Bob Loch

Nuclear Medicine Technology Program Chair and Assistant Professor of the School of Allied Health

Courses Regularly Taught  

• NMT 301 Foundations of Nuclear Medicine 
• NMT 310 Applied Nuclear Medicine Imaging I 
• NMT 311 Clinical Practicum I 
• NMT 314 Principles of Nuclear Medicine Technology 
• NMT 320 Applied Nuclear Medicine Imaging II 
• NMT 321 Clinical Practicum II 
• NMT 331 Advanced Clinical Practicum

Education

• BS-Nuclear Medicine Technology, St. Cloud State University (2001) 
• MBA, Drake University (2008)

Certifications

• Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist 

Advice to Students

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-  I took the one less traveled by,  And that has made all the difference.”  -Robert Frost      

Clinical History

• Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist in two teaching hospitals for 5 years.

Professional Memberships

• Society of Nuclear Medicine 
• Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologists 
• Missouri Valley Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine 
• Mid-Iowa Subchapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine

Community Service Involvement

• Various church activities 
• Habitat for Humanity

Personal History

I first happened upon Nuclear Medicine Technology when I was looking for a focus to the Chemistry degree I was originally pursuing.  The college I attended listed the program in the college catalog.  As I read the description I thought it was the perfect mix of chemistry, technology and patient care.

Throughout the program my passion for the field grew dramatically. The day I knew I was in the right field came as a mixed blessing. My car had broken down and I had to wake up at 4 AM to walk six miles to clinical and was excited about it. I knew then that I had found the right profession. That excitement gave me the energy to continue my 6 mile pedestrian commute to and from clinical for three months. That same excitement is still there and drives my passion to teach about a profession that I love so much.