Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology
This selective-admissions degree program provides didactic education and clinical experience as preparation for employment and national certification as a diagnostic medical sonographer and is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. To be considered for admission, students must follow the guidelines published annually for selective admissions. The diagnostic sonographer or vascular technologist is a highly skilled individual qualified by academic and clinical experience to provide diagnostic patient services using ultrasound and related diagnostic techniques. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers’ National Certification examination. There are eight consecutive full-time academic and clinical quarters, including summers. Students enroll full-time throughout the duration of the program. Classroom education includes a core curriculum of study that places emphasis on acoustical principles, properties, and physics; pathophysiology; abdominal, obstetrical, and gynecological sonography; echocardiography; and vascular technology. Other topics of study include neurosonography, intraoperative sonography, and patient care techniques..
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Associate in Arts Degree Diagnostic Ultrasound
Brief Description
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Learning Outcomes
Degree recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- Use standard medical terms/language for verbal and written medical communications in the clinical environment
- Demonstrate knowledge of human structure, function and pathology
- Apply principles of body mechanics and ergonomic safety related to scanning requirements for various exams types
- Operate and optimize various diagnostic ultrasound imaging equipment
- Acquire, store, retrieve and manage diagnostic images in analog and digital formats
- Adapt equipment factors for various patient conditions, equipment, accessories and exams to maintain appropriate sonographic quality
- Practice universal precautions for the patient, self and others
- Evaluate and critique ultrasound images, and audible signals for various exams types
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills relating to quality assurance and control in health care
- Demonstrate use of critical thinking to correlate pertinent clinical information, ultrasound images, and exam results
- Demonstrate ability to differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic findings
- Perform basic exams (per specialty) at the entry level job performance level
Completion Worksheet
Download the completion worksheet for this degree (PDF)
Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR - FALL QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 105 | Pathophysiology I | 3 |
| DUTEC 107 | Human Cross Section Anatomy | 7 |
| DUTEC 110 | Ultrasound I Abdominal Scanning & Techniques | 4 |
| DUTEC 170 | Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation I | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| FIRST YEAR - WINTER QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 106 | Pathophysiology II | 3 |
| DUTEC 120 | Ultrasound II Obstetrics & Gynecological Tech | 5 |
| DUTEC 130 | Ultrasound III Small Parts Intraoperative Tech | 3 |
| DUTEC 135 | Ultrasound Equipment I | 3 |
| DUTEC 171 | Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation II | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| FIRST YEAR - SPRING QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 112 | Pathophysiology III | 3 |
| DUTEC 145 | Ultrasound Equipment II | 4 |
| DUTEC 150 | Basic Echocardiography | 3 |
| DUTEC 160 | Ultrasound V Peripheral Vascular Scanning Tech |
3 |
| DUTEC 180 | Advanced Studies: General Ultrasound (general students only) (3) | |
| Total | 13-16 | |
| FIRST YEAR - SUMMER QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 101 | Concepts of Patient Care | 3 |
| DUTEC 113 | Pathophysiology IV | 3 |
| DUTEC 155 | Ultrasound IV: Echocardiography | 3 |
| DUTEC 165 | Ultrasound Equipment III | 3 |
| Total | 12 | |
| SECOND YEAR - FALL QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 181 | Advanced Studies Echo - Vascular (cardiac & vascular students only) | (3) |
| DUTEC 210 | Clinical Practicum I | 15 |
| Total | 15-18 | |
| SECOND YEAR - WINTER QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 220 | Clinical Practicum II | 15 |
| Total | 15 | |
| SECOND YEAR - SPRING QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 230 | Clinical Practicum III | 15 |
| Total | 15 | |
| SECOND YEAR - SUMMER QUARTER | ||
| DUTEC 240 | Clinical Practicum IV | 15 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Grand Total | 122 | |
Certificate of Completion Breast Ultrasound
Brief Description
This three quarter certificate program is for certified Mammographers wishing to expand their job skills to include breast ultrasound scanning. Satisfactory completion of the program courses partially fulfills the eligibility requirements for the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography certification examination in breast ultrasound.
Learning Outcomes
Certificate recipients should possess the skills and abilities described below:
- Use standard medical terms/language for verbal and written medical communications in the clinical environment
- Demonstrate knowledge of human structure, function and pathology
- Apply principles of body mechanics and ergonomic safety related to scanning requirements for various exams types
- Operate and optimize various diagnostic ultrasound imaging equipment
- Acquire, store, retrieve and manage diagnostic images in analog and digital formats.
- Adapt equipment factors for various patient conditions, equipment, accessories and exams to maintain appropriate sonographic quality
- Practice universal precautions for the patient, self and others
- Evaluate and critique ultrasound images, and audible signals for various exams types
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills relating to quality assurance and control in health care
- Demonstrate use of critical thinking to correlate pertinent clinical information, ultrasound images, and exam results
- Demonstrate ability to differentiate normal and abnormal sonographic findings
- Perform basic exams (per specialty) at the entry level job performance level
Completion Worksheet
Download the completion worksheet for this certificate (PDF)
Requirements
| Course No. | Course Name | Credit Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
| DUTEC 250 | Ultrasound Physics for Mammographers | 3 |
| DUTEC 251 | Breast Ultrasound for Mammographers | 3 |
| DUTEC 252 | Ultrasound Equipment/Knoblogy for Mammographers | 2 |
| Total | 8 |
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