Cardiovascular Sonography

Associate Degree Program

Diagnostic Medical Sonography is one of the safest medical imaging modalities available today. The diagnostic medical sonographer is a highly skilled professional who uses specialized instrumentation to obtain images of structures inside the human body to assist qualified physicians to make a medical diagnosis.

The Georgetown Campus offers the general learning Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program (DMS). The Wilmington campus offers both the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program (DMS) and the Cardiovascular Sonography Program (CVS) within the field of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. CVS focuses on procedures that help to diagnose abnormalities related to heart and vascular diseases.

Academically ready students can apply to the program following the guidelines of the Allied Health admissions process. Interested applicants should review the information provided here and contact their program advisor for application requirements.

Offered at the following campus(es): Wilmington

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

  • Sonographer/echocardiographer/vascular technologist
  • Lead technologist/supervisor/manager
  • Educator/researcher
  • Equipment application specialist

All in working environments which include hospitals, private imaging centers, physician offices, health care facilities, colleges or universities, and equipment manufacturers.

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

  1. Perform competently a full range of echocardiography procedures.
  2. Perform competently a full range of vascular sonographic procedures.
  3. Utilize professional verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills in patient care, procedure intervention, and professional relationships.
  4. Act in a professional and ethical manner and comply with professional scope of practice.
  5. Integrate critical thinking and problem solving skills as expected of a healthcare professional.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

  1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
  2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
  3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
  4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
  5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
  6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Suggested Pathway to Graduation

Courses for Application

Number Course Title Credits
SSC 100First Year Seminar1
BIO 120Anatomy & Physiology I5
ENG 101Composition I3
MAT 162Statistical Reasoning4
PHY 111Conceptual Physics4

Semester 1

Number Course Title Credits
BIO 100Medical Terminology3
ENG 102Composition II3
DMS 107Essentials in Patient Care/Sonography3
VAS 111Vascular Techniques I3

Semester 2

Number Course Title Credits
BIO 121Anatomy & Physiology II5
ECH 111Echocardiography Techniques I3
DMS 104Intro to Clinical Internship1
VAS 112Vascular Techniques II3

Semester 3

Number Course Title Credits
HLH 215Cardiovascular Monitoring2
DMS 110Acoustical Physics3
CVS 109Intro to Clinical Internship II1
ECH 112Echocardiography Techniques II3
VAS 213Vascular Techniques III3

Semester 4

Number Course Title Credits
CVS 201Clinical Internship I3
ECH 213Echocardiography Techniques III3

Semester 5

Number Course Title Credits
PSY 121General Psychology3
CVS 202Clinical Internship II7
BIO 130Disease Process/Pathophysiology3

Semester 6

Number Course Title Credits
SOC 213Ethical Issues in Healthcare3
CVS 203Clinical Internship III7
DMS 250Selected Topics in U/S2

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 85 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on college readiness and the elective courses offered in your program major (if electives are a part of the program).

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Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See a program advisor for details!

Campus-Specific Program Information

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

This program is offered at the Wilmington campus.

Contact Wilmington

Daniel Hernandez, RVT, RDCS, RDMS
dherna16@dtcc.edu
(302) 320-4548

The Cardiovascular Sonography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), 25400 US Highway 19 N., Suite 158, Clearwater, FL 33763, (727) 210-2350, http://www.caahep.org, upon recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS). JRC – DMS, 6021 University Boulevard, Suite 500, Ellicott City, MD 21043, (443) 973-3251, mail@jrcdms.org, Primary Contacts: Cindy Weiland or Gerry Magat.