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Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Associate of Applied Science - DMS3

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Degree Program is designed to prepare qualified entry-level sonographers who are highly skilled, technically competent, ethical, professional, compassionate, and responsive to the needs of patients and of employing organizations. The profession requires both critical thinking skills and judgment and the ability to provide appropriate healthcare services. Sonographers use technologically advanced equipment that utilizes high-frequency sound waves to produce dynamic visual pictures of internal body structures. Physicians evaluate the images to make a medical diagnosis.

Course work includes sonographic physics, sonographic appearance of normal and abnormal anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology of the abdomen, pelvis, and small parts of the adult, pediatric, and fetal patient, clinical application courses, interventional sonography, journal and case study review, and comprehensive registry reviews. The DMS program combines formal education and extensive clinical training to prepare you to function as a sonographer.

The program is nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP): 1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, (Phone) 727-210-2350, www.caahep.org. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) examinations in Abdomen and Obstetrics and Gynecology specialties immediately upon program completion. They may also elect to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) exam for Sonography, a combined exam of Physics, Abdomen, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

This is a competitive admissions program. Please see the Admissions section of the Student Handbook/Catalog for more information.

Curriculum Outline

All pre-requisite courses and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.

Pre- Occupational Curriculum (33 Hours)

SEMN 1000First Semester Seminar

0
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3
MATH 1127Intro to Statistics

3
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3
BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3
BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology Lab II

1
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3
SPCH 1101Public Speaking

3
HUMN xxxxHumanities Elective

3
COMP 1000Introduction to Computers

3

Occupational Curriculum (51 Hours)

DMSO 1010Foundations of Sonography

3
DMSO 1020Sectional Anatomy and Normal Sonographic Appearance

3
DMSO 1040Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation

3
DMSO 1050Abdominal Sonography I

3
DMSO 1060Clinical Sonography I

4
DMSO 1070Pelvic Sonography and First Trimester Obstetrics

2
DMSO 1080Sonographic Physics and Instrumentation Registry Review

1
DMSO 1090Introduction to Vascular Sonography

1
DMSO 1100Clinical Sonography II

6
DMSO 2010OB Second and Third Trimesters

3
DMSO 2020Specialized Sonographic Procedures

2
DMSO 2030Clinical Sonography III

8
DMSO 2040Comprehensive ABD and OB/GYN Registry Review

2
DMSO 2050Clinical Sonography IV

10

ENGL 1101, MATH 1111, MATH 1127, PHYS 1110, PHYS 1110L, BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L, BIOL 2114, BIOL 2114L, PSYC 1101, HUMN XXXX: prerequisite courses for DMS program

Total Credit Hours: 33