title: The 2011 nuclear medicine technology job analysis project of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
abstract: The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) conducts periodic job analysis projects to update the content and eligibility requirements for all certification examinations. In 2009, the ARRT conducted a comprehensive job analysis project to update the content specifications and clinical competency requirements for the nuclear medicine technology examination. ARRT staff and a committee of volunteer nuclear medicine technologists designed a job analysis survey that was sent to a random sample of 1,000 entry-level staff nuclear medicine technologists. Through analysis of the survey data and judgments of the committee, the project resulted in changes to the nuclear medicine technology examination task list, content specifications, and clinical competency requirements. The primary changes inspired by the project were the introduction of CT content to the examination and the expansion of the content covering cardiac procedures.
authors.affiliation: Psychometric Services Department, American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, St. Paul, Minnesota 55120, USA. dan.anderson@arrt.org
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hubble
authors.forename: Bret A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Press
authors.forename: Scott K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Ann D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Michels
authors.forename: Roxanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koenen
authors.forename: Alan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Vespie
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States