| Program Structure: 1. Approximately seven to nine students are accepted and located at University of Colorado Hospital and affiliate hospitals in the Denver metropolitan area, Colorado Springs, and Fort Collins. Clinical site assignment is at the discretion of the Program Director and the Admissions Committee. Consideration is given to each student's needs, as well as the needs of each clinical affiliate. 2. Each student is assigned to a primary hospital where he/she will stay for the duration of the twelve-month program and receive his/her clinical instruction and experience. The clinical experience is extremely important in providing students with the appropriate skills; and, consequently, comprises the majority of the program curriculum. Rotations to other facilities may be necessary toward the end of the year, in some instances, for training in specialized exams. 3. Formal didactic lectures and labs will be held at the University of Colorado Hospital one day per week. The classes will be held on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Hospital or clinic experience is gained from 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Mon., Tues., Wed. and Fri. Lectures and labs during the Thursday sessions will be given by the Program Director and other sonographers, physicians, and physicists. All the scheduling and coordination of the lecture series will be done by the Program Director. 4. A list of objectives will be given to each clinical instructor at each hospital. They will be responsible for covering the areas listed and providing adequate teaching and scanning time to enable the student to be proficient at scanning in all areas. 5. Program Director. This person will be responsible for the organization, periodic review, continued development and general effectiveness of the program. 6. Medical Director. This person is ultimately responsible for the program and will provide medical direction and participate in the didactic and clinical instruction. 7. Each clinical site has a designated clinical coordinator to supervise the students and coordinate the clinical training with the academic training. 8. Courses. Courses covered include ultrasound physics, abdomen and small parts, OB-GYN, neurosonography, carotid artery sonography, and peripheral vascular ultrasound. Introductory courses are also taught in adult and fetal echocardiography. 9. Upon successful completion of this program, students are awarded a diploma for completion. In addition they are eligible to take the national registry examinations in physics, OB-GYN and abdomen/small parts. There is an additional fee for each specialty exam taken. Graduation requirements for this program are satisfactory completion of required clinical competencies, an overall grade point average above 70%, payment of all fees, and no clinical or academic probations. Top
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