• Radiological Sciences Nuclear Medicine 490. Integration of Professional Nursing Concepts (2) 5 Course to provide a forum for the integration of key baccalaureate nursing concepts and issues. Content analyzes central elements of the foundation and application level BSN courses and helps synthesize them into a comprehensive view of nursing. The course content is organized around the WSU nursing program conceptual framework to include: nursing, nursing process, client/consumer, health care environment, human development, communication, ethics, leadership/management, role development, and future trends. Active participation and attendance are requirements for successful completion of the course. Prerequisites: Nursng 301, 308, 310, 311, 323, 350, 352, 424, 425, 453. OFFICE OF DISTANCE LEARNING Director: F. Ann Millner Coordinator: William Smith Nursing Continuing Education Coordinator: Tamara Aird Location: Promontory Tower, Room 405 Due to the distance between metropolitan areas and vast rural sections within Utah and the Intermountain States, the College of Health Professions established an Office of Distance Learning in 1974. This office has been assigned the role of extending quality educational opportunities for health care personnel into communities throughout Utah and the Intermountain West. In carrying out its operation, the office functions in three areas: (1) designing and delivering special educational programs to meet the unique needs of rural areas; (2) facilitating modifications of on-campus programs to be offered off campus in a nontraditional manner, and (3) providing continuing education conferences, courses and seminars. The Office of Distance Learning works closely with the Division of Continuing Education in creating programs, classes and opportunities to meet the needs of health care personnel. RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Program Director: Jane A. Van Valkenburg Location: Building 3, Room 326 Department Telephone: 626-6120 Admissions/Counseling: 626- 7136 Professors: Wynn J. Harrison, Diane Kawamura, Jane A. Van Valkenburg; Associate Professor: Robert J. Walker; Instructors: Shaun Caldwell, Virginia L. Tolsma PROGRAM: DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY Description The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program is designed as an advanced discipline of study for two-year graduates of A.M.A. accredited programs. A student can complete the required courses and be eligible to write the national certification examination. The courses offered in Diagnostic Medical Sonography are upper division and will be accepted as satisfying the requirements for a primary area emphasis for those students who have been accepted into the Bachelor of Science in the Allied Health Sciences. The program is six (6) quarters in length, which requires the student to attend summer quarter. A competency-based evaluation system will be utilized throughout the program. A student must achieve a predetermined level of competency in the academic and clinical courses in order to receive grades for the course. A minimum of 24 clock hours per calendar week the second through the fifth quarters, and 32 clock hours per calendar week the sixth quarter, must be completed in the clinical courses. Admission Process To be eligible for admission to the program, the following criteria must be met: (1) Application must be made to Weber State. The candidate must be admitted to Weber State; (2) Have a predicted grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better; (3) Complete an application to the desired program; (4) Provide the following with their application: (a) transcripts from hospital certificate programs, colleges, universities, or junior colleges; (b) copy of certification certificate; and (c) high school transcripts if no previous college courses have been taken; (5) Have all pertinent material on file four weeks before the selection of students; (6) Have their major specified at the Admissions Office; and (7) Obtain and complete essay questions for the program's selection committee. General Requirements: Registered Radiologic Technologist (A.R.R.T.) or equivalent. • General Education Requirements (consult program director). • An overall GPA of 2.0 or C is required. Specific Requirements: Diagnostic Medical Sonography courses required: DMS 300 (1), 320 (4), 321 (3), 420 (1), 440 (4), 470 (4), 472 (4), 474 (4), 476 (4), 478 (6), 491 (2). • One Diagnostic Medical Sonography elective required: Cardiac: DMS 330 (3), 332 (3), 334 (3), 450 (1) Medical: DMS 350 (5), 360 (5), 362 (3), 370 (1), 452 (1) Vascular: DMS 340 (3), 342 (3), 362 (3), 370 (1), 454 (1) Support courses required: Radtec 303 (1), 330 (3), 331 (3), 342 (3), 401 (2), 402 (1), 403 (1), 404 (1), 442 (3), 444 (3), 483 (6). Support courses required for elective: Cardiac: Radtec 430 (3) Medical: Radtec 301 (1), 302 (1), 304 (1), 305 (1) Vascular: Radtec 301 (1), 302 (1), 304 (1), 305 (1) DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY COURSES - DMS 300. Introduction (1) Su Introduction to the profession, scope of practice, and to sonographic scanning protocols. 320. Sonographic Physics (4) Su Ultrasound and Doppler physics, tissue propagations, transducers, and biological effects. 321. Sonographic Instrumentation (3) A Ultrasound imaging, storage, and display systems and image features and artifacts. 330. Cardiac Sonography I (3) 5 Concepts in cardiac sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 332. Cardiac Sonography II (3) W, S Continuation of DMS 330. Concepts in cardiac sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 334. Cardiac Sonography III (3) Continuation of DMS 332. Concepts in cardiac sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 340. Vascular Sonography I (3) Concepts in vascular sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 342. Vascular Sonography II (3) Continuation of DMS 340. Concepts in vascular sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 350. Obstetric and Gynecologic Sonography (5) A Concepts in obstetric and gynecologic sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 360. Abdominal Sonography (5) W Concepts in abdominal intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 362. Procedures for Special Studies (1) Concepts in special studies sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images and to assist in biopsy and aspiration examinations in the clinical setting. 370. Neurosonography (1) 5 Introductory concepts in neonatal brain sonographic scanning technique and protocol. 420. Superficial Structure Sonography (3) 5 Concepts in superficial structure sonographic scanning technique and protocol to produce and evaluate diagnostic images in the clinical setting. 440. Quality Assurance (4) W Establishment of a quality assurance program. 450. Cardiac Case Study Conference (1) W Case history presentations and techniques in differential diagnosis Arts & applied to cardiac sonography examinations. Humanities 452. Medical Case Study Conference (1) S Case history presentations and techniques in differential diagnosis applied to medical sonography examinations. 454. Vascular Case Study Conference (1) Su Business 8 Case history presentations and techniques in differential diagnosis Economics applied to vascular sonography examinations. 470. Clinical Education I (4) Su A minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per week in an active ultrasound department. Education 472. Clinical Education II (4) A Continuation of DMS 470. 474. Clinical Education III (4) W Continuation of DMS 472. 476. Clinical Education IV (4) S Continuation of DMS 474. 478. Clinical Education V (6) Su A minimum of 32 hours per week in an active ultrasound department. Clinical competency evaluation in all areas. Consent of instructor is required. Science 491. Comprehensive Review (2-6) Su Review and requirements for advanced responsibilities. PROGRAM: NUCLEAR MEDICINE Description The Nuclear Medicine program is designed as an advanced discipline of study for graduates of A.M.A. 216 217