This course provides the diagnostic medical sonography student with an orientation of the program, introduces the student to the sonographic equipment, sonographic anatomy and sonographic scanning so the student can transition into the clinical site with basic knowledge of a sonographer and their expectations. This course will give the students knowledge of the protocols being utilized in their clinical settings. The students will have a very basic and limited understanding of normal anatomy, physiology, protocol, and scanning techniques with the more frequent exams seen in general and vascular sonography so the students can transition into their clinical site with a better understanding of sonography. This course contains educational objectives, learning activities and scan labs directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course introduces the diagnostic medical sonography student to patient care principles and techniques in a structured learning environment in order to prepare them for interaction with patients for the physical and psychological needs of the patient.  This is a time for the students to develop their own patient care techniques while developing an understanding of body mechanics, patient assessment techniques, ethical, legal, and professional issues.  Some topics to be covered include: Safety and transport of a patient, infection control, isolation techniques, aseptic technique, handling acute situations, pharmacology, emergency recognition and response, and vital signs. In addition, this course also is designed to provide the diagnostic medical sonography students an understanding of work related musculoskeletal injury, incidence of sonographer injuries, and prevention of such injuries by following proper ergonomic guidelines. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course introduces the student to the sonographic equipment and sonographic scanning so the student can transition into the clinical site with basic knowledge of a sonographer and their expectations. This course will give the students knowledge of the protocols being utilized in their clinical settings. The students will have a very basic and limited understanding of normal anatomy, physiology, protocol, and scanning techniques with the more frequent exams seen in general and vascular sonography so the students can transition into their clinical site with a better understanding of sonography. This course contains educational objectives, learning activities and scan labs directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course provides the DMS student with an introduction/observation in all aspects of the medical imaging department. . This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal. This clinical experience will help the students become familiar with the hospital and medical imaging.

The DMS student will gain knowledge and understanding of normal and abnormal organ systems and vascular structures of the abdomen and superficial organs. The student will gain knowledge to recognize, identify, and appropriately document the abnormal sonographic and Doppler patterns of disease processes, pathology, and pathophysiology of the abdomen and superficial structures. The student will learn how to modify the scanning protocol based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnosis. This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course is designed to provide the DMS student with a thorough understanding of conception, embryonic development, normal and abnormal fetal development, gynecological complications, and sonographic technique.  This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course is designed to provide the DMS student with a thorough understanding of conception, embryonic development, normal fetal development, obstetrical complications, and sonographic technique and appearance. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

The DMS student will develop a fundamental knowledge of the physical and vascular principles that are used in the field of diagnostic medical sonography.  This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal. 

The DMS student will gain knowledge of the Abdominal Aorta, Extracranial Cerebrovascular and Intracranial Cerebrovascular systems, to include anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the aforementioned systems. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

These courses provide the DMS student with the clinical opportunity to develop their scanning techniques and patient care skills with the guidance of a staff sonographer. Students are expected to take their didactic knowledge taught from the classroom setting and apply it to the clinical setting. Upon completion of the clinic, students will be competent in clinical instruction for entry level sonographer.

The DMS student will gain knowledge and understanding of normal and abnormal organ systems and vascular structures of the abdomen and superficial organs. The student will gain knowledge to recognize, identify, and appropriately document the abnormal sonographic and Doppler patterns of disease processes, pathology, and pathophysiology of the abdomen and superficial structures. The student will learn how to modify the scanning protocol based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnosis.  This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course is designed to provide the diagnostic medical sonography student with a thorough understanding of pathologies that can occur during fetal development and prognosis and treatment of such pathologies during pregnancy and after birth. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

The DMS student will develop a fundamental knowledge of the physical and vascular principles that are used in the field of diagnostic medical sonography.  This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course provides the diagnostic medical sonography student with the knowledge of extremity arterial systems to include anatomy, physiology, and pathology This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

These courses provide the DMS student with the clinical opportunity to develop their scanning techniques and patient care skills with the guidance of a staff sonographer. Students are expected to take their didactic knowledge taught from the classroom setting and apply it to the clinical setting. Upon completion of the clinic, students will be competent in clinical instruction for entry level sonographer.

The DMS student will gain knowledge and understanding of abnormal organ systems of the abdomen. The student will gain knowledge to recognize, identify, and appropriately document the abnormal sonographic and Doppler patterns of disease processes, pathology, and pathophysiology of the abdomen and superficial structures. The student will learn how to modify the scanning protocol based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnosis. Students will gain knowledge of  invasive procedures that are performed with ultrasound guidance. This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

The DMS student will gain an understanding of normal and abnormal conditions associated with breast sonography. The student will gain knowledge to recognize, identify, and appropriately document the abnormal sonographic and Doppler patterns of disease processes, pathology, and pathophysiology of the breast. The student will learn how to modify the scanning protocol based on the sonographic findings and the differential diagnosis. The students will gain knowledge of the breast invasive procedures that are performed with ultrasound guidance.This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course is a continuation of Obstetrical Sonography I & II.  This course is designed to provide the diagnostic medical sonography student with a thorough understanding of pathologies that can occur during fetal development and prognosis and treatment of such pathologies during pregnancy and after birth as well as medical ethics associated with pathological processes. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course provides the DMS student with the knowledge of extremity venous systems to include anatomy, physiology, hemodynamics and pathology.  This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

These courses provide the DMS student with the clinical opportunity to develop their scanning techniques and patient care skills with the guidance of a staff sonographer. Students are expected to take their didactic knowledge taught from the classroom setting and apply it to the clinical setting. Upon completion of the clinic, students will be competent in clinical instruction for entry level sonographer.

The DMS students will gain an understanding of normal and abnormal conditions associated with the pediatric patient. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course is designed to provide the DMS student an understanding of normal and abnormal neurological development of neonatal head and spinal cord. This course contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.

This course allows the DMS student to develop professional awareness of the knowledge that can be gained by doing research on interesting cases. This course unit contains educational objectives and learning activities directed toward aiding the student in obtaining this goal.In addition, students must prepare a research paper with a formal presentation to be given to the medical imaging department. Any interesting case the student is involved in can be used for the research project and the topic is due to the program director by the end of the 3rd semester.

These courses provide the DMS student with the clinical opportunity to develop their scanning techniques and patient care skills with the guidance of a staff sonographer. Students are expected to take their didactic knowledge taught from the classroom setting and apply it to the clinical setting. Upon completion of the clinic, students will be competent in clinical instruction for entry level sonographer.

This course will review all subjects covered throughout the course of the program.  The goal is to prepare diagnostic medical sonography students for taking the ARDMS registry examinations upon completion of the program. During the registry review portion of the program, the student will be required to take a cumulative registry review examination in each specialty area: Abdomen, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Vascular Technology. The student must complete each examination with a minimum 80% score to graduate from the Program. 

These courses provide the DMS student with the clinical opportunity to develop their scanning techniques and patient care skills with the guidance of a staff sonographer. Students are expected to take their didactic knowledge taught from the classroom setting and apply it to the clinical setting. Upon completion of the clinic, students will be competent in clinical instruction for entry level sonographer.