Medical Sonography - Vascular
Curriculum Description
The Medical Sonography curriculum provides knowledge and clinical skills in the application of high frequency sound waves to image internal body structures.
Course work includes physics, cross-sectional anatomy, abdominal, introductory vascular and obstetrical/gynecological sonography. Competencies are attained in identification of normal anatomy and pathological processes, use of equipment, fetal growth and development, integration of related imaging, and patient interaction skills.
Graduates of accredited programs may be eligible to take examinations in ultrasound physics and instrumentation and specialty examinations administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and find employment in clinics, physicians’ offices, mobile services, hospitals and educational institutions.
The following represents one way in which the program of study can be completed. Students who aren’t able to follow the recommended curriculum model below should consult their academic advisor to be sure that they take courses in the best order for their success. Courses with the prefix of SON are only offered during the semesters listed below.
Certificate
C45440VS
NC CIP: 51.0910
Online
POS Approved: Fall 2024
Spring Semester
| Course | Course Title | Class Hours | Lab/Shop Hours | Clinical/WBL Hours | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON 111 | Sonographic Physics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| SON 250 | Vascular Sonography | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Summer Semester
| Course | Course Title | Class Hours | Lab/Shop Hours | Clinical/WBL Hours | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON 222 | Selected SON Clinical Ed | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| SON 271 | Doppler Sonography Topics | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Fall Semester
| Course | Course Title | Class Hours | Lab/Shop Hours | Clinical/WBL Hours | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SON 273 | Adv Vascular Sonography | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| SON 289 | Sonographic Topics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total: | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Total Credit Hours: 15
Additional Information
Medical Sonography – Vascular Certification is a specialty certificate program beginning each Spring. Resources such as clinical facilities and faculty, as well as approval standards, limit the number of students accepted to the program coordinator’s discretion for each spring term. Applicants for the Medical Sonography – Vascular Certification program must be graduates or currently enrolled graduating (i.e., completing final semester) seniors of a JRCDMS accredited Medical Sonography program or JRCDMS Cardiovascular Sonography to meet eligibility requirements. The Medical Sonography- Vascular Certification program is a three semester; certificate program and all applicants must meet minimum requirements to be considered for admission.
Any program specific questions should be directed to Hillary Fernandez, Program Coordinator, Medical Sonography at (336)757-3306 or hfernandez@forsythtech.edu or Herbert Ricks, Coordinator for Health Sciences Public Safety Advising at hricks@forsythtech.edu.
Required Steps for Medical Sonography- Vascular Certification program application:
1. Complete an application to Forsyth Technical Community College (if you are not a current student)
2. Submit official transcripts
3. Submit Proof of current ARDMS, ARDCS and/or pending graduation from an Accredited Medical Sonography or Cardiac Sonography program.
*Registry from ARDMS, RDCS, or CCI RSC
*Accredited bodies include JRC-DMS
4. Submit MAR Application (?)
**This is tentative application information. We will continue to work on this pathway application and consider every avenue that can serve our learners as well as those in the community who wish to enroll in this certification program. The applicants will most likely have criminal background checks and drug screenings. Certain clinical sites require vaccinations that will be addressed at a later date.
At this time, the certification program will be capped at an enrollment of 8 students although open for discussion and change before the official start of the program.
All classes will be offered online to facilitate working students, allow for clinical hour flexibility, and to serve the community more effectively with less barriers to access. We have created this program to map multiple pathways between current Cardiac Sonography students, Medical Sonography students and Sonographers in the workplace who desire tactile skills development and registry review for Vascular Certification. Many of our clinical partners have insisted that training in vascular scanning is limited but a necessity in their fields. We have evaluated these needs and curated this program to overlap perfectly with both Associate Programs while also allowing completion by learners from outside them. We are proud and honored to build this pathway to success.
C45440VS