Week 1

• The lecture portion will be held

• Monday through Friday, 9 am – 4:30 pm with 1 hour for lunch

• The lab portion will be held

• Monday, 9 am – 1 pm, 2 sections, 2 hours each

Week 2

• Clinical portion will be scheduled for a minimum of two days from 8am-4pm

• If all competencies are not able to be completed within two clinical days, clinical days will be added to ensure that all State required competencies are completed.

The program includes a minimum of 18 hours of bone densitometry theory, a minimum of 2 hours of Laboratory theory to include performing Quality Assurance testing on phantoms. And a minimum of 16 hours of clinical education. Additionally the student must pass 20 Competencies (5 posterior/anterior spine; 5 hip; 5 forearm; 5 other [e.g. whole body, hip, spine, extremity, vertebral fracture assessment])

Students can expect to complete the program within 15 working days

Students will do their clinical training at KP facilities. The exact location will be determined before clinical experience begins. We attempt to place students at a clinical setting that is close to their residence, however, this is not guaranteed.

Clinical placement is based on site availability

Once we receive a completed application, we will email the applicant and provide them with instructions to send in their documents (i.e., high school transcript, CPR, immunizations).

Please see the current Tuition & Fees schedule in the KPSAHS Catalog for the most up to date information on program costs, including tuition, labs fees, laboratory coat and prescreening fees.

No financial assistance is offered at this time.

KPSAHS does not guarantee employment. You will be provided the opportunity to work closely with our Director of Career Services who will help with resume building, interviewing, and providing job leads.

KPSAHS graduated its first cohort in September 2024 from the bone densitometry program. As data becomes available the webpage will be updated to reflect the employment rate.

The Bone Densitometry program is approved by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) – Radiologic Health Branch and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

The Wonderlic exam is a short, timed cognitive ability test. It includes questions on simple math, basic logic, language comprehension, spatial reasoning, and pattern identification. More information, and practice tests, can be found on the Wonderlic Test Prep website.

Applicants must have a complete application on file to be eligible to sit for the Wonderlic exam (i.e., all required supporting documents, transcripts, and fees have been received by Admissions prior to the application deadline).

Applicants who are eligible to sit for the Wonderlic exam will be contacted by a representative from the Admissions department. An email will be sent with instruction on how take the exam online.

The duties and responsibilities of a bone densitometry (DEXA) technician focus on measuring bone density and bone health in patients.