Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics offers a variety of ultrasound training courses, including a one-year program approved for WIA funding. The program emphasizes abdominal and OB/GYN synography, and also affords clinical rotations in vascular, echocardiography and neonatal neurosonology. Clinical requirements are completed at local hospitals, outpatient clinics and mobile health-care units. Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree, preferably in a health related field, or be a graduate of an allied health program. As of 2010, programs start each year in January and June.
Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics
31214 Coleman Lane, Suite A
Spanish Fort, AL 36527
251-621-8668
iudmed.com
UMBC Training Centers, a member of the University of Maryland Baltimore County system, awards a certificate in diagnostic medical sonography. The WIA-approved program consists of a full-time schedule that can be completed in just under 14 months; the program begins in July each year and concludes the following August. Students have three concentrations to select from: general, cardiac and vascular. Applicants must show proof of 11 college-level prerequisites including medical terminology, biology and psychology. Clinical rotations are completed at local medical facilities that include Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and Sinai Hospital.
UMBC Training Centers
1442 South Rolling Rd.
Halethorpe, MD 21227
443-543-5400
umbc.edu
Rolla Technical Institute offers a WIA approved 18-month program in diagnostic ultrasound. Topics of study in the program include patient care, vascular technology, professionalism and instrumentation of ultrasound. Students attend class two days a week; schedules are either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday, and all classes meet in the evening. Clinical rotations begin in the third month of study and require a 24-hour commitment each week. Program prerequisites include college-level courses in medical terminology, anatomy and psychology.
Rolla Technical Institute
1304 East 10th St.
Rolla, MO 65401
573-458-0150
rolla.k12.mo.us