Semester Requirements
Hamad Ghazle, Program Director
(585) 475-2241, hhgscl@rit.edu
Program overview
The certificate in diagnostic medical ultrasound is a one-year course of study that includes lectures and course work integrated with a clinical internship. Certain prerequisite courses must be completed before starting the clinical internship. Contact the program director for further information on prerequisite course work. The certificate is available to all registered allied health practitioners as well as to those holding an associate or bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
Curriculum
Course work must be completed before students are allowed to begin the required clinical internship.
Diagnostic medical sonography, certificate, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| DMSO-312 | Human Cross Sectional Anatomy | 3 |
| DMSO-301 | Sonographic Scanning Skills and Techniques I | 3 |
| DMSO-309 | Sonography Physics and Instrumentation I | 3 |
| DMSO-310 | Sonography Physics and Instrumentation II | 3 |
| DMSO-302 | Sonographic Scanning Skills and Techniques II | 3 |
| MEDS-315 | Medical Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MEDS-333 | Patient Care | 2 |
| Second Year | ||
| DMSO-452 | Obstetrical Sonography I | 3 |
| DMSO-453 | Gynecological Sonography | 3 |
| DMSO-456 | Abdominal and Small Parts Sonography I | 3 |
| DMSO-570 | Clinical Sonography I | 7 |
| DMSO-414 | Sonographic Vascular Evaluation | 3 |
| DMSO-454 | Obstetrical Sonography II | 3 |
| DMSO-457 | Abdominal and Small Parts Sonography II | 3 |
| DMSO-460 | Administration and Research in Sonography | 3 |
| DMSO-571 | Clinical Sonography II | 5 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 53 | |
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Quarter Curriculum - For Reference Only
Effective fall 2013, RIT will convert its academic calendar from quarters to semesters. The following content has been made available as reference only. Currently matriculated students who began their academic programs in quarters should consult their academic adviser for guidance and course selection.
Program overview
The certificate in diagnostic medical ultrasound is a one-year course of study that includes lectures integrated with a clinical internship. Certain prerequisite courses must be completed before starting the clinical internship. Contact the program director for further information on prerequisite course work. The certificate is available to all registered allied health practitioners as well as to those holding an associate or bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
Curriculum
The course work for the certificate program must be completed before students are allowed to begin the program's required clinical internship.
Semester conversion
Effective fall 2013, RIT will convert its academic calendar from quarters to semesters. Each program and its associated courses have been sent to the New York State Department of Education for approval of the semester plan. For reference, the following charts illustrate the typical course sequence for this program in both quarters and semesters. Students should consult their academic advisers with questions regarding planning and course selection.
Diagnostic medical sonography certificate program, typical course sequence (quarters)
| Course | Qtr. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1026-205 | Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Imaging* | 2 |
| 1030-412 | Cross-Sectional Anatomy* | 4 |
| 1030-409, 410 | Ultrasound Instrumentation I, II* | 8 |
| 1026-415 | Pathophysiology* | 4 |
| 1030-559 | Ultrasound Scanning* | 4-6 |
| Clinical internships: | ||
| 1030-552 | Introduction to Obstetrical Ultrasound | 3 |
| 1030-553 | Gynecologic Ultrasound | 3 |
| 1030-556 | Abdominal Ultrasound I | 3 |
| 1030-570 | Clinical Ultrasound I | 7 |
| 1030-554 | Advanced Obstetrical Ultrasound | 4 |
| 1030-557 | Abdominal Ultrasound II | 3 |
| 1030-560 | Ultrasound Seminar | 2 |
| 1030-571 | Clinical Ultrasound II | 7 |
| 1030-558 | Small Parts Ultrasound | 3 |
| 1030-414 | General Vascular Evaluation | 4 |
| 1030-561 | Research Seminar | 2 |
| 1030-572 | Clinical Ultrasound III | 7 |
| Total Quarter Credit Hours | 70-72 | |
* Course work must be completed before entering clinical internships. Other prerequisite courses may apply.
Diagnostic medical sonography, certificate program, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
| Course | Sem. Cr. Hrs. | |
|---|---|---|
| First Year | ||
| DMSO-312 | Human Cross Sectional Anatomy | 3 |
| DMSO-301 | Sonographic Scanning Skills and Techniques I | 3 |
| DMSO-309 | Sonography Physics and Instrumentation I | 3 |
| DMSO-310 | Sonography Physics and Instrumentation II | 3 |
| DMSO-302 | Sonographic Scanning Skills and Techniques II | 3 |
| MEDS-315 | Medical Pathophysiology | 3 |
| MEDS-333 | Patient Care | 2 |
| Second Year | ||
| DMSO-452 | Obstetrical Sonography I | 3 |
| DMSO-453 | Gynecological Sonography | 3 |
| DMSO-456 | Abdominal and Small Parts Sonography I | 3 |
| DMSO-570 | Clinical Sonography I | 7 |
| DMSO-414 | Sonographic Vascular Evaluation | 3 |
| DMSO-454 | Obstetrical Sonography II | 3 |
| DMSO-457 | Abdominal and Small Parts Sonography II | 3 |
| DMSO-460 | Administration and Research in Sonography | 3 |
| DMSO-571 | Clinical Sonography II | 5 |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 53 | |