Diagnostic Medical Sonography December 2022

ISSUE

13

December 2022
MONTHLY JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC
MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGY

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

SONO NEWS

Editor :

Rena Shemait

Staff :

Savannah Lorena Shultz

DMS Faculty :

Dr . Harry Holdorf
Program Manager 321-433-7130 holdorfh @ easternflorida . edu
Dan Clancy
Clinical Coordinator 321-433-7312 clancyd @ easternflorida . edu
Christina Gordon
Ultrasound Physics Lab Instructor Vascular Sonography ATC Instructor gordonc @ easternflorida . edu
Meredith Ott
Adult Cardiac Sonography ATC Instructor Ott . meredith @ easternflorida . edu
For more information on Diagnostic Medical Sonography , please contact the Health Science Admissions & Advising Office at :

321-433-7575

This Month ’ s Issue

Letter From The Editor

Being accepted into the highly competitive Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is a massive accomplishment . Every year , hopeful students from all over apply for fourteen to seventeen spots in the program . In order to be accepted into the program , students have to demonstrate hard work , motivation and determination . Before being accepted into the program there are a few things that the program managers look for in prospective students . Students must have excellent scores on their TEAS exam , high grades in their prerequisite classes and spend time observing in the sonography lab .
Upon being accepted into the program , the first semester marks day 1 of what we call “ Ultrasound Bootcamp .” The program is dynamic and completely hands on . We start using the ultrasound machines several weeks into the program . Every week , we undergo a clinical simulation where we schedule ourselves as patients along with interns and observers . This clinical simulation day helps us learn how to work in a clinical setting . Each scan has a specific time limit with emergency patients and possible curve balls thrown at us . But at the end of the day , the sense of accomplishment boosts our confidence in our scanning skills by overcoming fears and working under pressure . Early on , we learn the importance of supporting each other and leaning on the senior students for guidance while overseeing the interns and observers . Upon completion of Ultrasound Bootcamp , instructors will decide whether or not we are sent off to clinicals . The challenges come in many ways . With hard work , we hope to become successful healthcare providers and make it through bootcamp !
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