Students rotate through metroplex hospitals, using a wide variety of ultrasound equipment. After completing the required clinical rotations, they may choose specialty areas such as a vascular rotation. Students also have open access to the college ultrasound scanning labs for additional scanning time. Students take oral, practical, and written exams over each organ. No, El Centro College is located in the heart of downtown Dallas .
Students are responsible for providing their own housing.
Students who must be absent from clinical experience due to a physical or mental illness, surgery, or pregnancy will be required to obtain a written physician release before returning to the clinical setting. Students anticipating surgery or delivery of a baby, who will require a longer recuperation period before a physician release can be obtained, are urged to wait to enroll in the program. A physical examination and immunization record form is sent with the acceptance letter and must be submitted at the registration seminar. You may visit a private physician, clinic, health maintenance organization, or medical center for the medical examination. The immunizations are available for students through the El Centro College Health Center and most are free of charge.