TY - JOUR AU - Fiagbedzi, Emmanuel AU - Gorleku, Philip Nii AU - Nyarko, Savanna AU - Frimpong, Bernard AU - Adjei, Alberta AU - Nkrumah, Abel PY - 2022/11/09 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Perception of final year radiography students towards the proposed six-year Doctor of Radiography/Medical Imaging program JF - Radiography Open JA - RadOpen VL - 8 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.7577/radopen.4758 UR - https://journals.oslomet.no/index.php/radopen/article/view/4758 SP - 51-60 AB - <p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Medical imaging or radiography as a profession has evolved considerably. As a result, the radiography/medical imaging program would need to be upgraded to keep up with the changes. The purpose of this study was to find out how final-year radiography students feel about the proposed six-year Doctor of Radiography/Medical Imaging program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From June to October 2021, a cross-sectional study of final-year radiography students was undertaken at the University of Cape Coast. All students received pilot tested questionnaires through email. There were 29 questions in all, grouped into three sections A, B and C. Data was analyzed statistically with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This survey drew a total of 83 students, with 62 males (75%) and 21 females (25%) participating. The mean of all the listed items in section B was 1.78 while C was 1.77. This indicated strong optimistic about the proposed program's ability to generate high-quality, exceptional and diverse imaging specialists.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The final year students had a favorable perception toward the proposed six-year Doctor of Radiography/Medical Imaging program. As a result, they are confident that the program would result in more flexible imaging experts than the four-year bachelor's degree.</p> ER -