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Application Checklist

Online application (below)
$20 (USD) application fee. Please make check payable to Mercyhealth School of Sonography (mail).
Two (2) letters of recommendation (mail or email)
Official transcripts (mail or email)

Mail fees and documentation to:

Javon Bea Hospital – Rockton
School of Sonography – B2
2400 N. Rockton Ave.
Rockford, IL 61103

Letters of recommendation and official transcripts should be emailed to:

Cindy Harrison – Program Director
Email: charrison@mhemail.org

Online application for the Mercyhealth School of Sonography

Name(Required)

First Last

Maiden name

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP / Postal Code

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

When would you like to enter this program?(Required)

Name of high school and date of graduation.(Required)

Name of school where you earned associate degree or higher and date of graduation.

Name of school where you received additional education and date of graduation.

Degree(s) received. Student must upload proof of degree(s) received.

Upload proof of degree(s) received.

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 75 MB.

In a 500-word essay, describe your motivations for pursuing a career in the art and science of sonography.(Required)

Max. file size: 75 MB.

If you have attended any school of radiography, please provide the name of the school, city and state, dates attended and reason for leaving.

**Have you had any license, registration or certification denied, revoked, suspended, placed on probation or subjected to discipline by a regulatory authority or certification board? You should contact the ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) to determine your eligibility to take the certifying exam upon graduation from this program. www.ardms.org

**Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor, felony, or similar offense in the military court- martial? You should contact the ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers) to determine your eligibility to take the certifying exam upon graduation from this program. www.ardms.org

Reference #1(Required)

Reference #2(Required)

These persons should be contacted by you and asked to send a personal letter of reference to:

Program Director
Javon Bea Hospital–Rockton
School of Sonography
2400 N. Rockton Avenue
Rockford, Illinois 61103

Mercyhealth School of Sonography has defined non-academic standards or Technical Standards to which all applicants must comply in order to be ABLE to participate and complete our Sonography Program.

They are instituted not only for your protection but the protection of the patients, they are as follows:

*Applicants are evaluated on the same basis regardless of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, marital status or handicap.

Technical requirements (not limited to):

• Ability to bend and kneel
• Full use of both arms, hands, and fingers
• Ability to manipulate ultrasound equipment
• Ability to hear Doppler used in pulse wave analysis
• Ability to distinguish variations in colors used in color Doppler
• Ability to stand and walk for lengthy periods of time
• Ability to physically assist patients
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients and family members
• Communicate effectively and professionally with staff and physicians

Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate a disability.

If a student sonographer develops a health problem that will prevent them from adhering to the health standards policy, he/she must notify the program director. A student may continue in the program with written permission from their physician, and as long as he/she fulfill the responsibilities and objectives of this policy and objectives and of the program are met.

*The school selects students whose qualifications indicate the greatest potential for professional and personal development. Applications are reviewed on the same basis regardless of age, sex, race, religion, national origin, martial status, or handicap.

My signature below signifies I have read and that I comply with the above Technical Standards Policy and verify that all information I submit to the Mercyhealth School of Sonography has not been falsified.

Student Signature(Required)

Date(Required)

Please send your $20 application fee to Javon Bea Hospital–Rockton, School of Sonography, 2400 N. Rockton Avenue, Rockford, Illinois, 61103. Questions? Please call (815) 971-5675.