Ultrasound Schools in Indiana

Diagnostic medical sonographers are the professionals responsible for performing ultrasound imaging procedures. Ultrasounds are most commonly used during pregnancy, but this technology is also used to view abdominal organs, the brain and nervous system, the cardiovascular system and the breasts. According the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2010-11 Occupational Outlook Handbook, a license is not required to practice as a sonographer. However, completion of a two-year or four-year educational program in the field is desired by most employers. Several of these programs are available in the state of Indiana.
  1. University of Southern Indiana

    • The University of Southern Indiana offers a four-year sonography program that awards a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Imaging Sciences. The program requires a year and a half of general education courses followed by two and a half years of education within the sonography program. The diagnostic medical sonography program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Once the program is completed, students are eligible to take the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography's registry examination. As of 2010, the University of Southern Indiana is accepting just 10 students into the sonography program each year.

      College of Nursing and Health Professions
      University of Southern Indiana
      8600 University Blvd.
      Evansville, IN 47712
      812-465-1181
      Health.usi.edu/acadprog/sonography/

    Saint Anthony School of Echocardiography

    • The Associate of Applied Science degree program offered by the Saint Anthony School of Echocardiology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. This program prepares students for the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonograaphy's examination. The program lasts between 20 and 24 months and classes are scheduled in eight-week blocks. Clinical rotations are an important part of this program as it is taught at the Saint Anthony Medical Center. Students begin with two to four hours of clinical rotation each week and increase to 16 to 24 hours a week by the end of the program. The last nine months of the program are spent in clinical rotation at sister facilities. Admission requirements include prior college or post-secondary education as well as previous health care experience or a related degree.

      Saint Anthony Medical Center
      1201 South Main St.
      Crown Point, IN 46307
      219-738-2100
      StAnthonyMedicalCenter.com

    Indiana University Northwest

    • The northwest campus of Indiana University, located in Gary, Indiana, offers a diagnostic medical sonography concentration for students majoring in Radiologic Sciences. This program awards a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science. General education requirements totaling 79 credit hours must be met for admission into the School of Nursing and Health Professions. Once these requirements have been met, the student must complete 43 credit hours of professional curriculum. These courses are laid out in two fall semesters, one spring semester and two summer sessions.

      Indiana University Northwest
      3400 Broadway
      Gary, IN 46408
      219-980-6589
      IUN.edu/~ahealth

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