2025 - 2026 Catalog and Student Handbook
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
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Program Director: Lacey Stinebrickner
Office: Gateway, Room 117
Address: 3871 Stagg, Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: (409) 257-0061
E-mail: medicalsonography@lit.edu
The 65 SCH Diagnostic Medical Sonography program prepares individuals for a career as a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer through classroom study and a supervised clinical experience. The medical sonographer performs ultrasound examinations to produce a picture of organs and muscles using high frequency sound waves. These examinations are used to diagnose fetal abnormalities, congenital disorders, cancers and benign tumors, as well as other diseases and disorders. Types of examinations include obstetrical, female and male reproductive organs, abdominal, thyroid, and vascular exams that include color and spectral Doppler. The Medical Sonographer may work in hospitals, clinics and physician's offices.
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC/DMS).
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs,
1361 Park Street, Clearwater, FL 33756, 727-210-2350.
www.caahep.org
Individuals seeking admission to the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program must submit an online application, available exclusively on the Lamar Institute of Technology's Allied Health webpage. The application period opens on the first business day in January and closes on February 28th each year.
Admission to the program is competitive and based on academic performance and TEAS scores.
Applicants who are not selected for admission may reapply in the following year during the standard application period. Those accepted into the program will commence coursework in the Summer I semester.
Students will have to complete a background check after acceptance into the program during the first Summer III semester. Further information will be provided to students after beginning the program.
A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in all courses in the recommended program of study. Students successfully completing the program will be awarded the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Diagnostic Medial Sonography. Applicants may obtain additional information by contacting the program director.
Upon completion of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography A.A.S. (DMSO) , graduates are eligible to take the certification examinations (RDMS) in the specialty areas of Abdomen (AB) and/or Obstetrics/Gynecology (OB/GYN) administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS).
The number of students accepted into the program is limited to the space available in the clinical agencies.
AwardsAssociate of Applied Science
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