DMS 514 - Clinical Experience I (formerly DMS-114)

    Recent Professors
    K. Schieck Cortez, G. Rendon, D. Moffatt, K. Sievers, R. Ross, T. Francis
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    DMS-504 (with a grade of C or better).
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of DMS 514
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is a continued clinical externship where students observe staff Sonographers in the clinical environment. Within the course, there is a continued migration, from the prior observation course, into an internship role which provides the student an opportunity to gain more hands-on experience completing ultrasound exams with assistance 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-114)
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu 2:00pm–4:25pm, Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:00am–1:50pm