didactic training in general and/or cardiovascular sonography specialties. Competencies will be required. 3 Credit Hours
DAT 124 CLINICALLY APPLIED INFECTION CONTROL AND OSHA STANDARDS Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous DAT courses This course is designed for the integration of previously acquired knowledge of OSHA Standards and Infection Control in a clinical setting. Emphasis will be placed on clinical application of Infection Control and compliance of OSHA Standards as it relates to dental chair-side assisting. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate skills in the area of Infection Control and OSHA Guidelines. 1 Credit Hour DAT 131 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY FOR DENTAL ASSISTING Prerequisite: Successful completion of previous DAT courses This course is a study of interpersonal relations in the working environment, interpersonal communications, and techniques for supervision of personnel. 1 Credit Hour
DMS 231 SONOGRAPHY PRECEPTORSHIP III Prerequisite: As required by the college
This course provides a continuum in the development of sonographic skills while in the clinical setting. Students should be able to perform more exams with less assistance from the supervising sonographer. Competencies will be required. 4 Credit Hours
DMS 232 SONOGRAPHY PRECEPTORSHIP IV Prerequisite: As required by the college
This course will provide an in-depth practice of all sonographic skills in the clinical setting. Upon completion the student will perform general and/or specialty sonograms with little to no assistance from the supervising sonographer. Competencies will be required. 5 Credit Hours
DMS 234 SONOGRAPHY LAB II Prerequisite: As required by the college
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY
DMS 202 FOUNDATIONS OF SONOGRAPHY Prerequisite: As required by the college This course provides the student with concepts of the history and development of sonography in medical imaging, patient care and medical ethics and law, and medical terminology used in the practice of sonography. Emphasis in theory and lab is placed on patient assessment and considerations of physical and psychological conditions in both routine and emergency situations. Upon completion, students will demonstrate understanding of concepts, as well as demonstrate/explain patient care procedures appropriate to setting and situation while utilizing medical terminology. 3 Credit Hours
This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to improve their application of knowledge gained in other courses. Content will vary depending on the student needs as determined by the instructor. Content may include General or Cardiovascular sonographic concepts. 1 Credit Hour
DMS 240 SONOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTATION SEMINAR Prerequisite: As required by the college .
Will be optional upon successful passage of ARDMS SPI registry exam. This course provides a review for Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation Exam. Topics include sonographic principles and instrumentation. Mock registries must be passed with a grade of 75% or better to complete this course. 2 Credit Hours DMS 242 ADULT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY SEMINAR Prerequisite: As required by the program This course provides a review for the Registry Exam in Adult Echocardiography. Topics include cardiac anatomy and physiology, two-dimensional color and spectral Doppler modalities, as well as advanced techniques for identifying and evaluating cardiac normal and abnormal function. Mock registries must be passed with a grade of 75% or higher to complete this course. 2 Credit Hours
DMS 216 SONOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES & INSTRUMENTATION I Prerequisites: As required by the program
This course will provide the student with knowledge of the principles of sound and imaging instrumentation as applied to sonography. The physical nature of sound waves and how those waves interact with mediums and how they can be successfully utilized in diagnostic imaging will be studied. Upon completion the student will be able to produce sonographic images. 3 Credit Hours DMS 217 SONOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES & INSTRUMENTATION II Prerequisite: As required by the college . This lab allows students to perform quality assurance tests and surveys. Students will also investigate statistical applications utilized in medical research. Upon completion the student will be able to develop a quality assurance program. 2 Credit Hours
DMS 245 SONOGRAPHY CASE PRESENTATION Prerequisite: As required by the college
Students are required to present cases with sonographic images, reports, patient history and symptoms and correlating reports from other exams/tests performed. The cases become the property of the program for use as future reference material. By the end of the term, students will have developed proficiency and expertise in case presentation. 1 Credit Hour DMS 251 INTRO TO CARDIOVASCULAR SONOGRAPHY Prerequisite: As required by the college Cardiac testing including the techniques and interpretation of patient physical assessment. This course will cover electrocardiographic procedures such as ECG, stress testing, and holter monitoring. (It will also include patient assessment such as pulse, blood pressure, clinical monitoring, history and physical exam monitoring for those students in the ATC program.) Emphasis will be placed on performing and interpreting these procedures, arrhythmia recognition, and will also include pharmacology concepts and treatment methods. 2 Credit Hours
DMS 229 SONOGRAPHY PRECEPTORSHIP I Prerequisite: As required by the college .
This course provides the sonography student with the opportunity to practice patient care skills and use beginning sonographic skills in a clinical environment. At course completion, the student should be able to provide basic patient care needs for the individual scheduled for a sonogram and create sonographic images pertinent to the current level of didactic training in general sonography specialties. Competencies will be required. 2 Credit Hours
DMS 230 SONOGRAPHY PRECEPTORSHIP II Prerequisite: As required by the college
This course provides the student with the opportunity to develop additional sonographic skills in the clinical setting. The student will assist with and perform sonographic exams pertinent to the level of
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