How to become an animal ultrasound tech

Veterinary Ultrasound Programs

SonoPath.com: Veterinary Ultrasound Training

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Veterinary Ultrasound Programs
SonoPath Education
A free community-based platform for DVMs and Techs to earn Raced approved CE, and collaborate.
Why You Should Join
Veterinary Technician Ultrasonographer
Veterinarian Radiologist

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SonoPath offers 3-day hands-on labs personalized for each attendee to match each person with the right instructor based on their skillset and goals. This approach allows intermediate and advanced attendees to push the pace, while beginners can slow it down to absorb the fundamentals.

Verbal "boot camp" exercises and emergency simulations are utilized. All audio recordings of these sessions are provided to lab attendees for practice at home.

Post lab, virtual training, and support services are available through SonoPath’s educational telemedicine™ services where attendees can work with SonoPath remotely to perfect their image sets. All 3-day SDEP Labs are RACE certified for 22 CE credits and hosted at SonoPath Veterinary Education Center in Andover, NJ (approx. 1-hour NW of NYC)

We also offer SDEP™ certification; click this link for more information about our program: SDEP™ certification.

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As of July 17th, 2012, Registered Veterinary Medical Sonographer (RVMS) is a certified trademark.

Employment of AAVR Registered Veterinary Medical Sonographers is expected to grow, as there is an increasing demand for veterinary diagnostic imaging. Job opportunities are favorable because sonography is becoming a more attractive alternative to radiologic procedures, since pet owners now seek diagnostic methods that don't involve radiation more than ever before. Sonographic technology is expected to evolve rapidly and to spawn many new sonography procedures, such as 3-D sonography; however, high costs may limit the rate at which some promising new technologies are adopted.

To be eligible for an AAVR Registered Veterinary Medical Sonographer (RVMS) certification, you must first meet specific educational and professional experience requirements. RVMS Prerequisites

The RVMS credential encompasses the following:

Ultrasound Physics & Instrumentation
Abdomen
Cardiology
Neurosonology
Musculoskeletal
Ophthalmosonography

Read AAVR Certification By-Laws
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Ultrasonography, or ultrasound technology, is becoming a common diagnostic tool in many veterinary practices. This gives anyone interested in a career in animal medicine many opportunities to use ultrasound machines on a variety of animals. Veterinary technicians and veterinarians perform the ultrasounds. If ultrasound technology and animals greatly interest you, there are different career paths you can choose to take depending on your long-term goals and interests.

Veterinary Technician Ultrasonographer

Get professional experience working with animals in a medical setting. General knowledge of animal medical care is needed to perform and assist in more complex procedures. Start your animal ultrasound technician career by working an entry-level job in a veterinary office.

Go to college to become a registered veterinary technician. Vet techs are hired to prep animals for and assist during ultrasound procedures.

Get trained to use the ultrasound equipment by attend training seminars and classes to learn how to operate the ultrasound machine. Another option for training is to get a job at a veterinary practice that has an ultrasound machine to learn from the vet and other technicians. Once trained you may be asked to perform the ultrasounds on animals yourself.

Veterinarian Radiologist

Get a degree in veterinary medicine. Only licensed veterinarians review the results to make an official diagnosis and treatment plan.

Attend ultrasonography seminars and take courses in radiology. This will give you the experience and knowledge base to begin to use the equipment.

Become an American College of Veterinary Radiolology (ACVR) board certified veterinary radiologist to specialize in radiological medicine for animals. Although any veterinarian can perform ultrasounds, those that specialize in radiology technology and are certified by the ACVR have more training and expertise in the field. ACVR veterinarians have completed a radiology residency program and passed an extensive exam.

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Lynn Anders has more than 15 years of professional experience working as a zookeeper, wildlife/environmental/conservation educator and in nonprofit pet rescue. Writing since 2007, her work has appeared on various websites, covering pet-related, environmental, financial and parenting topics. Anders has a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies and biology from California State University, Sacramento.