Ultrasound / Sonography Technologist
Dive into Soundwaves, Master Imaging: Elevate Your Career with AMG's Ultrasound Technologist Program!
BECOME A LICENSED ULTRASOUND / SONOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGIST
Prospective students in this program will be instructed to utilize hands-on training procedures to knowledgeably use ultrasound equipment to create images of internal body structures, allowing doctors and other medical professionals to make diagnoses.
COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING
Diagnostic Medical Sonography, more commonly referred to as ultrasound, is a growing healthcare sector with excellent job prospects. Diagnostic Medical Sonography is a multi-specialty field comprising Diagnostic Medical Sonography (with subspecialties in abdominal, neurologic, obstetrical/gynecologic, and ophthalmic ultrasound). Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography (with subspecialties in adult and pediatric echocardiography) and vascular Technology in their daily work. Certification is considered the standard of practice in ultrasound. Diagnostic Medical Sonography education is a systematic process that offers opportunities for students to acquire the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective behaviors required of a registered sonographer to provide safe, effective patient care in the lab and clinical settings.
About Our Ultrasound / Sonography Program
The Ultrasound/Sonography technician program requires students to complete 900 clinical hours before graduation. Students will be placed at a clinical site by the AMG Medical Institute. This externship is designed to provide hands-on, one-on-one training in a clinical setting; prospective students will be shadowing a licensed professional who will assist them in all exercises. Eighty clinical hours will be completed during The Ultrasound/Sonography technician course, and the remaining 820 hours will be completed during the clinical externship. Students are permitted to begin the apprenticeship once all required classroom and lab hours are completed.
AMG Medical Institute has clinical affiliations with several healthcare facilities throughout Northern New Jersey and the surrounding areas. Therefore, students will be placed for their externship rotation at an affiliated site and must complete the required clinical hours based on their selected program's clinical hour requirement.
Career Outlook
Diagnostic Medical Sonography in 2021 was designated in the occupational category by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics within the imaging sciences field. According to the US Department of Labor, almost 53 percent of sonographers are between 41 and 65, meaning they are at or near retirement. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the starting salary for a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer ranges between 80,000.00 to 100,000.00 per year. Employment of diagnostic medical sonographers, cardiovascular technologists, and technicians, including vascular technologists, is projected to grow 39% by 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Program Length
This program consists of 2701 total hours, 1101 classroom hours, and 900 clinical hours.
The program can be completed in approximately 24 months.
Class Schedule
Monday through Friday
9:00 am to 3:00 pm (morning)
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm (evening)
OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Minimum Admission Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent
Prerequisites
Passing score AMG Entrance Exam