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x remove Diagnostic Medical Sonography, B.S.
Credits Required
150
Format
Face To Face
Location

All undergraduate students begin their academic career on the Allendale Campus. Students in this major continue their upper division studies on the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.

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Coursework

Classes are tailored to prepare students to be successful professionals through lecture, lab and clinical courses:

  • Anatomy, physiology & pathophysiology
  • Sonographic specialties
  • Medical ethics and law
  • Research
  • Patient care
  • Ultrasound physics and instrumentation
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Career Options

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the ultrasound field will grow 24 percent in the next decade, much faster than average growth. Sonographers are currently in demand for clinics, physician offices, traveling ultrasound services, research institutions, and hospitals.

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Application Deadline
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Skills Employers Want

The B.S. in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual job postings in the sonography field.

  • Medical Ultrasonography
  • Ultrasound
  • Basic Life Support
  • Sonographer
  • Breast Sonography
  • Echocardiography
  • Gynaecology
  • Obstetrics
  • Transesophageal Echocardiogram
  • Doppler Ultrasonography

Source: EMSI, 2020

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