DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY

This award is pending Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approval effective Summer 2003.

El Centro only

(Advanced Technical Certificate)

(Students pursuing this certificate program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: ATC.DM.SONOGRAPHY.03

The Diagnostic Medial Sonography Certificate Option is for students having at least a previous Associate Degree in a designated allied health field or a B.S. degree with a major in a science discipline. Potential students will be considered on an individual basis to determine if they have an adequate background in anatomy and physiology, math and physics. Upon completion, an Advanced Technical Certificate will be awarded.

The diagnostic medical sonographer performs sonography examinations using high-frequency sound waves to visualize soft tissue structures including the gall bladder, kidneys, pregnant uterus, and other organs as requested by the physician.

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP, 35 East Wacker Drive, Suite l970, Chicago, Illinois 60601-2208: Telephone number 312.553.9355) in cooperation with the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS,1248 Harwood Road, Bedford, Texas 76021-4244, Telephone: 817.685.6629).

Admission requirements include an information session, satisfactory scores on pre-entrance assessment testing, rank ordering by grade point, interviews and recommendation letters, and completion of all requirements for admission as a full-time student to the college. Contact the Assessment Center at El Centro College to sign up for the assessment test and Health Occupations Admissions to receive and information packet.

PREREQUISITES:

Certificate applicants must have two of the three common learning courses prior to acceptance into the program. These courses include:

SEMESTER I

SEMESTER II

SEMESTER III

SEMESTER IV

SEMESTER V

SEMESTER VI