced imaging procedures and ensuring patient safety during contrast administration.

The program objectives (why we teach this) and program outcomes (what the students will learn) are based on performance competencies spanned over 9 key areas:

PO1 Clinical care: Using a patient/family-centered approach and best evidence, each student will organize and implement the preventive, investigative and management plans; and will offer appropriate follow-up services.

Program objectives should enable the students to:

• Apply the principles of basic science and evidence-based practice.
• Use relevant investigations as needed.
• Identify the indications for basic medical procedures and perform them in an appropriate manner.
• Identify the influence of biological, psychosocial, economic, and spiritual factors on patients’ well-being and act in an appropriate manner.
• Incorporate strategies for certain emergency care, health promotion and disease prevention with their patients

 PO2 Communication: The student will learn how to communicate with patients/clients, care-givers, other health professionals and other members of the community effectively and appropriately. Communication is a fundamental requirement in the provision of health care services.

Program objectives should enable the students to:

• Provide sufficient information to ensure that the patient/client can participate as actively as possible and respond appropriately to the information
• Clearly discuss the diagnosis with the patient, and decide appropriate treatment plans in a sensitive manner that is in the patient’s and society’s best interests
• Explain the proposed healthcare service – its nature, purpose, possible positive and adverse consequences, its limitations, and reasonable alternatives wherever they exist
• Use effective communication skills to gather data and share information including attentive listening, open-ended inquiry, empathy and clarification to ensure understanding.
• Appropriately communicate with, and provide relevant information to, other stakeholders including members of the healthcare team.
• Use communication effectively and flexibly in a manner that is appropriate for the reader or listener.
• Explore and consider the patient’s ideas, beliefs and expectations during interactions with them, along with varying factors such as age, ethnicity, culture and socioeconomic background.
• Develop efficient techniques for all forms of written and verbal communication including accurate and timely record keeping.
• Assess their own communication skills, develop self-awareness and be able to improve their relationships with others.
• Possess skills to counsel for lifestyle changes and advocate health promotion.

PO3. Membership of a multidisciplinary health team: The student will put a high value on effective communication within the team, including transparency about aims, decisions, uncertainty and mistakes.

Program objectives will aim at making the students being able to:

• Recognize, clearly articulate, understand and support shared goals in the team that reflect patient and family priorities.
• Possess distinct roles within the team; to have clear expectations for each member’s functions, responsibilities, and accountabilities, which in turn optimizes the team’s efficiency and makes it possible for them to use division of labor advantageously, and accomplish more than the sum of its parts.
• Develop mutual trust within the team to create strong norms of reciprocity and greater opportunities for shared achievement.
• Communicate effectively so that the team prioritizes and continuously refines its communication channels creating an environment of general and specific understanding.
• Recognize measurable processes and 3outcomes, so that the individual and team can agree on and implement reliable and timely feedback on successes and failures in both the team’s functioning and the achievement of their goals. These can then be used to track and improve performance immediately and over time.

PO4. Ethics and accountability at all levels (clinical, professional, personal and social): Students will understand core concepts of clinical ethics and law so that they may apply these to their practice as physicians.

Program objectives should enable the students to:

• Describe and apply the basic concepts of clinical ethics to actual cases and situations.
• Recognize the need to make health care resources available to patients fairly, equitably and without bias, discrimination or undue influence.
• Demonstrate an understanding and application of basic legal concepts to the practice of physiotherapy.
• Employ professional accountability for the initiation, maintenance and termination of patient- provider relationships.
• Demonstrate respect for each patient’s individual rights of autonomy, privacy, and confidentiality

PO5. Commitment to professional excellence: The student will execute professionalism to reflect in his/her thought and action a range of attributes and characteristics that include technical competence, appearance, image, confidence level, empathy, compassion, understanding, patience, manners, verbal and non-verbal communication, an ant discriminatory and non-judgmental attitude, and appropriate physical contact to ensure safe, effective and expected delivery of healthcare.

Program objectives will aim at making the students being able to:

• Demonstrate distinctive, meritorious and high quality practice that leads to excellence and that depicts commitment to competence, standards, ethical principles and values, within the legal boundaries of practice.
• Demonstrate the quality of being answerable for all actions and omissions to all, including service users, peers, employers, standard-setting/regulatory bodies or oneself.
• Demonstrate humanity in the course of everyday practice by virtue of having respect (and dignity), compassion, empathy, honor and integrity.
• Ensure that self-interest does not influence actions or omissions, and demonstrate regards for service-users and colleagues.

PO6. Leadership and mentorship: The student must take on a leadership role where needed in order to ensure clinical productivity and patient satisfaction. They must be able to respond in an autonomous and confident manner to planned and uncertain situations, and should be able to manage themselves and others effectively. They must create and maximize opportunities for the improvement of the health seeking experience and delivery of healthcare services.

Program objectives should enable the students to:

• Act as agents of change and be leaders in quality improvement and service development, so that they contribute and enhance people’s wellbeing and their healthcare experience.
• Systematically evaluate care; ensure the use of these findings to help improve people’s experience and care outcomes, and to shape clinical treatment protocols -and services
• Identify priorities and effectively manage time and resources to ensure the maintenance or enhancement of the quality of car Recognize and be self-aware of the effect their own values, principles and assumptions may have on their practice. They must take charge of their own personal and professional development and should learn from experience (through supervision, feedback, reflection and evaluation)
• Facilitate themselves and others in the development of their competence, by using a range of professional and personal development skills
• Work independently and in teams. They must be able to take a leadership role to coordinate, delegate and supervise physiotherapy care safely, manage risk and remain accountable for the care given; actively involve and respect others’ contributions to integrated person-centered care; yet work in an effective manner across professional and agency boundaries. They must know when and how to communicate with patients and refer them to other professionals and agencies, to respect the choices of service users and others, to promote shared decision making, to deliver positive outcomes, and to coordinate smooth and effective transition within and between services and agencies.

PO7. Social accountability and responsibility: The students will recognize that allied and healthcare professionals need to be advocates within the health care system, to judiciously manage resources and to acknowledge their social accountability. They have a mandate to serve the community, region and the nation and will hence direct all research and service activities towards addressing their priority health concerns.

Program objectives should enable the students to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the determinants of health at local, regional and national levels and respond to the population needs
• Establish and promote innovative practice patterns by providing evidence-based care and testing new models of practice that will translate the results of research into practice, and thus meet individual and community needs in a more effective manner
• Develop a shared vision of an evolving and sustainable health care system for the future by working in collaboration with and reinforcing partnerships with other stakeholders, including academic, health centers, governments, communities and other relevant professional and non-professional organizations.
• Advocate for the services and resources needed for optimal patient care

PO8. Scientific attitude and scholarship: The student will utilize sound scientific and/or scholarly principles during interactions with patients and peers, educational endeavors, research activities and in all other aspects of their professional lives.

Program objectives should enable the students to:

• Engage in ongoing self-assessment and structure their continuing professional education to address the specific needs of the population.
• Practice evidence-based practice by applying principles of scientific methods.
• Take responsibility for their educational experiences.
• Acquire basic skills such as presentation skills, giving feedback, patient education and the design and dissemination of research knowledge; for their application to teaching encounters.

PO9 Continuous Learning and Professional Development:

• Engagement in ongoing self-assessment and reflection to identify learning needs and areas for professional growth.
• Pursuit of advanced certifications and specialized training in areas such as computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or interventional radiology.
• Participation in professional organizations and societies to access resources, networking opportunities, and continuing education events.
• Mentorship and preceptorship experiences to support the development of novice technologists and promote knowledge sharing within the profession.
• Integration of evidence-based practice principles into clinical decision-making and quality improvement initiatives.
• Commitment to staying informed about regulatory changes, technological advancements, and best practices in medical radiologic technology through regular attendance at conferences, workshops, and online courses.

• The Programme of study leading to Bachelor’s in Medical Radiology & Imaging Technology Course (BMRIT) of the Usha Martin University (UMU) shall be conducted under the Faculty of Health &Allied Sciences, on full-time basis; its duration shall be of four years spread over six semesters followed by one year internship.
• Internship – All students  of Bachelor’s in Medical Radiology & Imaging Technology Course (BMRIT) must  undergo  a  compulsory  rotatory  internship  for  a continuous period of 1 year approved by the university after passing all examinations in all subjects.
• Duration of the course: 3 years or 6 semesters. (1060 hours of Theory & 2120 hours of Practical Classes) and one year or 1440 hours of internship.Total hours – 4620
• Maximum duration of the program: Candidates should complete the Bachelor’s in Medical Radiology & Imaging Technology Course (BMRIT) degree course within a period of seven years from the date of joining in the course.

He/she has passed the Higher Secondary (10+2) or equivalent examination recognized by any Indian University or a duly constituted Board with pass marks (50%)in physics, chemistry and biology.