Course Descriptions

Courses
Code Title Credit Hours Description
AHS202 Medical Terminology 2 This course will focus on the applications of the rules for constructing and defining medical terms with an emphasis on prefixes, suffixes, root words, and combining forms. (Open to all disciplines)
AHS204 Patient Care 3 This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to the care of patients in healthcare settings. Emphasis will be placed on regulatory compliance, patient assessment, patient safety, and medical interventions. Two hour lecture; three hour lab per week.
AHS205 Collab for Quality: Interprof Care 1 This course provides an interdisciplinary approach to the acquisition of knowledge and skills related to the care of patients in healthcare settings. Emphasis will be placed on regulatory compliance, patient assessment, patient safety, and medical interventions. Two hour lecture; three hour lab per week.
AHS310 Medical Informatics 1 This course introduces health care information and technology systems used in clinical practice, including mandatory patient-centered documentation for federal, state and credentialing agencies.
AHS390 Clin Leadership for Hlth Sci Prof 3 This course explores attributes and skill sets essential for health science professionals as team members, educators, and leaders. Concepts and behaviors relevant to the facilitation of collaboration, patient/family and peer education, leadership, and management, relative to the provision of health services and related financial impact are emphasized.
DMS300 Intro to Sonography & Patient Care 3 This beginning Diagnostic Medical Sonography course offers an introduction to the sonography profession and examines the historical and current application of ultrasound in medicine. The use of proper ergonomics for the sonography student and the role of a sonographer in providing basic patient care as a member of the healthcare team will be covered. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: Acceptance into the DMS program
DMS310 Foundations Of Diag Med Sono 3 This introductory course offers an overview of ultrasound applications, sonographic techniques, and examination protocols. Normal anatomy and physiology of multiple organs and organ systems will be covered, as well as the normal sonographic appearance and sonographic examinations of these organs. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: AHS 202, DMS 300, BIO 301, BIO 320.
DMS320 Sonographic Research I 1 The application of research design for the clinical professional with emphasis on conducting a literature review, determining research methodology, ethical considerations, and designing a research study related to the profession of sonography. One hour lecture per week. Four (4) hours of clinical research per week.
DMS321 Sonographic Research II 1 Continuation of the application of research design for the clinical professional with emphasis on performing a research project including data collection and data analysis. One hour lecture per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 320 Sonographic Research. Four (4) hours of clinical research per week.
DMS353 General Sonography I 3 Study and application of diagnostic medical sonography with a focus on abdominal and retroperitoneal structures. Topics to include anatomy, physiology, pathology, examination techniques, clinical symptoms, and sonographic appearance of adult and pediatric abdominal and retroperitoneal structures. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 310 Foundations of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
DMS353L General Sonography I lab 0 Laboratory for DMS353.
DMS354 General Sonography II 3 Continuation of General Sonography I with a focus on superficial structures. Topics to include anatomy, physiology, pathology, examination techniques, clinical symptoms, and sonographic appearance of adult and pediatric superficial structures. Thyroid and parathyroid glands, male reproductive system, musculoskeletal system, and breast will be covered. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 353 General Sonography I.
DMS355 General Sonography III 3 Study and application of diagnostic medical Sonography with a focus on pediatric examinations. Topics to include anatomy, physiology, pathology, examination techniques, clinical symptoms, and sonographic appearance of various pediatric examinations. Gastrointestinal tract, neonatal head and spine, and pediatric hip will be covered. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisite: DMS 353 General Sonography I.
DMS380 Vascular Sonography I 3 Study and application of diagnostic medical sonography with a focus on cardiovascular hemodynamics and the peripheral venous systems. Topics to include anatomy, physiology, pathology, clinical symptoms, risk factors, examination techniques, sonographic appearance, the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disorders, correlative imaging, and quality assurance. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 310 Foundations of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
DMS380L Vascular Sonography I Lab 0 Laboratory for DMS380
DMS381 Vascular Sonography II 3 Continuation of Vascular Sonography I with a focus on abdominal vasculature and the cerebrovascular system. Topics to include anatomy, physiology, pathology, clinical symptoms, risk factors, examination techniques, sonographic appearance, and the diagnosis and treatment of vascular disorders. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 380 Vascular Sonography I.
DMS382 Vascular Sonography III 3 Continuation of Vascular Sonography II with a focus on the peripheral arterial systems. Topics to include anatomy, physiology, pathology, clinical symptoms, risk factors, duplex and physiologic examination techniques, sonographic appearance, and diagnosis and treatment of vascular disorders. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 381 Vascular Sonography II.
DMS392 Introduction To Clinical Pract 3 Introduction to clinical experience in assigned clinical settings. Students will obtain clinical experience through active participation in the clinical setting with exposure to a variety of sonographic examinations and patient populations. Sixteen hours of clinic per week. Pre-requisite: BIO 320 Cross Sectional Anatomy, DMS 300 Introduction to Sonography and Patient Care.
DMS393 Clinical Practicum I 4 Continuation of clinical experience through active participation in the clinical setting. Students will engage in and perform a variety of sonographic examinations. Required clinical competencies will be completed. Twenty-four hours of clinic per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 392 Introduction to Clinical Practice.
DMS399 Customize 0 Directly Study customizable course
DMS400 Capstone Seminar 1 A senior capstone course that focuses on development of a career portfolio, presentation of research, and professional development. One hour of lecture per week. Four (4) hours of clinical research per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 321 Sonographic Research II.
DMS436 Phys Princpls: Ultra Snd & Instru I 3 Designed to provide the theoretical and practical concepts of ultrasound and Doppler instrumentation. The course focuses on ultrasound terminology, sound wave concepts, knobology, transducers, ultrasound imaging systems, beam patterns, and tissue mechanics. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Prerequisite: DMS 300 Introduction to Sonography and Patient Care, PHY 200 Physics I.
DMS437 Phys Princ of Ultrasound&Instru II 3 Continuation of Physical Principles of Ultrasound and Instrumentation I. The course focuses on beam and image artifacts, arterial and venous hemodynamics, Doppler effects, system performance testing, bioeffects, and advanced concepts. Emphasizes the different uses of sonography in the clinical setting and operation of equipment. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Prerequisite: DMS 436.
DMS437L Phy Prin of Ultrasnd & Instr II Lab 0 Laboratory for DMS437
DMS462 OB/GYN Sonography I 3 The study and application of diagnostic medical sonography related to the reproductive organs of the female and first trimester obstetrical sonography. Topics to include anatomy, pathology, image production and interpretation, examination techniques, and differential diagnosis. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 355 General Sonography III.
DMS463 OB/GYN Sonography II 3 Continuation of Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography I with emphasis on second trimester, third trimester, maternal, and fetal complications involved in obstetrical sonography. The course will include specific indications for obstetrical ultrasound examinations, interpretation of lab values, pathophysiology, image analysis, and differential diagnosis. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 462 Obstetrical and Gynecological Sonography I.
DMS463L Ob/Gyn Sonography II Lab 0 Laboratory for DMS463
DMS474 Cardiovasclar Hemodynamics & Physio 1 The study and application of diagnostic medical sonography related to the cardiovascular system. The course focuses on cardiovascular anatomy, sonographic appearance, physiology, hemodynamics, indications, systolic and diastolic function, coronary artery disease, and EKG. One hour lecture per week.
DMS475 Cardiac Sonography I 3 The study and application of diagnostic medical sonography related to adult echocardiography. Topics will include native and prosthetic heart valve diseases, endocarditis, pericardial diseases, cardiac masses, aortic diseases, cardiomyopathy, systemic diseases, transplant, cardiac devices, sonographic appearance, and performing a transthoracic echocardiogram. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 474 Cardiovascular Hemodynamics and Physiology.
DMS475L Cardiac Sonography I Lab 0 Laboratory for DMS475
DMS476 Cardiac Sonography II 3 Continuation of Cardiac Sonography I with a focus on embryology, congenital defects, quality assurance and lab accreditation, athletic and pregnancy heart, echocardiography guided procedures, advanced techniques, strain, contrast, stress, transesophageal, and 3D/4D echocardiography, correlative imaging, electrocardiography and radionuclide stress testing, lab testing, sonographic appearance, and performing a transthoracic echocardiogram. Two hours lecture, three hours lab per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 475 Cardiac Sonography I.
DMS495 Clinical Practicum II 4 Continuation of clinical experience through active participation in the clinical setting. Students will engage in and perform a variety of sonographic examinations. Required clinical competencies will be completed. Twenty-four hours of clinic per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 393 Clinical Practicum I.
DMS496 Clinical Practicum III 4 Continuation of clinical experience through active participation in the clinical setting. Students will engage in and perform a variety of sonographic examinations. Required clinical competencies will be completed. Twenty-four hours of clinic per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 495 Clinical Practicum II.
DMS497 Clinical Practicum IV 4 Continuation of clinical experience through active participation in the clinical setting. Students will engage in and perform a variety of sonographic examinations. Required clinical competencies will be completed. Twenty-four hours of clinic per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 496 Clinical Practicum III.
DMS498 Clinical Practicum V 5 Continuation of clinical experience through active participation in the clinical setting. Students will engage in and perform a variety of sonographic examinations. Required clinical competencies will be completed. Twenty-four hours of clinic per week. Pre-requisite: DMS 497 Clinical Practicum IV.
DMS905 Experimental Course CHANGE TITLE 1 Experimental Course
HCM301 Health Care Financial Acct 3 HCM 301 Financial Accounting (3) An introduction to accounting principles and procedures with preparation and interpretation of financial statements and management's use of accounting data.
HCM303 Professionalism for Healthcare Adm 1 Healthcare administrators must demonstrate professional behaviors and be able to navigate the professional culture of healthcare. In particular healthcare administrators must be able to demonstrate: 1) culturally competent interpersonal interactions, 2) appropriate dress and personal presentation in healthcare settings, and 3) the ability to plan for and obtain ongoing professional development to meet the changing requirements of healthcare settings.
HCM305 Principles of Health Administration 3 Examines foundational management principles, including assessment, planning, organizational design & structure, and market assessment. Health Care as an industry is explored in addition to classical and current views of leadership. Provides a foundation in theories and models of leadership. Allows students to assess their own leadership style
HCM325 Health Care Marketing 3 Examines approaches, strategies, and tactics of marketing and their application to the health care industry. Key areas of marketing include strategic market planning, the external marketing environment, buyer behavior, market segmentation, product/service development, pricing, and brand management and communication. Special emphasis is placed on the role of marketing in value creation as well as the importance of socially responsible marketing practices in an organization.
HCM330 Human Resource Management 3 Explores the manager’s role in creating and maintaining a productive health workforce by understanding theory and practices from management, organizational development, and organizational behavior that impact the management of the employment relationship, including human resource planning, job analysis, recruitment, selection, development, work re-design, performance evaluation, compensation, employee relations, workforce diversity; employee discipline.
HCM340 Organizational Comm for Health Care 2 Provides a foundation for professional writing and inter-personal communication within contemporary health care organizations. Standard formats of documentation to prevent plagiarism are reviewed with an overview on preparation of reports, correspondence memoranda, technological communication and executive summaries in the health care environment.
HCM345 Org Comm & Media Relations for HCM 3 This course will explore the theory, research, and skills associated with communicating in various care contexts. This will include communication among healthcare organizations and in mediated messages in the marketing, promotion, and dissemination of health information. Special emphasis is placed on the role of marketing in brand management and the role that media relations plays in organizational crises management. This course provides an appreciation of the need for responsible leadership in crisis communication situations as well as an understanding of the importance of socially responsible marketing practices in a healthcare organization.
HCM350 Organizatnal Behavior & Development 3 Provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the relationship of groups and individuals within organizations utilizing theoretical concepts from psychology, sociology, philosophy, and communication. Introduces the concepts of organizational development (OD) and process of change management through techniques such as process consultation, conflict resolution, and feedback.
HCM355 Information Systems Project Mgmt 3 Students will examine the significant role that project management plays in the successful completion of health care information technology projects. The skills, tools, and best practices used to effectively manage a project from its inception to successful closure will be discussed. Students will learn how to control the scope, time, cost, and quality of projects.
HCM359 Health Care Data Analysis 3 This course will teach students how to complete a basic data set analysis and explain the results. The course will introduce students to the process of defining and organizing data, and will explore how to define a question (hypothesis) for a data set, how to answer questions with data analysis by applying appropriate statistical summaries and tests, and how to explain and present the results of a basic data analysis.
HCM360 Quality Improvement In Hlth Care 3 This course provides the health care manager with tools needed to develop and implement quality measures and outcomes in the health care organization. Explores how healthcare delivery systems can better measure outcomes from both patient and organizational perspectives. Analyzes quality improvement programs and examines their adaptability to the healthcare environment. The emphasis is on basic quality improvement techniques. Pre-requisites: HCM 442, HCM 370, HCM 425, HCM 446.
HCM365 The Ethics of Health Informatics 3 This course will enable the student to describe the ethical issues associated with health care informatics and information systems within the health care industry. The student will examine the classical normative ethical theories based on notions of duties, rights, consequences and virtue-based ethics as well as the contemporary codes of conduct established by the health care industry, within the context of health care informatics and information systems. The students will explore, analyze, and critique case studies in order to develop skills in ethical thought and written communications.
HCM369 Health Informatics and Information 3 This course introduces students to the foundations of the field of Health Information Management (HIM) and the health care IT applications utilized therein, with emphasis on electronic health record (EHR) technology. Topics also include an introduction to the various types, definitions, relationships, uses, and interpretations of data derived from healthcare functions and processes. Students will also explore information standards and representations of health data that are commonly used for patient care, reporting, reimbursement, and quality improvement programs.
HCM370 Health Care Finance 3 This course provides students with an overview of financial management functions and economic evaluation at the departmental level of healthcare organizations including budgeting and cost analysis for department-level operations and capital expenditures. Pre-requisites: Undergraduate accounting, Undergraduate economics, HCM 305.