Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Program Overview

The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer program is designed to prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for abdominal sonography-extended and obstetrics and gynecology sonography concentrations. The program prepares the student to work as a general sonographer in a physician’s office, mobile medical unit, hospital, or outpatient medical facility.

Students learn to apply sonography principles to produce images of organs, tissues, and small parts of the body using various ultrasound techniques. They’ll learn to identify subtle differences between healthy and pathological areas of the body and work collaboratively with physicians, ensuring images are satisfactory for diagnosis.

CAAHEP Accredited Program

The program meets the criteria set forth in the current CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography..

Course Listing

Quarter 1

Anatomy and Physiology
Medical Terminology
English Composition
Health Care Stats
Human Behavior
Introduction to Ultrasound

Quarter 2

Ultrasound I
Ultrasound I Lab
Career Development
Business Communcations

Quarter 3

Ultrasound II
Ultrasound II Lab
Ultrasound Physics I

Quarter 4

Medical Law and Ethics
Ultrasound III
Ultrasound III Lab
Ultrasound Physics II

Quarter 6

Ultrasound Externship II

Quarter 7

Ultrasound Externship III

Experienced Instructors

All the instructors at Great Lakes have years of experience working in the field. In fact many instructors continue to work in the field while also teaching at Great Lakes.Learn More

Ongoing Alumni Career Services

We offer job placement assistance to all graduates, regardless of when they graduated. If you find yourself out of work years down the road, feel free contact our Career Services department for assistance.

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Nationally Accredited School

Great Lakes is nationally accredited by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. In 2017, the last year eligible, Great Lakes was named a School of Excellence by ACCSC for rigorous adherence to their educational standards.

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Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Job Placement Sites

Below is a list of recent job placement sites that graduates of the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer program found employment.

Clarion University Articulation Agreement

Graduates of the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (DMS) program who are professionally credentialed as a DMS through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) will be accepted into the Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging Sciences degree program at Clarion as a degree completion program. Such individuals will be awarded 60 block-style clinical credits by Clarion within the degree program and then must complete all other academic requirements at Clarion in order to be awarded the degree.

Graduate Testimonials

“We had amazing instructors who helped you and pushed you to understand the material. The clinical program at Great Lakes is better than any other program I’ve heard of.”

Terra Manwarren

Brooks-TLC Health System

Great Lakes By The Numbers

Over 50 Years Educating Residents of NWPA

Over 20,000 Students Educated

Financial Aid Available

We understand that furthering your education in pursuit of a new career is a costly investment. Great Lakes offers financial aid to those that qualify. Our dedicated financial aid advisors will cover all funding options with you, including grants, scholarships, state, and federal aid.