Hello Everyone! I was wondering if anyone out there has gone to college to become a diagnostic medical sonographer? I am just finishing the gen ed courses for that program right now. I have a huge interest in this program, but sometimes I get discouraged because math and physics are my worst subjects. Do you think the course is very intense and hard to follow? Would it be easy to fail because of all the physics?
Hey Stefanie,
If God has placed that purpose and that interest in your heart, I say go for it!!! He has already made a way for you to achieve it. I am sure it is challenging, but that is no reason for you not to go for it wholeheartedly. There will be tutors and helpful classmates and study groups along the way. You will make it, and you can do it.
Peace,
Pam
hi S.
I am also thinking of becoming a medical sonographer, my younger sister is one & she loves it!!! She said it was very hard and did go for extra help. I have been long interested in this field & basically feel the possibilities are endless, working in hospital, diagnostic center, vet's office, etc. My sister works as a traveler, taking jobs at various hospitals around the country or even in her own state (AZ) & she makes $80 - $90,000 a yr!!! You have to make sure you go to an accredited school so you can take & pass the boards or you will be making significantly less & just be pushing the patients down the hall!!!(www.ardms.org- will list accredited schools). I know someone who was just going thru program @ kaiser and she said she just switched to x-ray tech because she couldn't "get" it - but after being an x-ray tech you can always go back and try again.
good luck
K.
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Hey S.,
I'm L., I'm a 26 year old LPN and I'm currently going to Keiser College for the same thing. You're a month ahead of me though, I have one more gen ed to complete before I go to campus in May. Are you close to Deltona? I'm in physics right now, and I can't stand it one bit, lol. It's a rough subject, I can understand all the laws, but the math equations are tough, I almost feel retarded.
Speaking as a nurse, physics isn't going to be involved a great deal. I worked at a radiology office for two years while going to school for nursing and I am good friends with a girl who's a sonographer and she says she never has had to use physics. Belive me, I called her the first week of physics and asked "what did I get myself into"? They give us physics in our gen eds to see if we are able to use and apply logic when analyzing a problem, not because we will actually be computing equations and laws of physics. Don't worry, that is not our job to find the acceleration rate of a kidney stone, lol. We will be locating organs and vessels, the computer calculates the measurements.
There is some math involved, but she says no more than just basic algebra, nothing to fuss about. So don't worry, physics does not play an active role in this type of work, they just give it to us to let us see how things work.
Best of luck to you, and keep in touch. I would love to talk to you more. I just moved here with my husband and 11 month old son from Queens, NY and it's nice to meet someone I have something in common with.
L. B
Hi, S.. I have been a medical sonographer for almost 6 years now. It is a wonderful and rewarding career. I love it!! Anyway, I graduated from Florida Hospital College for Health Sciences(it is an awesome program)...Valencia has one too...and physics was a challange. But I found if you love what you are going to school for,you can do anything. The instructors go out of their way to prepare you to take the registries (you have to take a difficult physics exam along with OB and Abd to become registered). Don't let the fear of physics and math keep you from following your dream. It can be done (and really once you start working, the machines do all the calculations for you)!! Good luck!! You can always email me with questions!!!
J.:)
I'm sorry I wish I could help. I'm in the same boat also. I'm thinking about going into that program. I also suck at math. I'll keep checking back.
