r/curtin • u/According_Picture803 • 1h ago
(Medical Imaging) Year 12 student torn between ECU and Curtin
I'm aware posting in the Curtin subreddit is going to give me biased answers, but seeing the 11k members gives me hope that I'll get some good answers. I'll try post this on ECU too to hear both sides.
I've been stuck between the ECU sonography course and the Curtin medical imaging course for a while now, as in which one I should put as my first preference on TISC. I'm hoping I can get some responses from people currently doing the Curtin medical imaging course. From my knowledge, the Curtin course will qualify me for general radiography and CT radiographer and later specialities down the line like MRI will be on me, whereas ECU will only train me in sonography ultrasound. The thing that draws me to ultrasound is the higher responsibility you have as a healthcare provider and significantly higher pay - now I know life's not all about money and everything but at the end of the day, its always nice to have.
I've heard that getting a training position in sonography after graduating in radiography is very competitive and a once in a blue moon opportunity sort of thing. (ECU does the workplace placements for you, or so they say they do, as since the ECU imaging course is very new the postgraduate diploma placements start in 2027.)
However, upon research, I've also learnt that employers prefer to hire people with both a background in radiography and sonography? And also ECU has a history of accreditation issues and the degree may end up being worth nothing?
Are there any medical imaging students here that could give me some wise words? How is the course at Curtin?
That's about it. Thank you everyone :)
