Grady Health System offers a diagnostic medical sonography program in Atlanta, Georgia. This page outlines the program’s credential pathway and how it connects to work in diagnostic imaging.
Program at a glance
- Institution: Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia
- Format: on campus
Program details
The program has operated since 1991. It runs 18 months, full time, daytime hours, in the general concentration; beginning in August every two years. Students complete classroom instruction combined with clinical training; students rotate through multiple affiliate clinical sites and hospitals throughout the metro Atlanta area, including clinical rotations at multiple affiliate clinical sites and hospitals across the metro Atlanta area. Graduates receive a certificate from Grady Health System in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Clinical training covers abdomen, obstetrics, and gynecology sonography. Completers are eligible to sit for the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) Sonographic Principles and Instrumentation (SPI), OB/GYN, and Abdomen-Extended specialty examinations, which students may sit for before graduation, leading to the RDMS credential. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). These details are drawn from the program’s website.
Credential pathway
Graduates can pursue professional certification such as the Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS). These credentials are offered by national registries, including the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Certification is separate from completing the program; each credential sets its own education, clinical-experience, and examination requirements. See Licensing and Certification for how the process works.
About this occupation
Diagnostic medical sonographers operate ultrasound equipment to create images that physicians use to assess and diagnose medical conditions. National wage and employment-outlook figures are summarized on the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer page, with more context in Career Opportunities and Salary and Compensation.
Program details, requirements, and availability change. Verify current information directly with the program and with the relevant certification body or licensing board. Inclusion in this directory does not constitute endorsement.
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Last verified: June 2026.