Associate of Applied Science - Diagnostic Medical Sonography

TCC's Diagnostic Medical Sonography program prepares students for employment as a Sonographer working in ultrasound imaging. It is a full-time, two-year program (8 consecutive quarters, including two summer quarters) leading to an Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) degree. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to take the ARDMS exams in the Abdomen and OB/GYN specialties.

Students complete classroom and laboratory work at TCC and clinical education in an affiliated ultrasound department. Clinical positions are assigned and often take place in hospital ultrasound departments, clinics and private physicians' offices. Students acquire skills in reviewing and recording pertinent clinical patient history; performing the sonographic examinations; providing patient comfort and needs during the examination; and recording anatomic, pathologic, and physiologic data for interpretation by supervising physicians.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) on recommendation by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) in the Abdomen-Extended and OB/GYN concentrations. CAAHEP 9355 113th St. N, #7709 Seminole, FL 33775 727-210-2350, fax 727-210-2354 http://www.caahep.org JRC-DMS 6021 University Blvd., Suite 500 Ellicott City, MD 21043 443-973-3251 www.jrcdms.org