Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vascular, AAS

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

• APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

• Choose one from the following: 

• MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• MATH 261 - Multivariate Calculus CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 202 - Brief Calculus II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 211 - Calculus I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 212 - Calculus II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• MATH 218 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
• MATH 219 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
• MATH 221 - Calculus for Technology I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 222 - Calculus for Technology II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 136 - College Algebra CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 201 - Brief Calculus I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

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• DMSI 295 - Sonography Exam Review CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 ^

• OR

• DMSI 293 - Sonography Exam Review I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

• AND

• DMSI 294 - Sonography Exam Review II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

• DMSI 121 - Basic Radiation Physics and Principles CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

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• DMSI 101 - Ultrasound Physics I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 112 - Ultrasound Physics I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

• AND

• DMSI 123 - Ultrasound Physics II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

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• DMSI 110 - Vascular Sonography I and Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5

• OR

• DMSI 149 - Vascular Sonography I and Clinical Orientation Lab I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 151 - Vascular Sonography II and Clinical Orientation Lab II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 111 - Sonography Orientation/Cross sectional/Patient Care CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5

• OR

• DMSI 165 - Sonography Orientation and Patient Care CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1.5

• AND

• DMSI 166 - Sonography Patient Care and Cross Sectional Anatomy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2.5

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• DMSI 114 - Vascular Sonography Clinical 1 CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 152 - Vascular Sonography Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• AND

• DMSI 153 - Vascular Sonography Clinical I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 116 - Vascular Sonography Clinical 2 CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 155 - Vascular Clinical II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 150 - Vascular Sonography II and Lab CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 154 - Vascular Sonography III and Clinical Orientation Lab III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 156 - Vascular Sonography IV and Clinical Orientation Lab IV CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 190 - Hemodynamics and EKG CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 141 - Hemodynamics and EKG CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 164 - Hemodynamics and EKG II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 208 - Ultrasound Physics II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

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• DMSI 210 - Vascular Sonography III and La CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4

• OR

• DMSI 159 - Vascular Sonography V and Clinical Orientation Lab V CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 161 - Vascular Sonography VI and Clinical Orientation Lab VI CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 214 - Vascular Sonography Clinical 3 CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 157 - Vascular Clinical III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

• AND

• DMSI 158 - Vascular Sonography Clinical IV CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

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• DMSI 216 - Vascular Sonography Clinical 4 CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• OR

• DMSI 162 - Vascular Sonography Clinical V CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

• AND

• DMSI 163 - Vascular Sonography Clinical VI CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

TOTAL CREDITS: 67

^ Capstone course

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Utilize oral and written communication.
• Provide basic patient care and comfort.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding gross anatomy and sectional anatomy.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of acoustic physics, Doppler ultrasound principles, and instrumentation.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the interaction between ultrasound and tissue and the probability of biological effects in clinical examinations.
• Employ professional judgment and discretion.
• Understand the fundamental elements for implementing a quality assurance and improvement program, and the policies, protocols, and procedures for the general function of the ultrasound laboratory.
• Recognize the importance of continuing education.
• Recognize the importance of, and employ, ergonomically correct scanning techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of normal and abnormal vascular anatomy.
• Demonstrate knowledge of normal and abnormal vascular physiology.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of vascular physiology, pathophysiology, and hemodynamics in the different types of vascular disease/dysfunction.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of clinical vascular diagnostic procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of other vascular procedures emphasizing indications, utility, and limitations of procedures.
• Knowledge of importance of other laboratory values and invasive and non-invasive testing/imaging modalities.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the performance of physiologic testing (including volume pulse recording, pressure measurements, plethysmography, and stress .testing), real-time ultrasound imaging, and Doppler evaluation (pulsed and continuous wave, color and power flow) as it relates to the vasculature.  Vascular testing proficiency must be demonstrated..
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of clinical pharmacology as it relates to vascular evaluation and stress testing.
• Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and proficiency in the use of quantitative principles applied to vascular testing.