How to Become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer?

HOW TO BECOME A DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT FOR YOU? OPTION 1: OPTION 2: ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS DEGREE PROGRAMS Applicants to one-year certificate programs should have prior qualifications in an allied health profession that is clinically related to sonography. The degrees include Associate's degrees and Bachelor's degrees. Those without related qualifications or clinical experience should instead apply for a minimum two-year Associate's degree program. MEET EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSES AND SKILLS FOR APPLICANTS INCLUDE: General physics Algebra Biology Communications Skills CHOOSE CAAHEP ACCREDITED SONOGRAPHY PROGRAMS CAAHEP is the largest organization providing accreditation for diagnostic medical sonography programs within the U.S. Training at an accredited institution, as opposed to a non-accredited school, can streamline a student's career path and offer an advantage in the competition for jobs and even for sonography scholarships and grants. CAA HEP WHAT TO LEARN IN A SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM? GENERAL COURSES FOR ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN INCLUDE: THE HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION INCLUDES: wdnal amaty pathophysiology statistics mathemarie ient aure Patient careley medical ethics and law= anatony statistics communications Poytholgy statisticsSo psychology statistics anatomy patlent care 1. ye phyicksy1. patent care mathematics mathematics psychology physics communications ychology dlkesd e rtional anatomy physiology anaomu medical ethics and law d anatomy physics statistics analoeny anatomy physiology patlent care anatomy dkal echies and law patient care anatomy information technology 1 physics onmuntradions information technology, physies machemades 1 psychology physics sectional anatomy sectional anatomyanătony physiology padhophynlay patient care 1 patient care phystology patheplyrsckey padnt care physics mathematics nathematies -psychology pathophysiology sectional anatomy anatomy anatomy sectional anatomy communications physiology änatomy phystology physicdey patient care pathophysiology1 anatomy anatomy medical ethics and law mathematios, 1 commanications, seds afermation trchadkgy, statistics nács 1 Porhokgy mathematicsinformation technology phdes 1 pykos, mathematica physics aistics statisticso information technology "medical ethics and law medical ethics and law 'physiology faation Inchck physics psychology statistics pachophysdokgy physiology peyehology ir communications statistics physics Physies poynhsky O physics mathematics psychology perholaty statistics statlutes pathophysiology P pathophysiology- pathophystology pachophyniology communications BECOME A CERTIFIED SONOGRAPHER AND START WORKING GET ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: ARDMS CI ARRT CARDUP (for sonographers in Canada) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: http://www.ultrasoundtechniciancenter.org http://www.caahep.org