Course Description

DS 204 SONOGRAPHY CLINICAL EDUCATION V   3.0 Credit(s)
This culminating clinical course provides advanced supervised practice in diagnostic medical sonography and supports the transition from student to entry-level sonographer. Students demonstrate increasing independence and consistency in patient assessment, examination performance, image optimization, protocol modification, clinical reasoning, documentation, communication, and recognition of normal and abnormal findings while functioning within the sonographer's professional scope of practice. Emphasis is placed on integration of knowledge and skills across the program's concentration and specialty areas, professional judgment, efficiency, adaptability, and readiness for contemporary clinical practice. Students complete required clinical experiences and competency assessments and demonstrate achievement of program expectations for entry-level professional practice. Prerequisite: DS203 Prerequisite: Take DS-203
Offered: Spring Semester All Years