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.
- CAAHEP accredited program
- Graduate ARDMS registry-eligible
- Competitive tuition
- On Brooklyn's largest medical campus
- Clinical internships throughtout theNYC metro area
- Experience facuty dedicated to student success
- Small class sizes and individualized attention
- Modern on-campus scan laboratories
- Training in mulitiple utrasounds spedialities
- High ARDMS pass rates
- Diverse and inclusive student community
- Active student life and extracurricular activities
- Student housing available
- Strong employment outlook and growingdemand for sonographers
- Advanced simulation equipment and technology
Mission Statement:
The Diagnostic Sonography Program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University provides quality education that promotes excellence in the art and science of sonography. Guided by the university's mission of delivering outstanding, patient-centered care to a diverse urban population, the Program prepares competent, entry-level, compassionate, diagnostic medical sonographers through rigorous academic and clinical experiences.
The program’s philosophy is the belief that all patients have the right to receive respectful and high-quality care. Upholding the university’s core values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, and Diversity, the Program is committed to preparing graduates who demonstrate competence in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains, by producing sonographers who think critically, embrace lifelong learning, and promote health equity in the communities they serve.
Program Goals:
The field of diagnostic medical sonography demands the delivery of high-quality sonographic and echocardiographic imaging combined with the ability to exercise sound clinical judgment throughout the diagnostic process. Diagnostic medical sonographers are skilled healthcare professionals who perform advanced diagnostic examinations under the guidance of a licensed physician. Central to their professional role is the commitment to safe, ethical, and effective patient care and the acquisition of comprehensive data essential to the determination of accurate diagnoses.
The goal of the SUNY Downstate Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is to prepare competent entry-level diagnostic medical sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains for the following concentrations: Abdominal Sonography-Extended, Obstetrics & Gynecology Sonography, and Adult Cardiac Sonography. Graduates are trained to provide and deliver compassionate, high-quality care in an urban and diverse environment.
The Program goals are to prepare graduates for:
- Entry-Level Competency – Graduates will demonstrate competency as entry-level diagnostic medical sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains.
- National Credentialing – Graduates will be prepared to successfully sit for and pass the national registry examinations administered by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).
- Clinical and Diagnostic Proficiency – Graduates will demonstrate clinical and diagnostic competence through the proficient performance of a comprehensive range of general abdominal, obstetrics and gynecology, and adult echocardiography examinations across diverse patient populations.
- Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving – Graduates will apply critical thinking, sound clinical judgment, and effective problem-solving skills throughout the performance of sonographic procedures.
- Communication and Patient-Centered Care – Graduates will demonstrate the ability to professionally utilize verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills across all aspects of patient care and interprofessional relationships, delivering age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, and compassionate care to diverse patient populations.
- Professional Growth, Ethics, and Lifelong Learning – Graduates will model ethical, professional, and culturally sensitive attitudes and behaviors that reflect the standards of the diagnostic medical sonography profession.
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.
