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
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
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.
MCPHS Community Voices
The lived experiences of MCPHS students, partners, and faculty tell an eloquent story. They illustrate just how our student-centered, teaching-first approach keeps us in the top tier of the country’s “most transformative colleges.” (Money magazine 2020).
Sangita Pudasaini,
| BS in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Acclerated"The sonographers and my preceptor were helpful. I'm still learning, but now I'm confident about talking with patients and getting them ready for the scan."
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.