In settings from hospitals and doctors' offices to schools, homes and hospices, our graduates care for patients across the lifespan. Students specializing in nuclear medicine help patients with cancer and heart disease.
Radiographers use X-rays and other technology to diagnose problems inside the body.
Respiratory therapists can work on anything from emergencies and high-risk deliveries to home care for chronic lung problems. The discovery of innovative multidisciplinary patterns of health education and practice remains largely the intellectual and practical challenge for students and faculty in university settings. Forming a curriculum from a strong unidisciplinary set of values to one which can accommodate multiple educational values and multidisciplinary learning opportunities, constitutes a major change for most professional schools, but here at the University of Missouri we boldly meet this challenge with fresh and innovative approaches. The instructional goal of the Cardiopulmonary and Diagnostic Sciences Department is to modify aspects of role responsibilities and activities in order to accommodate the changing health care needs of the population. This has been accomplished by consolidating three allied health programs, Nuclear Medicine, Radiography and Respiratory Therapy into the Cardiopulmonary and Diagnostic Sciences Program.