DMS Handbook - Code of Ethics for the Profession of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Effective 09/24/2024
Preamble
This Code of Ethics aims to promote excellence in patient care by fostering responsibility and accountability among diagnostic medical sonographers, thereby maintaining and elevating the integrity of the profession. It serves as a guide and framework for addressing ethical issues in clinical settings, business practices, education, and research.
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DMS Handbook - Course Descriptions
Fall Semester- First Year
- RIS 34040 Patient Management in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (3 semester hours)
- Methods of patient management in diagnostic medical sonography are examined with emphasis on patient communication, clinical assessment, medical legal aspects, medical records, emergencies, pharmacology, safety issues, ethics and critical thinking.
- Prerequisite: radiologic and imaging sciences (RIS) major.
- Methods of patient management in diagnostic medical sonography are examined with emphasis on patient communication, clinical assessment, medical legal aspects, medical records, emergencies, pharmacology, safety issues, ethics and critical thinking.
- RIS 34042 Abdominal Sonography I (3)
- Anatomy, physiology and patholo
2026 Speaker Schedule
Time | Speaker | Topic | Location |
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DMS Handbook - Teaching Assignments
August 2025 - December 2026
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DMS Handbook - Program Mission and Goals
THE MISSION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM
The mission of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at ÂÌñÉç is to educate diagnostic medical sonography students in the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become qualified, professional practitioners who provide quality service and care to the community and to prepare students for the changing needs of the profession. We transform lives and communities through the power of discovery, learning and creative expression.