DMSG 175 — Cardiac Clinical Education I
<p>This course is the application of sonographic procedures in an echocardiography lab in hospital or outpatient setting under the supervision of a credentialed diagnostic medical sonographer with independent scanning when competency has been demonstrated. Emphasis is placed on professionalism and clinical skills needed to perform and provide diagnostic information necessary for the evaluation of cardiac disease. Students will synthesize learning from didactic, laboratory, and instrumentation courses to prepare patients for the cardiac ultrasound examination, enter patient data and perform normal and abnormal studies under the direct supervision of the clinical instructor. Throughout this 112-hour clinical rotation, emphasis is placed on developing the student’s interpersonal skills with patients and staff. Students will log daily scans. Restricted to DMS students.</p>
Prerequisites: DMSG-117