Polysomnographic Tech Schools in Massachusetts
Polysomnographic technicians help physicians in diagnosing and treating sleeping disorders. Duties include creating polysomnograms, measuring electrical brain waves and other variables, collecting and delivering specimens for analysis and conducting routine patient evaluations. Although in some facilities the only credential required to become a polysomnographic technician is a high school diploma, an equivalent formal education will give you an edge. A few colleges in Massachusetts offer sleep medicine courses.
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Harvard Medical School
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The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School offers one-year and two-year sleep medicine fellowships. A fellow is given exposure to the full spectrum of adult and pediatric sleep disorders at clinics including the Children's Hospital Sleep Disorders Center in Boston. Taking a two-year clinical research pathway involves a major clinical research on completion of the fellowship. Conversely, the one-year track has a research requirement of an abstract paper, or review article/chapter. The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School is affiliated with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine accredited Multidisciplinary Sleep Disorders Center at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Eligibility and Accreditation
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Board eligibility or certification in internal medicine, neurology or psychiatry through an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is a minimal requirement for the Sleep Medicine Training Program at Harvard Medical School. The program is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical ACGME.
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Northern Essex Community College
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NECC in Massachusetts offers a Technologist Certificate program that prepares student for a career in sleep medicine. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). A student participates in a classroom study, laboratory practice, and clinical experiences during the course. Graduates of the program are qualified to take the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or Registered Polysomnography Technologist credentialing examination. Upon successful completion of the course, you can work in a sleep laboratory associated with a hospital.
Labouré College
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The college offers an Associate of Science degree in electroneurodiagnostic technology. Specialization is available in Polysomnogram, a procedure that uses an eletroencephalogram and other physiological measures to identify dysfunction during sleep. Extensive work experience is required of a graduate to become eligible for specialty. A graduate of the program is eligible for examination by the American Board of Registration for END Technologists (ABRET), earning the designation Registered EEG Technologist (REEGT).
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