General and Vascular Sonography (BHSc-GVS, MHSc)
Curriculum Requirements
This 27 month program will begin in May of 2013 online. Students will take a combination of core courses in both Masters of Health Science and Vascular Technology. Core courses in the Masters of Health Science (M.H.Sc) include subjects such as Writing for Medical Publication, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Principles and Practice of Management in Health Care. Examples of General and Vascular Sonography courses include Abdominal Sonography, Obstetrics and Gynecology Sonography, Ultrasound Physics, Cerebrovascular Testing, Venous Testing, and Peripheral Arterial Testing. While on campus you will spend over 300 hours in the Ultrasound Training Laboratory learning scanning skills and physiologic testing methods prior to your clinical externship experience.
In the second year, the student will complete a 1,700 clinical training program while still continuing on-line courses. During that clinical year the student will work with a faculty member to design and implement a project such as case studies, a presentation or clinical research. The student will graduate with a Bachelor in Health Science with specialization in General and Vascular Sonography plus a Master degree in Health Science.
| course name | credits |
|---|---|
| MHS 5003: Current Trends and Cultural Issues in Health Care This course serves to familiarize the student with current and cultural issues in health care that may impact the patient, the health care system, as well as the ability to deliver high quality health care. Discussion and analysis of current trends and cultural topics facing those who work in health care will be explored. |
3 |
| MHS 5205: Writing for Medical Publication Study and review of quality medical writing techniques, issues, and procedures with emphasis on cultivating personal style and content. Focus will be on writing for peer and evidence based publications. |
3 |
| MHS 5501: Epidemiology and Biostatistics The ability to understand the conceptual and practical aspects of biostatistics and epidemiology in health care is critical to understanding research and analyzing population data about disease. This survey course will improve the ability of the student to understand and apply these concepts. |
3 |
| MHS 5510: Research Methods This course is designed to enable participants to develop skills in reading and critically evaluating published research using the scientific model. The advantages and disadvantages of quantitative and qualitative research methods will be compared and contrasted. Research articles will be collaboratively analyzed to develop an appreciation of potential methodological problems and their implications for evidence based professional practice. |
3 |
| MHS 5521: Ethical Issues in Healthcare The student will examine the ethical issues that confront health care providers and patients. The medical, scientific, moral and socioeconomic bases of these issues and the decision making process that providers and patients engage in are analyzed. Topics will include informed consent, the role of institutional review boards, euthanasia, and the allocation of scarce resources. |
3 |
| MHS 5530: Principles of Management in Healthcare This course will discuss the various principles of management and its associated issues as they relate to the modern healthcare professional. The course will explore topics such as concepts of organizational management, decision making, strategic planning, resource management and allocation, conflict, and the concept of power. |
3 |
| MHS 5107: Internship The student will complete 80 hours of internship in an area of interest within a healthcare organization, outside of their regular places of employment. The final product of this internship is an in depth S.W.O.T. analysis of the unit or healthcare organization. The internship site requires prior M.H.Sc faculty approval. |
5 |
| MHS 5207: Practicum The practicum is a cumulating experience for M.H.Sc. Students. Under supervision of an M.H.Sc. faculty advisor, students will develop community- based, health promotion and disease prevention interventions with underserved and/ or non-traditional populations. |
5 |
| MHS 5403: Directed Studies in Medical Sonography I This course is the foundation of a three-tiered series that will culminate in a paper or poster presentation based on extensive research on a particular topic in diagnostic medical ultrasound/technology. In this part of the course, the student will select a topic related to the field of diagnostic medical sonography/technology, obtain approval by the program director, and explore the foundation of that topic, including issues and questions. |
3 |
| MHS 5404: Directed Studies in Medical Sonography II This course is designed to lead the student in preparing a draft paper based on the research on the topic chosen in Directed Studies I. |
4 |
| MHS 5405: Directed Studies in Medical Sonography III This course concludes the series on Directed Studies. At the end of this course, the student will have completed a final paper on the topic chosen in Directed Studies I. This paper needs to be suitable for potential publication or presentation at a local, regional, or national level. |
2 |
| course name | credits |
|---|---|
| BHS 3102: Ultrasound Physics I This course is designed to help the student acquire knowledge of all the fundamental principles and concepts necessary to understand the properties of sound and ultrasound as used in diagnostic imaging. These principles and concepts will span from basic properties of sound in soft tissue to advanced techniques such as Doppler, spectral analysis, M-Mode, etc. as they pertain to evaluation for abdominal, ob-gyn, small parts, vascular and cardiac ultrasound imaging. The students will also learn about artifacts, safety, and the concepts of bioeffects, as well as quality assurance and image storage. |
3 |
| BHS 3111: Advanced Anatomy and Physiology for the Health Professions This course is designed as an advanced survey of human physiology and functional anatomy. It will be presented following fundamental concepts in cellular physiology, as an organ system approach. |
4 |
| BHS 3200: Ultrasound Physics II/SPI Exam This course is designed to review the principles and concepts learned in Ultrasound Physics I through quizzes and exams. It will help to prepare students for the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam administered by the ARDMS. Students will take the exam after the completion of the course. |
1 |
| BHS 3300: Cerebrovascular Testing/Lab This course will focus on hemodynamic principles and the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the extracranial and intracranial cerebrovascular circulation. This course will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies, treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound, as well as some other imaging techniques. |
3 |
| BHS 3400: Venous Testing/Lab This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the venous circulation of the upper and lower extremities. This course will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies, treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound, as well as some other imaging techniques. |
4 |
| BHS 3500: Peripheral Arterial Testing/Lab This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the arterial circulation of the upper and lower extremities. This course will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. Lectures will focus on anatomy, pathologies, treatment options, and analysis of data obtained by ultrasound and other technologies specific to vascular laboratories, as well as some other imaging techniques. |
4 |
| BHS 3800: Abdominal Sonography This course will review the abdominal anatomy and physiology associated with visceral and vascular disease, with focus on cross-anatomy. This course will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory learning to recognize normal sonographic anatomy, abnormal sonographic anatomy, and the diagnostic criteria for assessing visceral and abdominal vascular disease. Lectures will focus in the above mentioned aspects as well as on how to collect patient information relevant to the different ultrasound studies, and how to correlate with the sonographic findings. This course provides a foundation to the student to understand the clinical exam and the elements contributing to their role and scope of practice as a general sonographer. |
4 |
| BHS 3900: Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound I This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of the organs contained in the human female pelvic cavity in both, normal and abnormal, gravid and non-gravid anatomy and physiology. This course will have a strong hands-on component with students spending several hours per week in the ultrasound training laboratory. The lectures will focus on the aspects previously mentioned as well as on fetal abnormalities and abnormal conditions of the ferns. The course will explore infertility and assisted reproductive technologies. |
4 |
| BHS 3910: Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound II This course is a continuation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound I. It is a further comprehensive approach to in-depth studies of the organs contained within the human female pelvic cavity in both, normal and abnormal, gravid and non-gravid anatomy and physiology. The course will focus on fetal abnormalities and abnormal conditions of the fetus. |
4 |
| BHS 3830: Small Parts Sonography This course will focus on the use of ultrasound for the evaluation of superficial structures such as the thyroid and parathyroid glands, breast, male reproductive system, superficial soft tissue structures, shoulder, hand and wrist; as well as the neonatal brain, pediatric spine, pediatric hip/pelvis, and pediatric abdomen. The students will have a have a strong hands-on component spending several hours in the laboratory. Lectures will focus in relevant normal and abnormal anatomical and physiological aspects as well as on clinical findings, signs and symptoms of disease related to these areas. |
3 |
| BHS 3700: Clinical Preparation and Review This course will provide and reinforce the nontechnical aspects of the profession of diagnostic medical Sonography. This will include, but it is not limited to, patient care, professionalism, and clinical rationale. This course will also prepare students for the clinical experience that follows in the second year. |
4 |
| BHS 4500: Clinical Externship I This course will mainly be provided through immersion in a clinical setting assigned by the end of the first year. Students will be a daily integral part of the operations of the Diagnostic Ultrasound Department they have been assigned to for the length of the term. Students will report to the clinical coordinator or to the assigned professor of the program at NSU. |
6 |
| BHS 4600: Clinical Externship II This course is a continuation of the Clinical Externship I |
7 |
| BHS 4700: Clinical Externship III This course is a continuation of the Clinical Externship II |
8 |