PO (2): Diagnostic Medical Sonography faculty will demonstrate a commitment to the achievement of standard performance benchmarks regarding program effectiveness.
80% of graduates will report satisfaction with the quality and efficacy of instruction, curriculum, assessment, teaching pedagogies, and instructional resources (each spring semester).
In most recent graduate survey (2012), satisfaction was measured across 16 dimensions of performance. In 14/16 areas, satisfaction was 100%. 100% of overall program ratings were “Good� or better. Two areas of weakness reported were in preparation to perform a broad range of exams in cardiac and vascular specialties.
An advisory committee
The DMS Advisory Committee
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To strengthen disciplinespecific professional development, funding requested in the institutional budget hearings for Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Annual Conference in Las Vegas in October, 2013, including a preconference tutorial for educators. As a result of analysis, faculty noted that to strengthen the cardiac and vascular specialties would require major program modification since the program is currently approved by the state only for general sonography. Additional approvals would be required to offer Vascular Technology and Echocardiography as separate program branches. (Additional program accreditations would also be required.) Faculty will, however, continue to emphasize importance of cardiac and vascular specialties in curriculum. As a result of discussion,