Program Description:
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program offers an associate of applied science degree that prepares the graduate to provide patient services in a variety of medical settings directed by a physician responsible for the use and interpretation of ultrasound procedures. The graduate provides services utilizing high-frequency sound waves that produce images of internal structures, assists in gathering sonographic data to diagnose a variety of conditions and disease, and also to monitor fetal development. Major areas of emphasis in the curriculum include abdominal, obstetrics/gynecology, and ultrasound physics. All students entering the DMS program must be ARRT registered. Students completing the program will be eligible to take the ARDMS registry and the Sonography Certification of the ARRT.
The Hinds Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Committee for Educational Programs for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS).
CAAHEP Contact Information:
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
25400 U.S. Highway 19 N., Suite 158
Clearwater, FL 33763
727.210.2350
www.caahep.org
JCR-DMS Contact Information:
Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Phone: 443.973.3251
Fax: 866.738.3444
www.jrcdms.org
Campus Location:
Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center - 601.376.4810