23 Pregnancy Policy- MRI
MRI
“IU is dedicated to supporting students who are pregnant. You should visit pregnancy.iu.edu. It will tell you about your rights and resources available to you, such as academic accommodations.”
Although there is currently no data suggesting that there is a risk to the embryo/fetus of a healthcare worker involved in MRI, it is prudent to minimize the exposure of these individuals to the radiofrequency varying fields that only occur during actual scanning. Pregnant students are permitted to perform all the functions and duties associated with MRI during all trimesters except that they should not remain in the MRI scanning room (Zone IV) during the actual scanning process.
Option #1 – Undeclared Pregnancy
The pregnant student may choose not to declare pregnancy. As indicated above, the declaration of pregnancy by a student is voluntary and not required. The student may choose any of the other options at any time during her pregnancy.
Option #2 – Declare Pregnancy and Continue in the Program without modification
The pregnant student may declare pregnancy and request to continue in the program and clinical rotations without modification. The student must provide the program director a written intent to continue in the program without modifications.
Option #3 – Declare Pregnancy with Requested Restrictions in Clinical Rotations
A student may specifically request to not participate in clinical rotations or to participate with restrictions. The student must provide the program director a physician’s letter stating the medical reason for not participating or participating with restrictions.
If rotation restrictions are requested, substitute clinical rotations will not be provided. All clinical rotations missed by the student must be made up. This will result in a delay in the completion of the program. In addition to the clinical restrictions, progress in didactic courses may be affected when these courses have prerequisite or co-requisite clinical courses associated with them.
Option #4 – Request Temporary Leave
The pregnant student may request a leave of absence not to exceed one year and either withdraw from or attempt to complete the courses they are currently enrolled in. If the student continues in currently enrolled courses, she needs to decide whether or not to declare pregnancy during that time period (i.e., either option 1 or 2). Once the temporary leave is granted, there would be a place reserved for the student in the next accepted class. It would not be necessary to submit another application for admission.
Option #5 – Permanent Withdrawal
The pregnant student may request to withdraw from the program for an indefinite period. If she wishes to be reinstated, she must submit a Health Professions Programs Application and compete for readmission to the program. Any previous coursework would be reevaluated at the time of readmission to assure competency has been maintained.