Medical Ultrasound and Sonography Programs
Ultrasonography, commonly called sonography, is a diagnostic medical procedure that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to produce dynamic visual images of organs, tissues, or blood flow inside the body. A degree in ultrasound prepares students for the challenge of working with doctors and operating state-of-the-art ultrasound equipment. The non-physician professionals who perform these procedures are known as sonographers and vascular technologists (who are sonographers specializing in imaging and tests of blood vessels).
The universities, schools and colleges listed bellow offer the following programs and degrees in:
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Ultrasound
Argosy University
Twin Cities - Minnesota
Argosy University/Twin Cities offers an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, which prepares students to work as healthcare professionals, to interact with other healthcare professionals and patients in a professional and ethical manner, to develop the best possible technical skills in sonography, and to demonstrate at all times the utmost respect and concern for the well-being of the patients they serve. Graduates will be prepared to provide healthcare services as sonographers. The diagnostic medical sonographer works under the direction of a physician, using ultrasound imaging techniques for purposes of diagnosis.
HoHoKus School of Business and Medical Sciences
Ramsey, New Jersey
The objective of the Medical Assisting Specialist / Sonography Science with Optional Externships Program is to prepare the student to enter the medical field in the capacity of medical assistant, medical office manager, medical secretary, medical transcriptionist, office sonographer, insurance specialist, or coding technician. The externships allow additional career inroads for those whose ultimate goal is ultrasound technology.
