Thestudent’sability to perform correct protocols and acquire effective patient diagnostic information is evidencedbymeetingspecificobjectivesandcompetenciesineachclinicalspecialtyarea.Level4competency evaluation will be signed off by clinical instructors on Trajecsys and reviewed by the clinical coordinator. AClinical Instructor (CI) Preceptor Handbook is provided for each site supervisor. The handbook guides the CI anddepartmentstaffregardingtheexpectationsoftheultrasoundintern.UT-801alsoconsistsofassignments onMoodleforARDMSpreparation.TheemphasiswillbeontheSPIpreparationtoencouragestudentsin UT-801totaketheARDMSSPIexambeforegraduation.ARDMSpreparationinAbdomenandOB/GYNisalso provided. Therearevirtual labs on Moodle to be used if clinical site assignment is unavailable for reasons determined by theclinical site and the school. The clinical coordinator may give virtual lab assignments for extra learning opportunities or make-up assignments. UT820E–MasterScanningLabDuplexEvaluationofthePortalVenousSystemforPortalHypertension–8 Clock Hours/0.5 Quarter Credit Hours Prerequisites: Completion of courses in preceding modules with a “C” or better. This course provides the learner with an overview of duplex imaging of the portal, splenic, hepatic, and mesentericvessels in the abdomen to evaluate Portal Hypertension, Portal Vein Thrombosis, Budd Chiari Syndrome,andTransjugularPortosystemicShuntmalfunction. Areascoveredincludenormalandabnormalsonographicanatomyofthehepatoportalsystem,causesand levels of obstruction relating to hepatoportal obstruction, hemodynamics, spectral analysis, clinical signs and symptoms,indications, definition of terms, scanning protocol, instrumentation, and sonographic technique (grayscale conventional, color Doppler, color with spectral Doppler, and power Doppler). Clinical hands-on training integrated with didactic instruction is the primary focus of this program. UT820F–MasterScanningLabLowerExtremityVenousValveInsufficiencyDuplexExam–8ClockHours/0.5 QuarterCreditHours Prerequisites: Completion of courses in preceding modules with a “C” or better. MasterScanningLabs(MSL)areadvancedvascularclassestaughtbyexpertsinvascularsonography.Students havelearnedbasicvascularskills during Vascular Sonography courses 1-4 and Vascular Sonography Lab courses 1-4. MSL classes will build and enrich knowledge and skills to be successful in vascular sonography. Master Scan Labcoursesareofferedonceamonthforseven(7)consecutivemonths.Pleasecheckwithinstructorsfordates. Theone-daybasicultrasoundcourseprovidesthestudentwithanoverviewofanatomy,pathology,andduplex imagingofthevenoussystemofthelowerextremityfortheevaluationofdeep,superficial,andperforator incompetencyinpatientswithChronicVenousInsufficiency(CVI).Areascoveredincludenormalandabnormal cross-section anatomy, hemodynamics, spectral analysis, clinical signs and symptoms, indication, the definition of terms, scanning protocol, instrumentation, and sonographic technique (black and white conventional and color Doppler). Clinical hands-on training integrated with didactic instruction is the primary focus of this program. UT820G–MasterScanningLabUpperExtremityMappingforDialysisAccess–8ClockHours/0.5Quarter Credit Hours Prerequisites: Completion of courses in preceding modules with a “C” or better. This course teaches the fundamentals of upper extremity mapping for dialysis access. The material is presented to heighten the future sonographer’s educational experience and prepare the student for the dialysis patient. UTX01–Clinical1–192ClockHours/6QuarterCreditHours Prerequisites: Completion of Modules I, II, III, and IV courses, concurrent enrollment in Module V or completion of ModulesI, II, V, and VI courses, and concurrent enrollment in Module III, with a “C” or better. 271