Evaluating undergraduate education

An evaluation of undergraduate radiography clinical education in Singapore from a learner’s perspective

Published on March 1, 2022

The two academic institutions in Singapore with undergraduate radiography programmes recognised by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)1 are the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Parkway College (PC)2.

While both academic institutions offer the honours programme, SIT is an autonomous university while PC is a private academic institution that collaborates with the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. It takes four years to attain the Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) for students enrolled with SIT and three years to attain the Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging) for students enrolled with PC.

Both academic institutions adopt a similar multifaceted education framework as described by Naylor et al3, where the transition from student to practitioner involves a strong partnership between the university as the academic provider, while the health care institution (HCI) takes care of the practical component during...

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