Kaiser Permanente School of Allied Health Sciences

If you want to work in health care and are a detail-oriented person looking for a new career, look no further, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Abdominal Extended and OB/GYN Concentration is the program for you.

This exciting and rigorous program provides a blend of hands on training in clinical medical offices & hospitals throughout Northern California as well as interactive in-class didactic lectures.

Sonographers are technologists that use ultrasonic equipment to look at the structure and function of the soft tissue organs in the body. They are part of the health care team that help physicians diagnose patients.

Program Effectiveness Data

This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) (caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) (jrcdms.org). JRC-DMS policies require calculation of program effectiveness data (defined as retention rate, job placement, test taker rate, and credential success rate) using a prescribed methodology, and the data for the prior three graduated cohorts can be found here: DMS Program Effectiveness Data.

Please refer to the description in the Catalog for additional details about this educational program, including the program prerequisites, certification/licensure requirements, mission statement, goals, program learning outcomes, job duties, physical requirements, length, structure, graduation requirements, and course descriptions. For more information, please view this Information Session module on Abdominal & OB/GYN Sonography.