Short-staffed in the Ultrasound Department? Cross Train Your Current Staff To Become Registered Sonographers
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Let the Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics help cross-train your current employees to sit for an ARDMS certification or credential.
Take some of the stress out of hiring by cross-training your current, reliable, and motivated employees. The Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics offers a cross-training program for hospital employees with an allied health degree.
- Your selected candidate(s) will have up to 4 weeks of hands-on, in-person training at the IUD campus in Daphne, AL.
- In-person training (boot camp) includes lectures and one–on–one scan lab sessions.
- After the initial training, your candidate(s) will return to your hospital to continue training with your sonographers.
- The candidates will also have 12 months of access to abdomen, OBGYN, and ultrasound physics curriculum to prepare for ARDMS registry exams. IUD instructors will also be available to answer questions and help candidates through the material.
- Ideal candidates are current X-ray, CT, MRI, other 2 year allied health employees
- Online work is laid out to be completed over 12 months, but may be completed faster if desired.
4 Start Dates Per Year (Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct)
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Effective 7/2/25, IUD will use the following application requirement for consideration into the One Year Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program.
- High school diploma, GED, or its equivalent.
- Minimum 36 college credits with an overall GPA of a 2.85. Health Care, science, and/or math courses preferred. Credits must be from an accredited school within the United States.
- In addition to the required number of college credit hours, all applicants must have taken the following 8 prerequisite courses within the last 10 years and passed each course with a C average or higher. Courses may be contained within the 36 credit hour requirement or in addition to them.
Required Prerequisite courses:
- College Algebra OR a higher mathematics course (Statistics is acceptable)*
- Public Speaking OR Speech OR English Composition *
- Human Anatomy & Physiology I or an A&P course that covers the entire body (minimum of 5 credit hours)
- Human Anatomy & Physiology II or an A&P course that covers the entire body (minimum of 5 credit hours)
- Medical Terminology
- College Physics (non-calculus based)
- Medical Law and Ethics
- Patient Care **
*College Algebra and Composition/Speech may be older than 10 years
**Emergency Medical Technician Certification (EMT) or a 6 Week or longer Certified Nursing Assistant Certification (CNA) will be accepted in place of Patient Care and is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED of those without existing Allied Health background.
ALL PREREQUISITE COURSES MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE AN APPLICANT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE One YEAR PROGRAM.
Please see our updated Handbook HERE for all other program updates.
Micah Gill
Administrative Director
Institute of Ultrasound Diagnostics
mgill@iudmed.com
New Application Requirements Effective July 2nd, 2025
For anyone who looking to find that ideal career choice that is the perfect blend of medicine, science, technology, and public service, a job in ultrasound diagnostics may be the perfect option. Anyone studying to be a sonographer right now, or working in the field currently, is working in one of the fastest growing careers across the nation.
10 Reasons To Start A Career in Ultrasound Technology
According to the BLS, diagnostic medical sonographers earned a median salary of $69,650 in 2016. The best-paid 10 percent earned more than $99,100, while the lowest-paid 10 percent earned less than $48,660.