The M.Sc. in Vascular Sonography degree program is the result of collaboration between University of Providence and the Academy of Ultrasound Imaging, the Oxford (UK) summer school of Dr. Geissler, MD, PhD, MPhil (Cantab), who has been a private tutor of clinical medicine for many years.
Dr. Geissler is Board Certified by the Irish College of Physicists in Medicine (ICPM) and is a registered medical physicist in the State of Colorado. Dr. Geissler holds degrees in physics and biophysics from University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Geissler holds the MD degree from Grace University in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a degree validated by the General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK and recognized for licensing purposes by the Malta Further & Higher Education Authority (MFHEA / MQRIC) in Malta. Dr. Geissler holds the MPhil (Cantab)
degree in anatomy from University of Cambridge. Dr. Geissler holds an undergraduate degree in engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Engineering degree from University of California, Davis. Dr. Geissler also holds MS and PhD degrees in engineering from University of California, Irvine. Dr. Geissler holds MS, MPhil, and PhD degrees in physiology from Yale University. Dr. Geissler is a podiatric physician in the Europe Union with a specialty in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and wound care for patients with diabetes. Thus, Dr. Geissler is well-equipped to teach the practical aspects of vascular sonography as well as theoretical aspects of ultrasound imaging.
In 2020, the covid-19 pandemic made it impossible to continue operations of the in-person summer school at Oxford. The pandemic brought about widespread acceptance of online instruction. This acceptance prompted Dr. Geissler to plan to teach advanced clinical methods of ultrasound imaging to a broader community of healthcare professionals throughout Europe and USA by offering the course online via synchronous instruction.
Dr. Geissler proposed an affiliation with University of Providence as a means of promoting orderly growth and development of his private tutorial summer school in Oxford into a degree-granting institution of higher education in USA. Towards that end, Dr. Geissler registered the trade name, Academy of Ultrasound Imaging, with the Secretary of State in the State of Montana. [Ref: Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education Surety Bond for Postsecondary Educational Institutions, Surety Bond No. 65521378 dated 4, June 221.]
Accordingly, Academy of Ultrasound Imaging now complies with all applicable provisions of state law and the rules and policies of the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education.