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Re: Ultrasound schools?From: Terry DuBose (terrydubose@sbcglobal.net)Wed Sep 7 21:45:07 2005
Jaye, interesting questions. Good thing you are looking before you leap to pay tuition. There are a wide variety of "sonography and ultrasound schools". I only recommend JRC-DMS/CAAHEP accredited schools... and when you graduate from them you can sit for the ARDMS exams without working for a year. Schools that tell you that you have to work for another year have programs that are NOT providing you with the required clinical education. That is why the ARDMS accepts JRC-DMS/CAAHEP accredited program graduates without further clinical work... those program assure proper clinical educational experiences. Sonography is the most operator dependent diagnostic modality in modern medicine. You can only learn to scan by putting in “transducer time”... "to learn to swim, you must get in the water". Be aware that there are many “fly-by-night” schools that will charge huge tuitions, over $19,000, and not qualify you to sit for the ARDMS. Read this: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/31/60minutes/main670479.shtml http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2005/07/20/brooks I recommend you go to the ARDMS web site and print out their prerequisites and make sure any school you choose will qualify you for Prerequisites # 1, 2, or 3. Accept no ifs, ands, buts, or maybes. http://www.ardms.org/appresources/prereq.pdf As to whether or not “a reputable health clinic or hospital hire me after I complete one of these training programs?”, depends upon which school. A reputable hospital or clinic will require you to have ARDMS certification(s), or obtain them during a probationary period. There are schools that have settled large graduate class-action lawsuits out of court, but I can’t name them… these folks have liable attorneys. Continue to do your research. In short, I recommend JRC-DMS/CAAHEP accredited schools ONLY, don’t try an expensive shortcut. You can find an accredited DMS program at: http://www.caahep.org/programs.aspx Good luck. Terry J. DuBose http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dms/default.asp Jaye Moliviatis <fizzed82@yahoo.com> wrote: Hi. I am interested in changing careers to be an ultrasound technician and/or diagnostic medical sonographer. I have a bachelor's degree in education, and I have been visiting quite a few institutes and small colleges offering courses that will supposedly lead to adequate qualifications. The problem is, lots of these schools have been giving me all kinds of different answers, so now I don't know what is the truth and what isn't. Will a reputable health clinic or hospital hire me after I complete one of these training programs? What is the real difference between CAAHEP programs and non-CAAHEP programs? Is it true you cannot become ARDMS certified until you work one full year as a sonographer? Is one of these programs worth it? (the 7-9 month length is typically how long the course takes) Should I take an alternate route to do this career? Please email me or post back, because I am really interested, but don't have any idea how to proceed. Thanks a lot!
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