Prospective Students

Thank you for your interest in Prime Diagnostic Institute! Congratulations on your decision to pursue a career in one of the most up and coming medical fields! 

Prime Diagnostic Institute is a Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program that offers three learning concentrations:

• General Diagnsotic Medical Sonography (Includes Abdomen, Superficial Structures and OB/GYN) 
• Cardiac Sonography
• Vascular Technology

Your credentials at the time you apply will determine what program(s) you are eligible to consider.  We encourage applicants to apply for and complete all three learning concentrations.  If you are successful and complete certification tests for all three, this would make you a "full bodied" Sonographer and most employable. There are specific requirements and prerequisites to be accepted into each program (learning concentration). The majority of students will start in the Vascular and Cardiac Programs. Besides making you eligible to complete and certification test in one of those disciplines, completing one of these programs will make you eligible to apply to our General Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program.  Please see the program "acceptance requirements" below.

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GENERAL DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM

In order to be accepted by Prime Diagnostic Institute as a student of our General Diagnostic Medical Sonography Certification Program you must satisfy the following requirements:

• Proof of High School Graduation
• The following college-level courses from a “post-secondary institution (i.e., college)”:
  • Anatomy & Physiology I
  • Physics I
  • Medical Terminology
  • Algebra & English
• Bachelors’ Degree
  

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Must hold an active certification with Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), RCS or RVS, American Registry of Radiological Technologist (ARRT)-Vascular Sonography, Sonography or Breast.  Please visit their website at www.arrt.org.

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Graduated from a single two-year allied health education program that is patient-care related (for example, Radiologic Technology, Registered Nurse, Surgical Technology, EMT/Paramedic, Medical Assisting and Respiratory Therapy).

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Graduate of a previous Medical Sonography Program/School

Credentialing Note: Upon completion of this course, students will be eligible to challenge the ARDMS board exam to become a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer under Prerequisite 1, 3A or 5 (American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers).  Please visit their website at www.ardms.org

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CARDIAC SONOGRAPHY PROGRAM:

In order to be accepted by Prime Diagnostic Institute as a student of our Cardiac Sonography Program you must satisfy the following additional requirements:

Proof of High School Graduation

Prerequisite Entry Note: Although a student may enter the Cardiac program with a H.S. diploma or equivalent, a student may choose to take the following college courses to enhance their knowledge of the field: Anatomy & Physiology I, Physics I, Medical Terminology, Algebra, and English.

Credentialing Note: Students who complete this program will be eligible to challenge the CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) test to become a Registered Cardiac Sonographer (RCS) under CCI qualification prerequisite #10. Please visit their website at www.cci-online.org.  Students who successfully complete the CCI exam and hold an active certification can challenge the ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) under prerequisite 5. Please visit the ARDMS website at www.ARDMS.org.

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VASCULAR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM:

In order to be accepted by Prime Diagnostic Institute as a student of our Vascular Technology Program you must satisfy the following additional requirements:

Proof of High School Graduation

Prerequisite Entry Note: Although a student may enter the Vascular program with a H.S. diploma or equivalent, a student may choose to take the following college courses to enhance their knowledge of the field: Anatomy & Physiology I, Physics I, Medical Terminology, Algebra and English.

Credentialing Note: Students who complete this program will be eligible to challenge the CCI (Cardiovascular Credentialing International) test to become a Registered Vascular Sonographer (RVS) under CCI qualification prerequisite #10. Please visit their website at www.cci-online.org.  Students who successfully complete the CCI exam and hold an active certification can challenge the ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) under prerequisite 5. Please visit the ARDMS website at www.ARDMS.org.

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Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns you might have about eligibility. We will keep you in our database of interested potential students.

DoriAnne Sapienza-Palma
Dean of Students / Dean of Academic Affairs
Prime Diagnostic Institute

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