DMS* 227 - Clinical Practicum IV

3 credits

Students will be assigned to a clinical site for approximately 336 hours (three days per week throughout the semester). With indirect supervision, students will perform a variety of sonographic studies at the clinical site with entry-level competence. Students will consistently obtain high quality diagnostic images in a reasonable timeframe while optimizing all technical controls, documenting all pathology, modifying the standard protocol as needed, and ensuring that all documentation is complete. Students will consistently complete sonographer’s worksheets and present cases to the interpreting physician.
Prerequisite(s): DMS* 224. Corequisite(s): DMS* 225, DMS* 226.