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A Career In Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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Going to the next level in education after high school, I want to pursue a career in diagnostic medical sonography. Not many schools offer this as a major degree. I would be going for an associates degree. I’m looking at Keiser University, Central Ohio Technical College, Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences for an education.

There are two different diagnostic medical sonographer degrees. One being general. It includes ultrasounds of the abdominal organs (liver, gallbladder, and kidney), pelvis, obstetrics (pregnancy), superficial structures (breasts, testis, thyroid, and abdominal blood vessels. The other, cardiovascular, are looking at the heart and circulatory systems, which are then used to diagnose and assess cardiac difficulties and proper blood flow patterns in patients. I want to study into more the general for the obstetrics. Depending on the college, you can learn both general, and cardiovascular in two years, or just one in a year 's time. …show more content…

Hourly wage is depending on where you are living. It is on average about$29 and our, with an income coming in around $66,500 a year. Being a sonographer , I am going to be working full time, about 40 hours a week. Overtime is offered, I would be getting paid more during that time. I could get paid vacation, and sick days. Before getting a job I would need to get a ARDMS certification ( American Registry for Diagnostic Medical

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