Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound

Course code: 3402

Course description

This course, offered by the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, is directed towards health care professionals who wish to develop proficiency in the provision of medical ultrasound. Completion of the course entitles the graduate to be accredited by the Australian Sonographers Accreditation Registry.

Entry requirements

Applicants will generally be graduates of a degree program in radiography and medical imaging or equivalent who have a minimum of 12 months of post-qualification work experience and have attained their Statement of Accreditation from the Australian Institute of Radiography or equivalent.
Applicants holding degrees in other related areas (such as medicine, nursing, biomedical sciences, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine or other health sciences) will be considered, and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.
Prior to admission to the sonographic imaging units, applicants must provide evidence verifying that they are actively engaged in clinical ultrasound for the equivalent of three days a week. The university does not accept any responsibility for finding clinical placements and examination variety. Suitably qualified international students wishing to undertake the diploma in their country of residence must also satisfy the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences in respect to the appropriateness of their clinical supervision. The course involves compulsory attendance of up to nine days at the Clayton campus of Monash University.

Course structure

The course consists of eight units, completed over a minimum of two years of part-time study (four 16-week semesters) via off-campus learning.

Year one

Semester 1

• SON4000 Physics of medical ultrasound and instrumentation
• SON4010 Embryology, anatomy and pathophysiology

Semester 2

• SON4020 Sonographic professional skills and sonography of the breast and thyroid
• SON4021 Sonographic abdominal imaging

Year two

Semester 1

• SON4022 Sonographic imaging of the reproductive system
• SON4023 Obstetric sonography

Semester 2

• SON4024 Musculoskeletal, neonatal and paediatric sonography
• SON4025 Sonographic vascular and postoperative imaging

Assessment

Assessment includes written assignments, theory and image recognition exams, clinical skills examinations and hurdle requirements.

Inquiries

School of Biomedical Sciences office
Building 13C
Monash University, Victoria 3800
Australia
Telephone +61 3 9905 1212
Email: enquiries.radiography@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/radiography/postgrad/

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