Code: AAS.HP.DMS

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program specializes in abdomen, obstetrics/gynecology and cardiac sonography. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers work in close association with radiologists and physicians to provide quality images to aid in diagnostic interpretation. Students are required to complete all three specialties upon completion of the program. The program is a competency-based education and provides a curriculum sequence in order for the students to correlate didactic, lab and clinical skills sufficiently.

• Program length: 24 months;
• GPA for admissions eligibility: 2.50;
• Pre-Admissions Test: Diagnostic Medical Sonography Admissions Exam;
• Application Prerequisites: High school students are required to have taken advanced placement Biological Science (AP test documentation required), high school advanced placement Physics (AP test documentation required), and high school Algebra. If you have not taken these courses in high school, you need to take BIO-109 Anatomy and Physiology I ,  PHY-185 Introduction to Physics , and MAT-040 Algebra for Liberal Arts ;
• Application Deadline: January 15;
• Program Admits: Fall semester.

Note: This regional program utilizes clinical education centers throughout the State of New Jersey. Students might be required to travel to distant sites and provide their own transportation.

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, a Committee of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in these three areas and students are eligible to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) exam upon completion of the program.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1. Identify sonographic appearance of normal and pathologic anatomical structures.
2. Demonstrate the ability to efficiently perform basic abdominal (extended), pelvic, obstetrical, and cardiac ultrasound examinations at an acceptable level of competence.
3. Recognize the roles, responsibilities, and limitations of a sonographer.
4. Correlate ultrasound images with clinical findings, patient history, and pertinent pathophysiology.
5. Interpret and document sonographic findings to aid the radiologist in their diagnosis.

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