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Diagnostic Sonography

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Diagnostic Sonography

Program: Diagnostic Sonography
Program Level: Vocational/undergraduate
Clock Hours: 1980
Program Length: 18 Months (77 Weeks)
Certificate: Certificate of Completion
Standard Occupational Classification: 29-2032
 
Admission Requirement:  Persons with high school diploma or GED or college degree or passing score on ATB test are eligible to apply.  In addition, applicant is required to pass MEI entrance exam to be admitted to this program.
 
Program Descriptions & Objectives:  The objective of the Diagnostic Sonography program is to prepare students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position in the occupations and job titles to which the program is represented to lead. Upon successful completion of this program, graduate is awarded a completion certificate.  Graduates of this program may assume a responsible position as a member of the health team in a hospital, imaging center, doctor’s office, or clinic. Positions may also be available in private practice, industry, or government. Duties may include performing ultrasound scans of the upper abdomen, pelvic region, obstetrics, vascular system, and superficial structures.
 
Licensure and Certification: Although some States require workers in this occupation to be licensed, license is not required in California to work in this profession.
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Occupations:  Diagnostic Medical Sonographer’s held about 71,130 jobs in 2018, the most recent data available in the Occupational Employment Statistics. More than half of all Sonographer’s jobs were in public and private hospitals. The rest were typically in offices of physicians, medical and diagnostic laboratories, and mobile imaging services. Positions available to graduates of Ultrasound Technology program include entry level ultrasound technician, entry level Sonographer’s/scanner, and assistant to ultrasound laboratory technicians (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,  Occupational and Employment Wages May 2018, as it appeared on their website on 01/14/2020 on https://data.bls.gov.)

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2007 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 604
Los Angeles, CA 90057
Phone: (213) 413-1125
FAX: 213-413-9014
email: jbarros37@aol.com
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Medical Education Institute is a private institution approved to operate by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) since 2012. Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with the minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and division 7.5 of Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.
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