SDMS Position: Educational Program Accreditation

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SDMS Position Statement

Accreditation of Sonography Education Programs

The SDMS believes that individuals entering the Diagnostic Medical Sonography profession should graduate from an educational program that is programmatically accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, CAAHEP (http://www.caahep.org) through the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography, JRC-DMS (http://www.jrcdms.org) or the Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology, JRC-CVT (http://www.jrccvt.org).

Approved by SDMS Board of Directors, 12/6/2006