Medical imaging equipment used by medical diagnostic sonographers
Ultrasound technicians, or medical diagnostic sonographers, are trained to operate a special kind of equipment that uses high frequency sound waves to produce images in different areas of the patient's body; this information is then taken to physicians for diagnosis of a condition or disease. There are ultrasound schools in Arizona that will provide you with the education needed to prepare for the exam with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
Central Arizona College
Central Arizona College offers a medical diagnostic sonography program in which students can obtain an associate of applied science degree as well as a certificate upon completion of the program. This program lasts for 24 months and prepares students to sit for the ARDMS exam. This is a full-time program that lasts for six semesters, including summers, and prepares students for entry-level work as a sonographer. The program consists of classroom and lab instruction as well as clinical internships where students must attend an actual clinical site for two to five days and 8.5 hours out of each week.
Central Arizona College
8470 North Overfield Rd.
Coolidge, AZ 85128
800-237-9814
centralaz.edu
Apollo College
Apollo College's Mesa, Arizona, campus offers a program where students can obtain a certificate for diagnostic medical sonography; this program lasts for 16 months, or four semesters, and prepares students for an entry-level career in ultrasound technology. The program focuses on every aspect of general sonography and consists of 32 weeks worth of laboratory and classroom instruction followed by 32 weeks of laboratory rotations. In addition to the dedicated classrooms in which the instruction is held, the school also hosts an ultrasound simulator called UltraSim that will provide students with hands-on experience handling the most current ultrasound equipment.
Apollo College
630 West Southern
Mesa, AZ 85210
877-205-1458
apollocollege.edu
Gateway Community College
Gateway Community College offers a program where students can choose either to obtain an associate of applied science degree or a certificate of completion in diagnostic medical sonography; the program is two years in length, including two summers. Classes and clinicals are attended approximately 40 hours weekly. This program is only designed for health care professionals who are experienced, have earned credentials, and are also registry eligible or currently licensed in one of eight health care occupations; these area include respiratory therapy, radiologic technology, registered nursing, nuclear medicine technology, registered diagnostic cardiac sonography, registered cardiac sonography, registered vascular technology, and a registered vascular specialty. The program will not accept any other health care area.
Gateway Community College
108 North 40th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-286-8000
gatewaycc.edu
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