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Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program Details

Program Goals

To prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for diagnostic medical sonography.

To provide both educational and employment opportunities to the individuals of this community, so that they may:

COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY:
  • Students will demonstrate oral and written communication skills to enhance patient care as a sonographer.
ENGAGE IN CRITICAL THINKING AND DEMONSTRATE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS:
  • Students will demonstrate the ability to appropriately identify and adjust image parameters.
  • Students will be able to properly critique and evaluate images to determine diagnostic acceptability.
DEMONSTRATE PROFESSIONALISM AND PERSONAL GROWTH:
  • Students will be able to demonstrate growth in professionalism and cultural awareness when interacting with colleagues and patients during their clinical experience.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional learning and continued development of professional skills.
PERFORM COMPETENTLY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE:
  • Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate scanning skills, the ability to analyze images for quality and pathology, and show progression throughout clinical.
  • Students will demonstrate clinical competence by applying patient care and appropriate practices for all procedures.
  • Students will use diagnostic technology competently in the classroom and clinical practice.

To provide the community’s health care facilities, including hospitals, professional clinics and private physician’s offices with qualified diagnostic medical sonographers. (Program Effectiveness Data)

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the Program Goals by:

  1. demonstrating written communication skills
  2. demonstrating oral communication skills.
  3. demonstrating the ability to appropriately identify and adjust procedures, and critique images to determine diagnostic acceptability
  4. correctly deducing the answer to complex questions.
  5. demonstrating growth in professionalism and cultural awareness when interacting with colleagues and patients.
  6. demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional learning and continued development of professional skills.
  7. using diagnostic technology competently in the classroom and clinical practice.
  8. demonstrating appropriate scanning skills and the ability to analyze images for quality and pathology
  9. demonstrating clinical competence by applying patient care and appropriate practices for all procedures.