Why Sonography at Downstate?
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at SUNY Downstate has a long-standing tradition of preparing highly skilled, compassionate, and competent sonographers. Students choose our program for its academic excellence, hands-on clinical training, and strong career outcomes.
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Mission Statement:
The DMS Program's mission at Downstate Health Sciences University is to prepare competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the abdominal-extended, obstetrics & gynecology and adult cardiac sonography concentrations.
Program Goals:
- Provide students with a challenging, yet supportive, environment for learning.
- Provide opportunities for students to collaborate with faculty, peers, clinicians and professionals in related disciplines.
- Provide extensive clinical and community experiences, well integrated with academic course work, which prepare students to practice in urban communities with diverse populations.
- Foster a sense of responsibility, professionalism and commitment to life-long learning.
- To adhere to the SDMS Scope of Practice Guidelines.
Accreditation
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS).
Graduates of the program are qualified to take the registry examinations given by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers.
CAAHEP
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The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program also participates as a New York State chapter
of the Lambda Nu National Honors Society for Radiologic and Imaging Sciences.
