Non-Graduate Medical Education (GME) Health Professions

There are many health care professions that do not require graduate level medical education. The Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC) has analyzed a handful of these non-GME health care professions and produced relevant workforce profiles, reports or papers. These professions are listed here:

Registered Nurses (RNs)

Laboratory Workforce

Radiology Technologists

Registered Nurses (RN)Return to Top

RNs are an integral part of the medical team. They constiture the largest health care occupation in the United States (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Utah offers several RN programs - 7 Associate Degree programs and 6 Baccaulaureate Degree programs.

Two Year Associate Degree Programs:

• College of Eastern Utah
• Dixie State College
• Provo College
• Salt Lake Community College
• Utah Valley University
• Weber State University
• Stevens-Henager College
  

Four Year Baccaulaureate Degree Programs:

• Brigham Young University
• Southern Utah University
• University of Utah
• Utah Valley University
• Weber State University
• Westminster College

RNs are required to be licensed by the Utah DOPL to legally provide services in Utah. The UMEC has put together a summary of the RN workforce in Utah in 2007. The summary can be downloaded from the Publications section of our website.

Laboratory WorkforceReturn to Top

The gamut of laboratory workforce includes professions that require varying levels of education, ranging from high school graduation to baccaulaureate degrees. Lab technologists, lab technicians, cytogeneticists, cytologists, histologists, histo-technicians, clinical lab specialists, pathology lab specialists and phlebotomists require a baccaulaureate level education.

The following is a list of training programs in Utah that prepare students for the laboratory workforce:

• Brigham Young University
• University of Utah and
• Weber State University.

Clinical and Pathology Lab Specialists are trained on the job at laboratories in the state. Phlebotomists are sometimes trained through technical college programs or through training programs at hospital facilities. Laboratory workforce does not require a license to provide services in Utah.

The UMEC has published a profile of Utah's Medical/Clinical Laboratory workforce in April, 2004. Currently, the UMEC is working on a lab workforce report based on survey data collected in 2005.The profile and the report (as soon as it is available) can be downloaded for free from our Publications section.

Radiology Technology WorkforceReturn to Top

There are five types of professions in the radiology technology workplace: radiology practical technician, radiology technologist, specialized technologist, radiologist assistant and radiolgy practitioner assistant. These require different training programs and those completing training can apply to the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for certification, which is recognized in all fifty states.

Utah, along with most other states, uses the ARRT administered exam for state licensing requirement. The following programs are available for aspiring radiology technologists in Utah:

• University of Utah Department of Radiology Technology
• Weber State University Department of Radiologic Sciences
• Salt Lake Community College Radiologic Technology Program
• Davis Applied Technology College Radiology Practical Technologist Program
  

For a free copy of the Radiology Technologist workforce in Utah, please visit our Publications section.

Other ResourcesReturn to Top

 http://www.suu.edu/ruralhealth/Health%20Careers%20Resources.htm

NOTE: If there are any corrections or updates to the information provided in this page, please e-mail Julie Olson (juolson@utah.gov). Thank You.