Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)

Community College of Allegheny County

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Ultrasound): (C) Vascular (554.4)

Students selecting the Vascular Ultrasound field of study (C) will perform examinations of the peripheral and cerebral vascular systems, using Doppler technique and conventional ultrasound imaging. Students selecting the Vascular Ultrasound field of study will be eligible to sit for the vascular specialty boards. Vascular sonographers may work in hospital dedicated vascular departments, general or cardiac ultrasound departments, doctors' offices, clinics or mobile services.

See the graduation checksheet for this program in printable PDF form.

Degree Requirements

Minimum Credits to Graduate: 70

Summer

Course #   

Course Name

Credits

ENG-101

English Composition 1

3

 

Total Credits

3

First Semester

BIO-161

Anatomy & Physiology 1

4

DMS-102

Introduction to Clinical Experience:
Patient Care & Ethical/Legal Issues

2

DMS-105

Cross-sectional Anatomy for Ultrasonography      

3

MAT-108

Intermediate Algebra

4

PHY-100

Basic Physics 

4

       

 Total Credits

17

Second Semester

BIO-162

Anatomy & Physiology 2

4

DMS-125

Vasular Ultrasound

4

DMS-135

Ultrasound Clinical 1/Vascular Ultrasound

2

PHY-127

Physics for Health Science/Ultrasonography

3

       

Total Credits

13

Summer

DMS-137 

Ultrasound Clinical 2/Vascular Ultrasound

4

      

Humanities Elective

3

       

Total Credits

7

Third Semester

DMS-207

Advanced Vascular Ultrasound

5

DMS-210

Ultrasound Instrumentation & Quality Control 

3

DMS-235

Ultrasound Clinical 3/Vascular

6

ENG-102

English Composition 2

3

       

Total Credits

17

Fourth Semester

DMS-237

Ultrasound Clinical 4/Vascular

6

DMS-239

Abdominal/OB-GYN/Cardiac Ultrasound

4

PSY-101

Introduction to Psychology

3

       

Total Credits

13

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