Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (BS)—Echocardiography Accelerated Track

School of Medical Imaging and Therapeutics

Location: Boston
Start Term: Fall

Our year-round, three-year program builds on your previous college studies to extend your expertise into echocardiography and vascular medical imaging.

Help Detect and Diagnose Medical Conditions

In this 36-consecutive-month program at our Boston campus, you will work alongside professional experts through clinical experiences in prestigious New England area medical facilities. The accelerated nature of the program gives you the benefit of an immersive education and speeds your career launch. Your bachelor’s degree will give you a comprehensive foundation in fetal, pediatric, and adult echocardiography as well as vascular medical imaging. Upon graduation, you will be eligible to sit for national registration by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) and the Cardiac Credentialing International exam (CCI). The program starts in the fall.

Your 36-Month Journey

Gain critical knowledge and insights from faculty who are experts in the field as you train using the latest technologies.

First-Year Experience

  • build a strong foundation in anatomy, physiology, chemistry, algebra, and trigonometry
  • learn the essentials of expository writing and interpersonal communication for health professionals
  • explore patient and healthcare communities through the study of American culture, public life, and human psychology

Second-Year Experience

  • explore the intricacies of diagnostic medical sonography
  • learn the physics and instrumentation of sonography and sonography lab procedures
  • study pediatric and adult heart disease, cardiac ultrasound imaging, and vascular sonography

Third-Year Experience

  • build a thorough knowledge of healthcare ethics and how to apply clinical thinking in echocardiography
  • participate in multiple cardiac ultrasound practicums
  • gain insights into advanced echocardiography problem solving
  • complete a cardiac ultrasound capstone project

    Hands-on Training Starts Right Away

    MCPHS DMS-Echo students work in small groups with faculty experts on the latest technology in their first semester.
    Students participating in an Interprofessional Education event.

    Master Technologies Essential to Diagnoses

    Diagnostic medical sonography provides collaborating physicians with multidimensional images of patients’ internal systems—a first step in addressing many health conditions.

    $74k 

    average salary for diagnostic medical sonographers(Salary.com in 2022)

    MCPHS: A healthcare think tank

    Learning diagnostic medical sonography at a university dedicated to the advancement of healthcare means that you are surrounded by peers who share your commitment to making a healthier world.

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    Robotic imaging machine.

    MCPHS Collaborates on New Lung Ultrasound Technology

    Jeffrey Hill, BS, ACS, FASE, MCPHS Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Medical Sonography is working with an international team of engineers and doctors to develop robotic imaging with support from the National Institutes of Health.

    Other MCPHS Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

    At MCPHS, we offer five additional programs in Boston and Worcester that range in duration from 16 to 36 months, depending on your educational experience.

    Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography— General Accelerated Track (Boston)

    Three-year, year-round program on the Boston campus.

    Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—General Fast Track (Boston)

    Two-year, year-round program on the Boston campus.

    Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—Echocardiography Fast Track (Boston)

    Two-year, year-round program on the Boston campus.

    Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—General Fast Track (Worcester)

    Consecutive 16-month program on the Worcester campus.

    Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography—Echocardiography Fast Track (Worcester)

    Consecutive 16-month program on the Worcester campus.