Combined B.S. Medical Imaging/Certificate: Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Combined B.S. General Track/Certificate: Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Incoming Freshmen - Fall 2012

Freshman
Fall			Spring
BIO 121	Human Structure & Function I (core)	4	BIO 122	Human Structure & Function II	4
ENG 151	University Writing Seminar	3	ENG	Core Elective	3
HIS/PS	Core Elective	3	HIS/PS	Core Elective	3
MTH	Math Core (Bank I)	3	MTH 115	Statistics	3
MI 100	Intro to Medical Imaging	2	CORE	Behavioral Science Core Elective	3
Total Credits		15	Total Credits		16

Sophomore
Fall			Spring
PHL 100	Intro. to Philosophy	3	RLS 104	World Religions	3
MI 106	Medical Terminology	1	MI 204/704	Rad. Procedures II	4
MI 200	Patient Care	2	MI 126/726	Rad. Exposure & Processing II	2
MI 203/703	Rad. Procedures I	4	MI 140	Clinic I (T,R)	2
MI 125/725	Rad. Exposure & Processing I	3	MI 201/701	Advanced Patient Care	2
MI 243	Rad. Image Evaluation I	2	MI 244	Rad. Image Evaluation II	2
HP 999	CPR Certification	0
Total Credits		15	Total Credits		15

Summer
Term A (6 weeks)
MI 160	Clinic II ( 40 hours per week Monday - Friday)	2 Credits

Junior
Fall			Spring
FA	Core Elective	3	HP 410 or PSY 232	Intro to Research	3
PSY 123	Intro to Psych (Core)	3	MI 220/721	Rad. Physics	2
PHY 118/718	Physics Intro. II (core)	4	MI 245	Clinic IV (M,W, F)	3
MI 214	Rad Bio & Protection	2	MI 290	Intro to Cross-Sec. Anatomy	2
MI 221	Special Procedures	2	MI 305	Advanced Medical Imaging	2
MI 225	Clinic III (T,R)	2	MI 450/750	Quality Management in Medical Imaging	2
MI 253	Imaging Pathology	2	FA	Core Elective	3
Total Credits		18	Total Credits		17

Summer
Term B (6 weeks)
MI 260	Clinic V( 40 hours per week Monday - Friday)	2 Credits

Senior*
Fall			Spring
DMS 101	Intro to Sonography	2	DMS 130#	Clinical Sonography I	2
DMS 102	Intro to Sonography Lab	1	RLS	Core Elective	3
DMS 107/707	U.S. Physics & Instrumentation	3	DMS 117	Abdominal Sonography	3
DMS 111	Sonographic Cross-Sectional Anatomy	3	DMS 122	Pelvic Sonography	3
MI 265	Clinic VI (M, W) (Internship Option)	2	DMS 127	Small Parts Sonography	3
MI 415	Senior Seminar (last 7 weeks-Dec. grads only)	0	MI 415	Senior Seminar (first 7 weeks-May grads only)	0
PHL 200 or 223	Ethical Reasoning or Social Ethics	3
MI 400	Issues in Medical Imaging (first 7 weeks)	1
HP 999	CPR Re-certification
Total Credits		15	Total Credits		14

Total credits required for graduation (B.S. Medical Imaging) - 129 (20 cr. toward DMS Certificate)
*Senior year of B.S. - Medical Imaging overlaps with Sessions I and II of the DMS Certificate. Note: DMS courses will be taught on alternating weekends.
#DMS 130 (Clinical Sonography I) is an equivalent course for MI 275 Clinical Experience VII

#If RLS 185 - Medical Ethis is taken, can take any PHL instead of 200 or 223.

3 Graduation Requirements: Must take 2 writing intensive courses, fulfill technical competency requirement & complete writing proficiency requirement.

Note: Radiography registry exam taken at the end of May. In June, following graduation, the student continues with Session III-VI. See below for continuation of course sequence.

Students can complete both the B.S. in Medical Imaging and the DMS Certificate in less than 5 academic years following this sequence. For example, students entering as freshmen in Fall, 2012 can complete both by the end of March, 2017. This will result in the student (already possessing the professional A.R.R.T. credential) being registry-eligible and will enable them to apply for the national exam administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS). Upon successful completion of the examination, the student will earn the professional credential of Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS). The student will then hold the professional credential of:

Mary Smith, B.S., R.T. (R), RDMS

Session III (Summer I)			Session IV (Summer II)
DMS 152	Obstetrical Sonography I	3	DMS 245	Obstetrical Sonography II	3
DMS 155	Fetal & Neonatal Anomalies*	3	DMS 155	Fetal & Neonatal Anomalies* (continued from Session III)
DMS 140	Clinical Sonography II	2	DMS 255	Clinical Sonography	2
Total Credits		8	Total Credits		5

*Fetal and Neonatal Anomalies runs for the entire 14 weeks, encompassing Session III and IV. Credits assigned in Session III.

Session V (Fall)			Session VI (Spring)
DMS 265	Intro to Vascular Sonography	3	DMS 297	Comprehensive Registry Review	3
DMS 277	Interventional Sonography	1	DMS 300	Clinical Sonography V	2
DMS 287	Journal and Case Study Review	1	DMS 282	Issues in Sonography	1
DMS 290	Clinical Sonography IV	4
Total Credits		9	Total Credits		6

Total credits in DMS program = 48
Total combined credits = 157

For more information regarding the DMS program, Click on www.misericordia/dms.

Revised 6/2012