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.

Minimum Entrance Requirements

• Program Length: 24 months
• Program Admits: Fall semester
• GPA for Admissions Eligibility: 2.50
• Application Deadline: January 15
• Preadmission Test: Diagnostic Sonography Admissions Exam
• High School Prerequisites: High School students must complete PHY 185 (Introduction to Physics), BIO 109 (Anatomy & Physiology), and MAT 157 (Intermediate Algebra) or MAT 040 (Algebra for Liberal Arts) or waiver prior to application.  A junior or senior high school student, 16 years of age or older, may apply for Dual Enrollment, the Bergen Experience, or Early College with the permission and endorsement of their guidance counselor or principal.

Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to the application deadline.

Prerequisite Courses:

• MAT-157 Intermediate Algebra Part I  or MAT-040 Algebra for Liberal Arts  or waiver prior to the application deadline;
• BIO-109 Anatomy and Physiology I  (4 credits; in-person lab required);
• PHY-185 Introduction to Physics  (4 credits; in-person lab required).

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.

Program Accreditation Status

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee in Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program in the abdominal-extended, obstetrics and gynecology and adult cardiac sonography concentrations.

Contact Information:
CAAHEP
9355 - 113th St. N, #7709
Seminole, FL 33775
Phone: +1-727-210-2350

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.
6. Prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the abdominal-extended, obstetrics and gynecology and adult cardiac sonography concentrations.

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