School of Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technology

Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technology is the allied health profession that records, monitors and analyzes nervous system function. END technologists prepare patients for procedures, obtain medical histories, record electrical potentials, operate and maintain diagnostic equipment. 

END Technologists may perform a variety of procedures, the most common are:

• Electroencephalogram (EEG) – a recording of the electrical activity of the brain.  EEGs assist in the diagnosis of various brain disorders including epilepsy, stroke, infectious and metabolic disorders, head trauma and brain death. 
• Evoked Potentials (EP) – a recording of the electrical activity from the brain, spinal nerves or sensory receptors that occurs in direct response to external stimuli.  Evoked potentials are also used in the operating room to make sure nerves are not damaged during the operation.
• Polysomnogram (PSG) – a procedure that uses EEG and other physiologic monitors to evaluate sleep and sleep disorders. 
• Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS) – a recording of the electrical potentials from peripheral nerves.

Career opportunities exist in hospitals, clinics, research facilities and physician offices.  There is a continuous need for well-educated END technologists.

Further information about the profession is available through the American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technology site.

About the School

St. John's Hospital, together with Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC), provides an associate’s degree in general education for entry-level END technologists. Students complete all science and general education requirements at LLCC.  Students participating in the program will transfer credits to LLCC and must graduate from there in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Electroneurodiagnostic Technology Program. 

The program is 24 months in length; the primary focus is on the knowledge and skills needed to perform electroencephalograms (EEGs).  Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be awarded an associate's degree in general education from LLCC and a certificate of completion from St. John’s Hospital School of END Technology. 

Graduates are expected to take the national EEG credentialing examination through the American Board of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET).

St. John’s Hospital/LLCC School of END Technology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in cooperation with the Committee on Accreditation for Education in Electroneurodiagnostic Technology (CoA-END).

 

For more information regarding the School of ENDT contact

Diane Liesen, R. EEG/EP T.
Coordinator
217-544-6464 ext 44707
diane.liesen@st-johns.org

Brian McCarty, R. EEG T.
Clinical Educator
217-544-6464 ext 44704
brian.mccarty@st-johns.org