The JRC-DMS is a nonprofit organization in existence to establish, maintain and promote quality standards for educational programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS).

The Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) is a nonprofit organization in existence to establish, maintain and promote quality standards for educational programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS). Since 1983, the organization has provided a mechanism of committee review to recognize educational programs throughout the United States that instruct students in the disciplines related to DMS through education consistent with standards for entry into practice. Read more about JRC-DMS

Call for Comments on the Proposed Draft of the CAAHEP DMS Standards and Guidelines

The Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRC-DMS) is seeking public comment on the proposed draft of the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Several of the key changes are in Appendix B and include the following:

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CAAHEP’s requirement to assign a learning domain to each content area.

• Cognitive (indicated with a “C”)
• Psychomotor (indicated with a “P”)
• Affective (indicated with an “A”)

Reorganization of some content in the Learning Concentration Common to all Concentrations and the concentration specific Standards.

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Click here to download the draft of the CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography with the changes indicated in Red Font. Please review the attached draft DMS Standards document and provide your comments by accessing SurveyMonkey through this link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WQ2RG93

Instructions on how to enter your comments by Standard are included in the survey.

The JRC-DMS will collect comments until May 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. All public comments will be reviewed and taken in consideration by the JRC-DMS.

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