PROGRAM HANDBOOK
Class of 2023
Revised June 2021
610 N Whitney Way • Suite 440
Madison, WI 53705
Phone 608.263.8338 • Fax 608.263.920
,INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 5
WELCOME TO THE UW HOSPITAL AND CLINICS SCHOOL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL
SONOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................ 5
CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 6
UWHC SCHOOL OF DMS – FACULTY .................................................................................... 6
ACADEMIC ADVISING – UNIVERSITY ADVISORS..................................................................... 6
INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM STANDARDS .......................................................... 7
UW HEALTH MISSION, VISION AND VALUES ......................................................................... 7
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY ......................................................................................................... 7
CAAHEP ACCREDITATION ................................................................................................... 7
INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMISSIONS POLICIES ............................................................ 8
ADMISSION COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................ 8
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................. 8
Basic Patient Care Experience Prerequisite to DMS........................................................................ 8
APPLICATION DEADLINES.................................................................................................... 10
PREREQUISITE CURRICULUM ............................................................................................... 10
APPLICATION CHECKLIST .................................................................................................... 10
ADMISSIONS / ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE ............................................................................ 10
TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF SONOGRAPHERS ..................... 11
CONFIDENTIALITY ............................................................................................................... 11
GRIEVANCE POLICY ............................................................................................................ 11
FACULTY GRIEVANCE POLICY ............................................................................................. 12
HARASSMENT POLICY .......................................................................................................... 12
INFECTION CONTROL EDUCATION POLICY ......................................................................... 12
LIBRARY RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 12
NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION POLICY ............................................................................. 12
CLINICAL SITE ON-BOARDING REQUIREMENTS................................................................... 12
STUDENT BACKGROUND CHECKS, ONGOING REPORTING, ARDMS PRE-SCREENING
POLICY ................................................................................................................................ 12
RECORDS AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION POLICY ............................................................. 12
STUDENT RECORDS ............................................................................................................. 13
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL POLICY ......................................................................................... 13
VOLUNTARY SCAN LAB CONSENT / INCIDENTAL FINDINGS POLICY ................................... 13
FINANCIAL INFORMATION............................................................................................ 13
APPLICATION FEE AND ENROLLMENT FEE .......................................................................... 13
TUITION............................................................................................................................... 13
TEXTBOOKS......................................................................................................................... 13
REFUNDS ............................................................................................................................. 13
MEALS AND HOUSING.......................................................................................................... 13
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, ATTIRE ................................................................................................................................ 14
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND HEALTH INSURANCE ............................................................ 14
FINANCIAL AID ................................................................................................................... 14
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ...................................................................................................... 14
ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICIES ........................................................................ 15
CLOCKING IN AND OUT AT CLINICAL SITES ......................................................................... 15
CLINICAL SITE STAFFING ABSENCE ..................................................................................... 15
ABSENCE REQUEST POLICY ................................................................................................. 16
LEAVE OF ABSENCE POLICY ................................................................................................ 16
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY............................................................................................ 16
CPR POLICY ........................................................................................................................ 16
DISABILITY POLICY ............................................................................................................. 16
PREGNANCY POLICY ........................................................................................................... 17
WORK STOPPAGE POLICY .................................................................................................... 17
HOLIDAY POLICY ................................................................................................................ 17
VACATION POLICY .............................................................................................................. 17
BEREAVEMENT POLICY ....................................................................................................... 17
SERVICE - WORK POLICY ..................................................................................................... 17
INTERVIEW POLICY FOR SENIOR STUDENTS UWHC SCHOOL OF DMS ................................ 17
ACADEMIC POLICIES....................................................................................................... 18
PROGRAM CURRICULUM...................................................................................................... 18
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 18
BOARD EXAM ATTEMPT POLICY.......................................................................................... 18
GRADING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................... 18
ACADEMIC STANDARDS....................................................................................................... 19
Clinical Course Policy – Clinical Probation / Behavioral Probation ................................................ 19
Clinical Course Policy – Academic Probation / Behavioral Probation ............................................. 19
Incompletes ...................................................................................................................... 19
Repeating Courses .................................................................................................................19
Attendance........................................................................................................................ 19
Certification / Registries ........................................................................................................ 19
Academic Calendar ............................................................................................................... 19
STUDENT AWARDS .............................................................................................................. 19
PROGRAM CURRICULUM ............................................................................................... 20
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY / VASCULAR OPTION .........................................................................20
Program Goals......................................................................................................................20
Echocardiography Objectives ...................................................................................................20
Echocardiographer Role as a Healthcare Professional ................................................................... 21
Echocardiography Standards....................................................................................................21
Echocardiography / Vascular Course Schedule ........................................................................... 22
Echocardiography Course Descriptions ............................................................................... 22
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, GENERAL / VASCULAR SONOGRAPHY OPTION ..................................................................... 25
Program Goals......................................................................................................................25
General Sonography Objectives .................................................................................................25
General Medical Sonographer Role as a Healthcare Professional .................................................... 26
General Sonography Standards ................................................................................................. 26
General / Vascular Course Schedule ....................................................................................... 27
General Sonography Course Descriptions ....................................................................................27
CLINICAL SITE INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 30
CLINICAL SITES AND SUPERVISION POLICY .......................................................................... 30
USE OF CLINICAL FACILITY RESOURCES .............................................................................. 30
CLINICAL EXPOSURE PRECAUTIONS..................................................................................... 31
CLINICAL ROTATION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS.................................................................. 31
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CLINICAL SITES ................................................................................ 31
GENERAL SONOGRAPHY CLINICAL SITES ............................................................................ 31
TABLE 1 – ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY / VASCULAR CLINICAL SITES ............................................32
TABLE 2 – GENERAL / VASCULAR CLINICAL SITES ............................................................... 33
CLINICAL SITE HOURS ......................................................................................................... 34
CLINICAL GRADING AND EVALUATION ................................................................... 35
PLAN FOR COMPETENCY-BASED CLINICAL EDUCATION ...................................................... 35
CLINICAL GRADING ............................................................................................................. 35
CLINICAL EVALUATION PROCESS ........................................................................................ 35
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR CODES AND POLICIES ................................................. 37
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT .................................................................................................... 37
ACADEMIC CONDUCT .......................................................................................................... 37
CLINICAL CONDUCT ............................................................................................................ 37
CLINICAL COURSE POLICY – CLINICAL PROBATION / BEHAVIORAL PROBATION .................. 38
CLINICAL COURSE POLICY – ACADEMIC PROBATION / BEHAVIORAL PROBATION ................ 38
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS....................................................................................................... 38
DRESS CODE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 39
Clinical............................................................................................................................. 40
Didactic Classes, Presentations and Guest Lectures .......................................................................40
TIPS FOR APPROPRIATELY USING SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES .................................... 40
Personal Privacy ...................................................................................................................40
Protection of Patient Information................................................................................................40
Professionalism ................................................................................................................ 40
E-MAIL POLICY ................................................................................................................... 41
TWITTER – CLOSED UWHC SCHOOL OF DMS ACCOUNT..................................................... 41
Twitter Guidelines: ............................................................................................................. 41
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Class of 2023
Revised June 2021
610 N Whitney Way • Suite 440
Madison, WI 53705
Phone 608.263.8338 • Fax 608.263.920
,INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 5
WELCOME TO THE UW HOSPITAL AND CLINICS SCHOOL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL
SONOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................................ 5
CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 6
UWHC SCHOOL OF DMS – FACULTY .................................................................................... 6
ACADEMIC ADVISING – UNIVERSITY ADVISORS..................................................................... 6
INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM STANDARDS .......................................................... 7
UW HEALTH MISSION, VISION AND VALUES ......................................................................... 7
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY ......................................................................................................... 7
CAAHEP ACCREDITATION ................................................................................................... 7
INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMISSIONS POLICIES ............................................................ 8
ADMISSION COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................ 8
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................. 8
Basic Patient Care Experience Prerequisite to DMS........................................................................ 8
APPLICATION DEADLINES.................................................................................................... 10
PREREQUISITE CURRICULUM ............................................................................................... 10
APPLICATION CHECKLIST .................................................................................................... 10
ADMISSIONS / ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE ............................................................................ 10
TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF SONOGRAPHERS ..................... 11
CONFIDENTIALITY ............................................................................................................... 11
GRIEVANCE POLICY ............................................................................................................ 11
FACULTY GRIEVANCE POLICY ............................................................................................. 12
HARASSMENT POLICY .......................................................................................................... 12
INFECTION CONTROL EDUCATION POLICY ......................................................................... 12
LIBRARY RESOURCES ........................................................................................................... 12
NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION POLICY ............................................................................. 12
CLINICAL SITE ON-BOARDING REQUIREMENTS................................................................... 12
STUDENT BACKGROUND CHECKS, ONGOING REPORTING, ARDMS PRE-SCREENING
POLICY ................................................................................................................................ 12
RECORDS AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION POLICY ............................................................. 12
STUDENT RECORDS ............................................................................................................. 13
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL POLICY ......................................................................................... 13
VOLUNTARY SCAN LAB CONSENT / INCIDENTAL FINDINGS POLICY ................................... 13
FINANCIAL INFORMATION............................................................................................ 13
APPLICATION FEE AND ENROLLMENT FEE .......................................................................... 13
TUITION............................................................................................................................... 13
TEXTBOOKS......................................................................................................................... 13
REFUNDS ............................................................................................................................. 13
MEALS AND HOUSING.......................................................................................................... 13
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, ATTIRE ................................................................................................................................ 14
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AND HEALTH INSURANCE ............................................................ 14
FINANCIAL AID ................................................................................................................... 14
ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ...................................................................................................... 14
ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE POLICIES ........................................................................ 15
CLOCKING IN AND OUT AT CLINICAL SITES ......................................................................... 15
CLINICAL SITE STAFFING ABSENCE ..................................................................................... 15
ABSENCE REQUEST POLICY ................................................................................................. 16
LEAVE OF ABSENCE POLICY ................................................................................................ 16
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY............................................................................................ 16
CPR POLICY ........................................................................................................................ 16
DISABILITY POLICY ............................................................................................................. 16
PREGNANCY POLICY ........................................................................................................... 17
WORK STOPPAGE POLICY .................................................................................................... 17
HOLIDAY POLICY ................................................................................................................ 17
VACATION POLICY .............................................................................................................. 17
BEREAVEMENT POLICY ....................................................................................................... 17
SERVICE - WORK POLICY ..................................................................................................... 17
INTERVIEW POLICY FOR SENIOR STUDENTS UWHC SCHOOL OF DMS ................................ 17
ACADEMIC POLICIES....................................................................................................... 18
PROGRAM CURRICULUM...................................................................................................... 18
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................ 18
BOARD EXAM ATTEMPT POLICY.......................................................................................... 18
GRADING AND EVALUATION ............................................................................................... 18
ACADEMIC STANDARDS....................................................................................................... 19
Clinical Course Policy – Clinical Probation / Behavioral Probation ................................................ 19
Clinical Course Policy – Academic Probation / Behavioral Probation ............................................. 19
Incompletes ...................................................................................................................... 19
Repeating Courses .................................................................................................................19
Attendance........................................................................................................................ 19
Certification / Registries ........................................................................................................ 19
Academic Calendar ............................................................................................................... 19
STUDENT AWARDS .............................................................................................................. 19
PROGRAM CURRICULUM ............................................................................................... 20
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY / VASCULAR OPTION .........................................................................20
Program Goals......................................................................................................................20
Echocardiography Objectives ...................................................................................................20
Echocardiographer Role as a Healthcare Professional ................................................................... 21
Echocardiography Standards....................................................................................................21
Echocardiography / Vascular Course Schedule ........................................................................... 22
Echocardiography Course Descriptions ............................................................................... 22
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, GENERAL / VASCULAR SONOGRAPHY OPTION ..................................................................... 25
Program Goals......................................................................................................................25
General Sonography Objectives .................................................................................................25
General Medical Sonographer Role as a Healthcare Professional .................................................... 26
General Sonography Standards ................................................................................................. 26
General / Vascular Course Schedule ....................................................................................... 27
General Sonography Course Descriptions ....................................................................................27
CLINICAL SITE INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 30
CLINICAL SITES AND SUPERVISION POLICY .......................................................................... 30
USE OF CLINICAL FACILITY RESOURCES .............................................................................. 30
CLINICAL EXPOSURE PRECAUTIONS..................................................................................... 31
CLINICAL ROTATION PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS.................................................................. 31
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY CLINICAL SITES ................................................................................ 31
GENERAL SONOGRAPHY CLINICAL SITES ............................................................................ 31
TABLE 1 – ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY / VASCULAR CLINICAL SITES ............................................32
TABLE 2 – GENERAL / VASCULAR CLINICAL SITES ............................................................... 33
CLINICAL SITE HOURS ......................................................................................................... 34
CLINICAL GRADING AND EVALUATION ................................................................... 35
PLAN FOR COMPETENCY-BASED CLINICAL EDUCATION ...................................................... 35
CLINICAL GRADING ............................................................................................................. 35
CLINICAL EVALUATION PROCESS ........................................................................................ 35
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR CODES AND POLICIES ................................................. 37
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT .................................................................................................... 37
ACADEMIC CONDUCT .......................................................................................................... 37
CLINICAL CONDUCT ............................................................................................................ 37
CLINICAL COURSE POLICY – CLINICAL PROBATION / BEHAVIORAL PROBATION .................. 38
CLINICAL COURSE POLICY – ACADEMIC PROBATION / BEHAVIORAL PROBATION ................ 38
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS....................................................................................................... 38
DRESS CODE REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................. 39
Clinical............................................................................................................................. 40
Didactic Classes, Presentations and Guest Lectures .......................................................................40
TIPS FOR APPROPRIATELY USING SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES .................................... 40
Personal Privacy ...................................................................................................................40
Protection of Patient Information................................................................................................40
Professionalism ................................................................................................................ 40
E-MAIL POLICY ................................................................................................................... 41
TWITTER – CLOSED UWHC SCHOOL OF DMS ACCOUNT..................................................... 41
Twitter Guidelines: ............................................................................................................. 41
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