An ultrasound technician uses medical imaging equipment to get a peek at interior organs for diagnostic purposes.
Ultrasound technicians, also known as diagnostic medical sonographers, are responsible for using x-ray machines, magnetic resonance imaging equipment and other technologies to generate images of patients' internal systems for diagnostic purposes. Diagnostic medical sonographers can specialize in certain fields, such as abdominal, breast or obstetric sonography. Aspiring professionals in the field should enroll in a two-year associate's degree or four-year bachelor's degree program in medical imaging, diagnostic medical sonography or ultrasound technology.
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia offers a bachelor's degree program in radiologic sciences for students who are interested in gaining a comprehensive background in medical imaging technology. Students enrolled in the program are expected to gain a practical and clinical education in various types of medical imaging technologies, including magnetic resonance imaging, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, radiography, general sonography, cardiac sonography and vascular sonography. Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for certification examinations by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Thomas Jefferson University
Edison Building
130 South 9th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-7922
Jefferson.edu
Sanford-Brown Institute, Trevose
Sanford-Brown Institute is a for-profit institution of higher learning that specializes in degree programs for the health-care industry. The Trevose campus of the school is located just 13 miles outside of Philadelphia, and offers a diploma program in diagnostic medical sonography for aspiring ultrasound technicians. The program allows students to study anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, organ patterns and systems and specialized diagnostic imaging equipment.
Sanford-Brown Institute, Trevose
3600 Horizon Blvd. Suite GL-1
Trevose, PA 19053
215-355-4908
sanfordbrown.edu
Burlington County College
Burlington County College is a two-year, public school located about 20 miles outside of Philadelphia in the large, suburban town of Pemberton, New Jersey. The school offers both an associate of applied science and a certificate program in diagnostic medical sonography. Each of the programs consists of classroom lectures, required laboratory experiences and clinical rotations. The programs provide students with the academic background and technical training necessary to sit for the ARDMS certification examinations and gain positions in the laboratories or clinics of hospitals and health-care centers. While enrolled in the diagnostic medical sonography program at Burlington County College outside of Philadelphia, students study ultrasound physics, cross-sectional anatomy, diagnostic imaging, anatomy, vascular ultrasound technology and medical terminology.
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton-Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
609-894-9311
bcc.edu
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