Medical Sonography

Program Description

The Medical Sonography curriculum provides knowledge and clinical skills in the application of high-frequency sound waves to image internal body structures.

Program Content

Course work includes physics, cross-sectional anatomy, abdominal, introductory vascular, and obstetrical/gynecological sonography. Competencies are attained in identification of normal anatomy and pathological processes, use of equipment, fetal growth and development, integration of related imaging, and patient interaction skills.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of accredited programs may be eligible to take examinations in ultrasound physics and instrumentation and specialty examinations administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and find employment in clinics, physician's offices, mobile services, hospitals, and educational institutions.

Program Mission

The mission of the cardiovascular sonography program is to graduate safe practitioners capable of performing as diagnostic medical sonographers and prepared to sit for the national certification exams.

Program Goals

• To prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the abdominal sonography-extended and obstetrics and gynecology sonography concentrations.
• To prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the adult cardiac and vascular sonography concentrations.
• Graduate individuals capable of passing the National Certification Examinations.
• Maintain CAAHEP Program Accreditation and plan for annual program reviews and re-accreditation.
• Maintain qualified, competent faculty by providing appropriate educational opportunities.
• Encourage Continuing Education opportunities for post-graduates, sonographers, and physicians.
• Perform curriculum reviews and make revisions in conjunction with the NCCCS, the CAAHEP standards for program accreditation, and the needs of the diagnostic medical sonography profession.
• Evaluate and monitor the admission criteria and selection process.
• Continue and institute new ideas in recruiting students for imaging technologies.
• Maintain scan lab equipment in good working order, available for student practice sessions.
• Encourage involvement in local, state, and national professional societies.
• Provide a database for jobs in the imaging profession within the surrounding medical community.
• Foster the lifelong learning concept to our graduates and diagnostic medical sonographers by supporting Continuing Education opportunities.

Additional Information

"The Sonography Programs (Adult Cardiac, Vascular, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Abdominal-Extended) are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon the recommendation of Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. "

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
9355 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
(727) 210-2350
www.caahep.org

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