Neurodiagnostic Technology is the scientific field devoted to recording and studying electrical activity in the brain and nervous system. Technologists record electrical activity arising from the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, somatosensory or motor nerve systems using a variety of techniques and instruments.
Course work includes the following:
- Developing communication skills with patients and health care personnel
- Documenting patients' histories and clinical status
- EEG
- Electrode application
- Understanding electrical waveform recognition
- Managing medical emergencies
- Preparing descriptive reports for physicians
Graduates will qualify for the American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) registry exams in electroencephalography and evoked potentials. Working under the supervision of a qualified physician, they may be employed by hospitals or private neurologists and neurosurgeons.
Graduates can also transfer their Wake Tech credits to select four-year institutions to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Career Outlook
Licensure and accreditation
Wake Tech academic programs (degree and non-degree) that are designed to lead to professional licenses are tied to North Carolina or national certifications. If you intend to pursue professional licenses outside North Carolina once you have completed your academic program at Wake Tech, please refer to the Professional Licensure section of the college's distance education authorization page for additional information.
Wake Tech's NDT program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for Education in Neurodiagnostic Technology.
