DMS 504 - Clinical Observation (formerly DMS-104)

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    Credits
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    Prerequisite
    DMS-100 (with a grade of C or better).
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course begins as a clinical externship where students observe staff Sonographers in the clinical environment. Within the course, there is migration into an internship role which provides the student an opportunity to gain hands-on experience under the guidance of a trained preceptor in a sonography department at an affiliated hospital or medical center. The student will observe the functions, procedures, and protocols of an ultrasound department. This clinical course will also include reviewing physician orders and comparing prior imaging exams and lab results, exam protocols, and observing a sonographer complete the requested examination or completing the requested examination with sonographer assistance. The student will demonstrate proper sterile technique and universal precautions. The student will learn the proper functions of the sonography equipment used in the clinical training site. (formerly DMS-104)