The Canadian Medical Association also refers to ultrasound technicians as diagnostic medical sonographers in one of three categories: general, cardiac and vascular. Ultrasound techs monitor pregnancies and use high-frequency sound waves to view abnormalities in soft structures of the body. The association accredits 10 academic training programs in Canada. Graduates receive professional credentials from the Canadian Association of Registered Diagnostic Professionals, maintained by completing 10 hours of continuing education training annually.
College of the North Atlantic
The College of the North Atlantic offers a 13-month postdiploma course in diagnostic ultrasonography. The three-semester course will include hands-on clinical work. Admission to the course requires students to complete an accredited medical radiation technology program. The school offers a degree plan that satisfies the course pre-requisite: medical radiography, a three-year diploma major that students may pursue after their first year of general studies.
College of the North Atlantic
1 Prince Philip Drive
P.O. Box 1693
St. John's, NL
A1C 5P7
709-758-7284
888-982-2268 (toll-free)
cna.nl.ca
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences offers an ultrasound graduate diploma program designed for completion in five semesters with full-time enrollment. Students attend on-campus lectures and labs for the first three semesters of the program. Online courses complement the clinical site rotations students complete in the final two semesters. Registered Canadian health care professionals with a minimum three-year diploma or degree and bachelor degree graduates in art or science of kinesiology with one course each in anatomy and physiology satisfy admission requirements. The college welcomes qualified international students after a review of academic transcripts. The school awards the $1,000 Edward Street Radiology Associates Ultrasound Scholarship to one student in the program each year.
The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences
222 Saint Patrick St.
Toronto, Ontario Canada M5T 1V4
416-596-3123
800-387-9066
michener.ca
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
The Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology offers a four-year combination program that results in an advanced diploma in health sciences and a bachelor of science degree in medical radiation. The college has a one-year diagnostic cardiac sonography graduate certificate that combines 24 weeks of clinical training with 30 weeks of classroom study. Graduates satisfy the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography exam education requirements.
Mohawk College of Applied Arts
P.O. Box 2034
Hamilton, ON, Canada
L8N 3T2
905-575-1212
mohawkcollege.ca
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