The following evaluations are completed in the diagnostic medical sonography program:
I. Evaluations by Students
A. STUDENT SELF-EVALUATION
Students will complete a self-evaluation each semester that will be reviewed by the clinical instructor and program director. The purpose of this self- evaluation is for the student to assess his/her own strengths and areas needing improvement.
B. CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION by the STUDENT
Students will evaluate the Clinical Instructor at the completion of each semester.
C. CLINICAL EDUCATION SETTING EVALUATION by the STUDENT
Students will evaluate the Clinical Education Center to which they are assigned at the completion of each semester.
D. INSTRUCTOR and COURSE EVALUATIONS by the STUDENT
Students will evaluate the instructor and course at the course completion.
II. Evaluation of Students
A. STUDENT EVALUATION by the CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
All students are evaluated by the Clinical Instructor each semester to check on the student's progress in the program. This grade is part of the clinical education course grade.
B. STUDENT EVALUATION BY THE CLINICAL COORDINATOR
All students are evaluated by the Clinical Coordinator each semester to check on the student's progress in the program. This grade is part of the clinical education course grade.
C. STUDENT EVALUATION by the SONOGRAPHER
The student will be evaluated by at least one sonographer in addition to the Clinical instructor each semester. The Clinical Instructor will select which sonographer should evaluate the student, to ensure that the sonographer has spent enough time with that student to be properly evaluated. The Clinical Instructor will distribute the evaluation form to the proper sonographer. The evaluation is not given a grade but it is closely examined and reviewed by the Clinical Instructor and the Program Director to check student progress.
D. COMPETENCY EVALUATION
To evaluate the student's performance of specific sonographic examinations (abdomen, GYN pelvis, thyroid, etc.), it is the responsibility of the student to select the competency evaluations required for each semester according to the list on the Competency Summary Sheet.
The Clinical Instructor or appropriately credentialed sonographer will complete this evaluation while observing the student's performance and after reviewing the resulting images. Exams on scheduled patients with a valid order should be performed for competency evaluation. Students may not simulate sonographic examinations for competency evaluation. The competency evaluations are graded and are part of the clinical education course grade each semester.
The Clinical Coordinator will also evaluate the student鈥檚 continuing competence through clinical proficiencies. These proficiencies will be performed during Summer and 2nd Fall (one each semester), with the cases selected by the Clinical Coordinator.
At the successful completion of the program, the Program Director will sign the ARDMS Clinical Verification form stating that the student has successfully completed all required competencies as specified by the program. A student will be ineligible for program completion if all competencies are not completed successfully.
PROGRESS CHART
A progress chart is given to each student to keep at the clinical education centers so that all sonographers are aware of the competencies that each student has achieved in order to determine the level of supervision required.
III. Evaluation of the Program at Completion
A. EXIT EVALUATION by the STUDENT
Students will evaluate the program at the completion of the program.
B. GRADUATE SATISFACTION SURVEY
Approximately 6 months after graduation, 黑料不打烊 will send the student a Graduate Satisfaction Survey. The purpose is for the graduate to evaluate the diagnostic medical sonography program after the student has graduated and gone on the employment or additional schooling. The survey is used to assess outcomes of the program in determining its effectiveness and to search for information that could lead to programmatic improvement.
C. EMPLOYER SATISFACTION SURVEY
The employer satisfaction survey is sent at the same time of the graduate satisfaction survey. The graduate can indicate their employment status and employer information. The survey by the employer will evaluate the graduate鈥檚 skills twelve months after employment. The purpose of this survey to the employer is to help the program determine its effectiveness from the employer's perspective to aid programmatic improvement.
Policy: 2002, revised 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2023, 2025
Reviewed 2025