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State
Board Approval Date: |
April
5, 2007 |
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Implementation
Date: |
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Last
Updated: |
August 7, 2007 |
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SPECIFIC
PROGRAM STANDARDS |
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Standard
Number: VSN4-02-01 (Admission Requirements)
Statewide
admission requirements are implemented for the Vascular Technology, Diploma program.
Admission
refers to regular admission into an Diploma
program.
Statewide
program admission requirements consider state and national occupational
licensing and certifying requirements, where applicable. The institution
develops and implements clearly stated Diploma program admissions policies and
procedures.
Admission
requirements are related to the functions of the Vascular Technology, Diploma
profession.
The
institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated Vascular
Technology, Diploma program admission and advanced placement policies and
procedures.
The
requirements for admission to the Vascular Technology, Diploma program are:
a.
attainment of 18 years of age;
b.
documentation of high school graduation or
satisfaction of High School Equivalency Certificate requirements;
c.
achievement of minimum
regular admission scores on tests of reading language, math, and algebra as
specified in GDTAE document Minimum Program Admission Test Scores.
d.
proper completion
of application and related procedures.
Vascular Technology, Diploma programs not
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs
(CAAHEP) in addition to the above five items:
a. be a graduate of a one-year programmatically accredited medical program; or
b. have completed a Baccalaureate degree.
Admission
of transfer students to the Vascular
Technology, Diploma program is contingent upon their meeting the
following requirements:
a. regular admission and good standing at a regionally accredited or GDTAE diploma or degree granting institution; and
b. proper completion of application and related procedures.
Standard Number: VSN4-02-04 (Provisional Admission Requirements)
Statewide
provisional admission requirements are implemented for the Vascular
Technology, Diploma program.
Provisional
admission is granted to qualified students who do not meet the regular
admission requirements of the program.
Provisionally
admitted students are allowed to take developmental studies courses and/or
certain occupational courses as designated in the course sequence standard.
The
institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated policies and
procedures for entry into programs on a provisional basis.
Provisional
admission to the Vascular Technology, Diploma program is afforded those students
who do not meet program requirements but do meet provisional admission
requirements.
The
requirements for provisional admission to the Vascular Technology, Diploma program are:
a. student is 17 years of age upon entry to the program but attained the age of 18 before enrolling in a Clinical Echocardiography course.
b. achievement of minimum admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified in GADTAE document Minimum Program Entrance Scores;
c. recommendation by program faculty and designated admissions personnel on the basis of interview and assessment of student potential;
All
Vascular
Technology, Diploma program students initially admitted on a provisional
basis meet regular admission requirements prior to graduation.
Provisionally
admitted students whose English, math, and/or reading
achievement levels do not meet regular program admission requirements are
required to enroll in developmental studies courses approved by the State Board
of Technical and Adult Education.
Standard Number: VSN4-03-02 (Program Numbering System)
Assignment
of a statewide Program Major Code VSN4
and Program CIP Code 510901 to
the Vascular Technology, Diploma
program is the basis from which statewide programmatic consistency is
developed.
Each
degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the assigned Program Major
Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards of the State
Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Each
authorized degree/diploma/certificate program is assigned a Program Major Code
and Program CIP Code.
Each
degree/diploma/certificate program having a given Program Major Code is
consistent with all other programs throughout the state that have the same
Program Major Code.
Standard Number: VSN4-03-03 (Program Consistency
and Sequence)
The
Vascular Technology, Diploma
program utilizes essential course components consistent with statewide program
requirements. Specific course alphanumeric identification Codes are assigned to
each course. Students are required to progress through two course categories in
a developmentally valid sequence.
Programs
are assigned an identical Major Code VSN4 and are consistent statewide. Each
specific course is assigned an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as a
statewide course identification code.
The
Vascular
Technology, Diploma program is assigned a Major Code of VSN4, and utilizes essential
components designated for that program number statewide. Program components
include, but are not limited to:
Vascular
Technology, Diploma
The
Vascular program is a sequence of courses that provide educational
opportunities to individuals in didactic and clinical environments that will
enable them to obtain skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to graduate and
become successful entry-level Vascular Sonographer Vascular Ultrasound is an
allied health profession specifically concerning the diagnosis and treatment of
patients with vascular diseases. The profession requires critical thinking
skills, judgment, and the ability to provide appropriate health care services.
A vascular sonographer performs examinations at the
request or under direct supervision of a physician, is proficient in the use of
a variety of diagnostic imaging and monitoring equipment, and provides sonographic
images and data from which a correct anatomic and physiologic diagnosis can be
made. Vascular sonographers use high frequency sound
waves to perform venous and arterial diagnostic procedures. The information is evaluated by physicians to
make a medical diagnosis. Course work includes sonographic
physics, sonographic identification of normal and
abnormal anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology
of the venous and arterial systems, journal and case reviews, and a
comprehensive registry review.
Program graduates are expected to be able to perform
appropriate vascular and arterial procedures including, but not limited to,
Duplex ultrasound, color flow Doppler, and spectral Doppler, venous thrombosis
examinations, intracranial and extracranial
procedures, arterial physiologic testing of the extremities. Program graduates are to be competent in the
general areas of humanities or fine arts, social or behavioral sciences,
natural sciences or mathematics, computer literacy. Program graduates receive a Diploma in
Vascular Ultrasound. They are eligible
to sit for national certification examinations thus enabling him/her to achieve
professional employment in the field with the professional title of Registered
Vascular Technologist (RVT).
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General Core Course Title |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
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English [P]
ENG 097, or
entrance English score in accordance with approved DTAE admission score
levels; and RDG 097, or entrance reading score in accordance with approved
DTAE admission score levels |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
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Algebraic
Concepts [P] MAT 098, or entrance arithmetic and algebra
scores in accordance with approved DTAE admission score levels |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Interpersonal
Relations and Professional Development [P]
Provisional admission |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
or |
||||||
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Basic
Psychology [P]
Provisional admission |
(5) |
(0)
|
(0)
|
(5)
|
(5
)
|
|
|
Minimum Required Hours: |
13+
|
0 |
0 |
13+ |
13 |
|
|
Course |
Occupational Course Title |
Class |
D. |
P. |
Weekly |
Credit |
|
Introduction
to Microcomputers [P]
Provisional admission |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
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Anatomy
and Physiology [P]
Provisional admission |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
Introduction
to Health Care [P]
Provisional admission |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Medical
Terminology for Allied Health Sciences [P]Provisional
admission |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
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Health Science Physics
[P] MAT 191, 190, 194,
196, or 103 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
OR |
||||||
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Introductory
Physics [P]
MAT 191 or MAT 196 |
(4) |
(3) |
(0) |
(7) |
(5) |
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Health
Sciences Chemistry [P]Program
admission level Math achievement |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
OR |
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Inorganic
Chemistry [P]
Program admission level Math achievement |
(4) |
(0) |
(3) |
(7) |
(5) |
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Electrophysiology
& Cardiac Anatomy [P]
Provisional admission |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
|
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Electrophysiology
II [P]
CVT 103 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
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Vascular
Fundamentals [P]
Program admission |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
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OR |
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Non-invasive
Cardiovascular Fundamentals [P]
Provisional admission |
(3) |
(2) |
(0) |
(5) |
(4) |
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Invasive
Cardiovascular fundamentals [P]
Provisional admission |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
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Cross
Sectional Anatomy [P]
Program admission |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
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Sonographic
Physics I [P]
Program admission |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
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|
Sonographic
Physics II [P]
Program admission |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
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Basic
Extremity Testing [P]CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111 [C] CVT 104, DMS
133 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
|
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Basic
Cerebrovascular and Venous Extremity [P]
CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111 [C] VAS 143 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
|
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Vascular
Clinical I [P]
CVT 103, CVT 110, CVT 111 [C] VAS 141 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
Vascular
Clinical II [P]
VAS 143 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
|
Advanced
Cerebrovascular [P]
VAS 141 [C}
VAS 144 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
Arterial
Duplex [P]
VAS 136, VAS 143 [C]
VAS 144 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Interventional
and Therapeutic [P]
AHS 104, CVT 111, DMS 133, DMS 136, DMS 202, VAS 144 [C] VAS 245 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
|
Vascular
Physical Principles and Instrumentation Registry Review [P]
DMS 136, DMS 202 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Comprehensive
Vascular Technology Registry Review [P]
Program admission |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
|
Essentials
of Vascular Sonography (Non-Invasive) [P]
Program admission |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
|
OR |
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Drug
Calculation & Administration [P]Program
admission level Math achievement |
(2) |
(2) |
(0) |
(4) |
(3) |
|
|
Abdominal
Vascular [P]
CVT 110, DMS 133, DMS 136, DMS 202 [C]
VAS 245 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
|
Vascular
Clinical III [P]
VAS 144 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
Vascular
Clinical IV [P]
VAS 245 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
10 |
|
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Minimum Required Hours: |
56+ |
21+ |
129 |
206 |
109
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Vascular Technology, Diploma
122 minimum quarter hours credit required for graduation
Accreditation
and Certification
The
Vascular Technology, Diploma program must conform to the institutional
accreditation requirements of the Council on Occupational Education (COE) or
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (COC).
It
is recommended that Vascular Ultrasound programs obtain programmatic
accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs (CAAHEP) under the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee -
Vascular Ultrasound (JRC-DMS).
Vascular Technology, Diploma Program
Curriculum Model
The
standard curriculum for Vascular Technology, Diploma program is set up on the
quarter system. A suggested sequence for the program is given below with area
of specialization. Technical institutes may implement the Vascular Technology, Diploma program by using the sequences listed below or by using a locally
developed sequence designed to reflect course prerequisites and/or corequisites.
First Quarter
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Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
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ENG
101 |
English |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
MAT
103 |
Algebraic
Concepts |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
SCT
100 |
Introduction
to Microcomputers |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
|
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Total |
11 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
Second Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
AHS
101 |
Anatomy
and Physiology |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
AHS
156 |
Health
Sciences Physics |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
|
AHS
157 |
Health
Sciences Chemistry |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
15 |
Third Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS 230 |
Essentials of Vascular Sonography |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
AHS
109 |
Medical
Terminology for Allied Health Sciences |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
EMP
100 |
Interpersonal
Relations and Professional Development |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
PSY
101 |
Introduction
to Psychology |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
Fourth Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
AHS
104 |
Introduction
to Health Care |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
CVT
103 |
Electrophysiology
and Cardiac Anatomy |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
|
VAS
110 |
Vascular
Fundamentals |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
CVT
111 |
Invasive
Cardiovascular Fundamentals |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
|
|
Total |
10 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
15 |
Fifth Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
CVT
104 |
Electrophysiology
II |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
DMS
133 |
Cross
Sectional Anatomy |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
DMS
136 |
Sonographic
Physics I |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
VAS
136 |
Basic
Extremity Testing |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
|
|
Total |
10 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
Sixth Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
DMS
202 |
Sonographic
Physics II |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
VAS
141 |
Basic
Cerebrovascular and Venous Extremity2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
|
VAS
143 |
Vascular
Clinical I |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
4 |
2 |
27 |
33 |
14 |
Seventh Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS
144 |
Vascular
Clinical II
|
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
VAS
202 |
Advanced
Cardiovascular |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
VAS
203 |
Arterial
Duplex |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
|
|
Total |
4 |
0 |
30 |
34 |
14 |
Eighth Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS
205 |
Interventional
and Therapeutic |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
VAS
215 |
Vascular
Physical Principles and Instrumentation Registry Review |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
VAS
242 |
Abdominal
Vascular |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
|
VAS
245 |
Vascular
Clinical III |
0 |
0 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
|
|
Total |
7 |
2 |
27 |
36 |
17 |
Ninth
Quarter
|
Course Code |
Course Name |
Class Hours |
D. |
P. OBI Hours |
Weekly Contact Hours |
Credit Hours |
|
VAS
220 |
Comprehensive
Vascular Technology Registry Review |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
VAS
246 |
Vascular
Clinical IV |
0 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
10 |
|
|
Total |
2 |
0 |
24 |
32 |
12 |
Vascular Technology, Diploma
1. One Duplex color ultrasound machine per 3 students
A. Transducers
i.
Low frequency abdominal deep penetration
ii. Linear high resolution
2. Image recording
system-minimum of one per ultrasound machine or testing unit
A.
VCR and/or
B.
Thermal imager and/or
C.
Film cassette (dark room or film processing required) and/or
D.
CD and/or
E.
Electronic picture archival compupter system (PACS) and/or
F.
Color printer and/or
G. Radiographic laser printer (may require
dark room)
3. One physiologic testing unit per 3
students including each of the following:
A. Photo-plethysmography
B. Pneumo-plethysomography
C. Continuous wave Bi-directional
Doppler 5 and 8 MHz transducers
D. Automatic cuff inflator
E.
10, 12, 15, 17 cm cuffs
4. Transcranial
Doppler Ultraound Unit (may be included with Duplex
unit)
5. Gel
A. Sterile and non-sterile
6. Gel warmer
7. Transducer cleaner
8. Transducer covers
9. Gloves
A.
Latex, non-latex
B.
Power, powder-free
C.
Sterile, non-sterile
10. Linens and gowns
11. Stretchers/tables (one per ultrasound
machine)
12. Sterile trays for use with interventional
sonography or component supplies
13. View Boxes
14. Sharps Containers
15. Lockable storage cabinets
16. Anatomic modes
A. Torso including organs
B. Cross-sectional models
C. Other models
17. Charts and graphs
18. Ergonomic devices
19. Variable incandescent lighting
20. Privacy curtains
21. Image projection system (VCR/TV, CD,
laser disc, Internet, teleradiography, ELMO or
equivalent, DVD)
22. Faculty and classroom laser printers
23. Sonographic library
24. Lockable file cabinet for student records