Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Targeted counties:
Statewide, Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Park, Prowers, Pueblo, Teller
Sources of funding:
Foundations:	N/A
Local government:	N/A
State government:	100%
Federal government:	N/A
Donations:	N/A
Tuition:	N/A
Other:	N/A
Other specified:

Total:	100%

To educate and provide qualified Diagnostic Medical Sonographers to underserved areas of Southeast Colorado

Organization:	Pueblo Community College
Collaborates with other organizations:	Yes
Collaborating organizations:	St. Mary-Corwin Regional Medical Center, Parkview Medical Center, Parkwest Imaging, Evans Army Hospital, Colorado Springs Health Partners, Healthsouth Imaging
Targeted professions:	Diagnostic medical sonographer
Targeted place in education pipeline:	Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Vocational/technical school, 2-year/community college, 4-year/university, Graduate or medical school, Residency or post-graduate

Data collected:

Program completion and national certification through The American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonogrpahers (ARDMS. Collected annually

Major accomplishments:

There have been three iterations of the DMS program, with 14 graudates, all of whom have become ARDMS registered and all but one are presently working in the area

Barriers over next 12 months:

Developing alternative educational delivery methods that will increase enrollment outside the College's present serice area. Thia is seen as critical to the viability of the program

Barriers to expansion:

Funding, Staff, Space

Data

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