Diagnostic Medical Sonography News April 2019

ISSUE 04 April 2019 MONTHLY JOURNAL OF DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGY Diagnostic Medical Sonography SONO NEWS This Month’s Issue Letter from the Editor P.1 DMS Staff Dr. Harry Holdorf DMS Class of 2020 Program Manager 321-433-7130 Thinking of Ultrasound as a Career? Managing ClanDorf Lumps and Bumps of Ultrasound Ultrasound on the Carotid Arteries P.2 P.3 P.4 P.5 [email protected] Dan Clancy Letter From The Editor Clinical Coordinator Dear Readers, 321-433-7312 As the spring semester is winding down and coming to completion, the senior class here at the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program is busy preparing for and taking the ARDMS registry tests in abdomen and obstetrics. We, juniors, are preparing to take our first board registry test which is for ultrasound physics and instrumentation. We are all a bit nervous about it, but one thing that really helps is the wonderful advice we have been given from our mentors in the senior class. My senior mentor, Morgan Quinn, has encouraged me to devote a bit of time each day to studying the material to ensure that I have a good grasp of all the concepts. She has also advised me to be prepared to answer different types of questions, and to answer all the ones I feel confident I know before going back through to answer the ones I may need to really think about. Knowing that she is about to graduate and will no longer be my mentor, she has given me a bit of advice for the boards I will take next year at this time. She told me that it is very important to study not only the basic anatomy and physiology of each organ and body system, but to also learn the lab values and pathologies associated with them. She said that I should learn the sonographic appearance of the pathologies and the symptoms that the patient may present with. I know that she also wants to share the strategies that helped her successfully pass her board exams so that I may succeed. My classmates have had great advice from their mentors as well, and I know we are all very grateful. Soon we will be the mentors to the new class beginning in the fall, and with the fine example our mentors have set, we will be great! [email protected] Heather Brabon Physics Instructor [email protected] For more information on Diagnostic Medical Sonography, please contact the Health Science Admissions & Advising Office at: 321-433-7575 Sincerely, Gail Miksch, Editor Class of 2020 Diagnostic Medical Sonography