Pulse Radiology Education was founded in 2015 by Neil Huber, a radiologic technologist who saw a gap in his own profession and decided to address it.
Huber began his career in New York. He earned a BS in Radiologic Sciences from St. John’s University and later completed an MBA in Strategic Healthcare Management & Entrepreneurship at Hofstra University. Early in his career, he worked inside imaging departments and healthcare organisations. That experience shaped his perspective.
“I kept meeting great technologists who wanted to earn another certification but were stuck,” Huber said. “They wanted to advance, but they couldn’t quit their jobs or move their lives around to do it.”
Traditional training pathways often required rigid schedules and full-time classroom attendance. For working technologists managing shifts, family life and financial responsibilities, that model did not fit.
So in 2015, he launched Pulse Radiology Education in New York City.
From the beginning, the focus was clear: combine structured online education with in-person clinical training. The goal was not to build another online school. It was to create a realistic pathway for advancement.
“You can study after a double shift or on your day off,” Huber often told early students. “You control the pace.”
Clinical placement quickly became central to the model. Huber had seen firsthand how difficult it was for technologists to secure hands-on training sites.
“Securing a clinical site is the part that stops most people cold,” he said. “We wanted to remove that barrier completely.”
Over time, Pulse built partnerships with hospitals and imaging centres across the country. Today, it works with more than 1,300 clinical affiliates in MRI, CT and Mammography.
In 2020, the organisation expanded further with the launch of Pulse Radiology Institute in Saint Augustine, Florida. PRI offers an ARMRIT-accredited MRI Associate’s Degree and clinical placement for individuals entering the field without prior technologist credentials. Together, PRE and PRI serve both working technologists and new entrants into imaging.
As healthcare demands evolved, so did the programme structure. Pulse developed tiered pathways for MRI and CT:
- Basic: ARRT-approved didactic coursework
- Premium: Coursework plus clinical placement
- Ultra: Coursework, clinical placement and simulator access
Each tier was designed to reflect different needs, while maintaining ARRT-approved structured education and registry-focused preparation. Programmes include mock exams and more than 1,000 registry-style questions per modality.
“Our goal was never to create the cheapest programme,” Huber said. “It was to create the most realistic path for working RTs to advance.”
In 2025, Pulse Radiology Education was acquired by Edcetera, an education company focused on licensed careers. For Huber, the alignment was practical.
“Education should be accessible, relevant and transformative,” he said, echoing the broader vision behind the acquisition. “But our purpose stayed the same.”
Today, Pulse supports technologists seeking post-primary ARRT credentials, non-technologists entering MRI through PRI, and healthcare leaders building multimodality imaging teams.
Huber views growth as a responsibility rather than an endpoint.
“Hospitals depend on competent and certified technologists. Patients depend on accurate scans. Technologists depend on training that fits their lives. Our job is to meet all three.”
Nearly a decade after its founding, Pulse Radiology Education remains focused on access, structure and clinical partnership. The mission has not shifted since 2015.
“If we can help someone move into MRI or CT without leaving their job or family behind,” Huber said, “then we’re doing something meaningful.”