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SDMS News Wave January 2012 1

In this issuecover story A RD MS to Launch E xam fo r MSK Sonography Credent ia l Th is Fa l l bull 4 At tent i on Advanc ed Prac t i c e Sonographer s and U l t r asound Prac t i t i one r s bull C ongra tu la t i ons J i l l Tro t te r bull A l l CCI E xaminat i ons A NSI ISO IEC 17024 Ac c red i ted bull 5 SD MS Produc t Spot l i gh t bull 6 S D M S E lec t i on 2012 bull Cal l f o r Nominat i ons ndash SD MS Awards bull 7 2011 S D M S Foundat i on Donor s bull 11 E xh ib i to r s Be a pa r t o f t he 2012 SD MS A nnua l C onfe renc e in Seat t l e bull C ongra tu la t i ons to Januar y rsquos $10 0 V ISA G i f t Card W inner bull 12 Fi r s t Sonography Bache lo r rsquos Degree S tudents on t he C ont inent o f A f r i c a bull 13 S D M S Fe l l ow Spot l i gh t bull 14 New M ember Sc an bull 15 Upc oming S D M S Web inar s bull 16 SD MS We lc omes New M ember s

Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography wwwsdmsorg

SDMS News Wave is published to inform SDMS members of meetings events and policies as well as trends and issues in the sonography profession Comments questions or concerns about the articles appearing in SDMS News Wave should be directed to newswavesdmsorg

By Beth W Orenstein

Musculoskeletal (MSK) sonography which is used in the evaluation and treatment of joint and soft-tissue diseases has long been popular in Europe and other countries overseas While MSK sonography isnrsquot used as widely in the United States it has been growing rapidly here over the last decade as well

As the US looks at ways to reduce health-care costs yet maintain quality and as concerns about radiation safety grow more American physicians are expected to use MSK sonography - not only to diagnose but also to treat musculoskeletal injuries

In response to this growing demand worldwide the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) is launching an MSK sonography credential ARDMS will begin accepting examination applications for its Registered in Musculoskeletaltrade (RMSKtrade)

ARDMS to Launch Exam for MSK Sonography Credential This Fall

sonography credential this summer Medical professionals will be able to take the exam starting in mid-September

ARDMS CEO and Executive Director Dale R Cyr says the ARDMS RMSK credential is a pioneering effort in the field of sonography It was established he says ldquoto bridge global and

continued


domestic musculoskeletal sonography practices and build a community of health-care professionals working toward the same goal of patient safety through standardized practicerdquo

At first ARDMS is expecting to see a greater demand for the new exam overseas where MSK is the number one or number two most commonly performed sonographic study ldquoOutside of North America it fluctuates between OBGYN and MSK rdquo says Kevin D Evans PhD RT(R)(M)(BD) RDMS RVS FSDMS Chair of the ARDMS Board of Directors However he says ldquoas MSK sonography becomes more common in the United States ARDMS expects to see the US demand for this new credential to increase dramaticallyrdquo

RMSK answers a growing need

ARDMS has been working on developing the RMSK credential for several years because of the growing interest it has seen ldquoOne of the reasons we started looking into developing the RMSK credential was the growing use of MSK sonography in the US and because we were getting so many inquiries from our Registrants and the medical community at largerdquo Evans says ldquoItrsquos an exciting time for ARDMS and practice of sonographyrdquo

Before deciding to go ahead with developing the MSK exam ARDMS surveyed the marketplace and found interest to be at a high level ldquoThe ARDMS mission is to promote quality care and patient safety through the certification and continuing competency of ultrasound professionals rdquo says Evans ldquoMSK sonography is quickly becoming a worldwide imaging standard It was clear that a professional credential in that specialty is both timely and needed rdquo

The MSK credentialing exam will be open to medical professionals who practice musculoskeletal ultrasound That includes not only sonographers but also physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists sports medicine practitioners osteopathic surgeons radiologists chiropractors rheumatologists podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons The same exam will be given to physicians and non-physicians

The MSK exam will be a single exam with the sonography principles and instrumentation content all rolled into it Because the exam is open to anyone who practices MSK ultrasound itrsquos modeled more after ARDMSrsquos RPVI (Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation) exam than other sonographer exams Evans says There will be one prerequisite applicants

will need to meet Evans says but it has yet to be announced

Itrsquos likely those who register for the exam will hold an existing medical degree or certification and will have performed a certain number of MSK studies he says ldquoThe prerequisite was designed so that a vast majority of medical professionals will be eligible to take the MSK exam and that anyone using MSK sonography should be able to take it rdquo Evans says

Exam content being developed

The content outline for the RMSK credential is available at wwwARDMSorgRMSK According to the outline the tasks to be covered include anatomy and physiology (28 ) pathology (28 ) patient care (2) integration of data (8) protocols (15) physics and instrumentation (7) treatment (10) and ldquootherrdquo (2) The anatomic areas to be covered will include shoulder elbow wrist and hand hip knee ankle and foot soft tissue and general

Itrsquos still undecided whether the RMSK credential exam will be all multiple choice questions or include advanced item types ndash where the questions involve simulated ultrasound consoles Such questions might list a problem statement and display the controls of an ultrasound machine The test-taker would be asked to adjust the controls that translate to a correct solution to the problem Or it could be that the test-takers are asked to use their mouse to indicate a particular detail of the image on the screen

Item writers are working on the questions and ldquotheyrsquore being vetted and reviewed rdquo Evans says ldquoMultiple versions of the examination are being developedrdquo

Because the vast majority of MSK sonography studies are done outside of the US ARDMS has sought input from experts from around the world in developing the credential Cyr notes

ARDMS is developing a practice version of the MSK examination and hopes to have it ready prior to the formal exam launch in mid-September ldquoMedical professionals will be able to visit the ARDMS website (wwwARDMSorg) and take a practice version of the MSK examination for a nominal fee rdquo Evans says

Opportunity to take exam limited

Because it is the first time itrsquos being given the exam will have a window of about a month when it can be taken Evans says ldquoOur other exams are administered all the time rdquo Evans says ldquobut our MSK is going to be in a


specific time frame We will announce the time frames in the spring and summer for the next several years of administrationrdquo

After the first group has taken the exam ARDMS will determine what score test-takers will need to achieve in order to pass says Ellen Julian PhD Director of Testing and Research at ARDMS

Dr Julian explains why the test is scored that way ldquoTypically the way we build a test we have questions wersquove used in the past and know exactly how difficult they are Those are the ones on which we score people and because they are known quantities we can calculate in advance the number correct needed to passrdquo

However because this is a new test ldquoand wersquove never used any of the questions before we donrsquot know how hard the questions will be and which ones are working well We have to get all the data back and analyze the questions to determine what the cut score will berdquo

Also because itrsquos a new test examinees will not hear the results as quickly as other ARDMS credentialing exams ldquoWersquore saying 60 days from the last test date rdquo Dr Julian says ldquobut wersquore hoping to have the scores out in less timerdquo

The first administration for the MSK exam will be mid-September to mid-October 2012 The second administration is slated for mid-March through mid-April 2013 ldquoIf demand is high enough the MSK examination may move to continuous administration just like our other exams rdquo Evans says

Sonographers who are interested also can sign-up on the ARDMS Website (wwwARDMSorgRMSK) so that they will receive alerts about the RMSK exam when things are happening Evans says

SDMS Annual Conference to include MSK

Sonographers who are interested in taking the new ARDMS RMSK exam can prepare by attending this yearrsquos SDMS Annual Conference Sept 20-23 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle

At this yearrsquos conference musculoskeletal ultrasound will be part of the abdominal track Janette Wybo BS RDMS RDCS RVT Program Coordinator at Providence Hospital School of Diagnostic Medical Sonography and a member of the SDMS Conference Management Committee says MSK sonography is one of the most requested topics by attendees

The Thursday tutorial will have two 90-minute MSK lectures with hands-on scanning by invited faculty Veronica Rodriguez RDMS CEO of Great Lakes Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Inc Rodriquez has 15 years of experience dedicated to MSK sonography and has conducted lectures and scanning workshops at national and international musculoskeletal conferences Wybo says

At the first Thursday session Rodriguez will lecture on shoulder scanning protocol and sonographic appearances with the majority of time devoted to live scanning The second session will focus on MSK scanning of the ankle knee wrist and elbow

ldquoTo make the session most effective for everyone there will be dual screens with a videographer projecting scanning transducer placement along with displayed machine image rdquo Wybo says ldquoThis worked out well for attendees last year for scanning technique and instruction rdquo she notes

During the main conference track the SDMS Conference Management Committee has asked Sandra J Allison MD Associate Professor of Radiology from Georgetown University in Washington DC to return as part of the conference faculty Dr Allison has a passion for musculoskeletal imaging and will be giving two lectures on MSK ultrasound and their applications for the upper and lower extremities She will focus on how ultrasound has advanced in imaging and diagnosis along with what circumstances it should be the modality of choice for clinicians

ldquoAttendees have enjoyed Dr Allisonrsquos lectures as part of the SDMS conference in the past and we are excited she will be joining us in Seattle rdquo Wybo says

Beth W Orenstein is writer for SDMS


CongratulationsThe SDMS would like to congratulate Jill Trotter BS RT(R) RDMS RVT on being awarded the prestigious Vanderbilt Radiology Chairmanrsquos Leadership Award

Jill is the Director of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program at Vanderbilt University She also currently serves on the SDMS Foundation Board and is a former SDMS Board member

Jill Trotter BS RT(R) RDMS RVT

Attention Advanced Practice Sonographers and Ultrasound PractitionersYour Participation Requested in a Survey

The Advanced Practice Committee of the SDMS in collaboration with the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS) is hosting an ldquoAdvanced Practice in Sonographyrdquo survey during the month of February SDMS is soliciting participation from sonographers who are currently functioning in the capacity of a mid-level provider physician extender The link to complete this survey is httpwwwsurveymonkeycomsLT9YMJB

The SDMS has been actively working on the concept of an Ultrasound Practitioner (UP) for over a decade The foundation for the UP concept is the creation of a mid-level provider of sonography services that functions as a physician extender While there is currently no ldquoofficialrdquo designation title or certification examination associated with this position we know that some sonographers are currently functioning at this level It is important that we know and understand the extent to which some sonographers have already moved into this role and the responsibilities and clinical activities that they have assumed in making this transition To document this information to aid in future decisions the SDMS and ARDMS have developed this survey

We ask that sonographers who are currently functioning in this physician extender role (not to be interpreted as a ldquolead sonographerrdquo or the SDMS APS membership classification to complete the survey) For purposes of this survey this sonography physician extender shall be referred to as an Ultrasound Practitioner

All CCI Examinations ANSIISOIEC 17024 AccreditedCardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI) announced that as of December 2011 all eight CCI examinations are accredited by the American National Standards Institute under the ANSIISOIEC 17024 Program Visit httpcci-onlineorgsitesdefaultfilesCCI20ANSI20Press20Release-Dec2011pdf to read the CCI press release

Registry NewsWant to keep up with the latest news and developments from the sonography registries here are some handy links

CCI Pulse

httpwwwcci-onlineorgpulseFall2011Fall_Pulse_2011pdf (current issue)

httpwwwcci-onlineorgcontentpulse-newsletter-archives (archive)

ARDMS News Wire

httpwwwardmsorgnews_multimedianews_wire

ARRT News Feed

httpswwwarrtorgNews

httpswwwarrtorgNewsrssFeedxml (RSS Feed)


SDMS Product Spotlight - Cardiac SonographyThe SDMS Online Store is your one-stop shop for cardiac sonographyThis is just a sampling of the many cardiac sonography items yoursquoll find at wwwsdmsorgstore

The SDMS National Certification Examination Review (NCER) Series cardiac sonography registry reviews can be purchased separately or as a package combined with the SPI NCER

Registry Review ndash Adult Cardiac SonographyItem 7702 CME Credits 1325 This publication features modules dedicated to instru-mentation cardiac hemodynamics anatomy physiology congenital and acquired pathology clinical assessment sonographic techniques and appearances as related to both normal and abnormal findings and special procedures

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study manual tells you how to take a multiple-choice examination It simulates the examination experience so that you are comfortable and confident with the format It lets you identify your strengths and weaknesses and tests your progress so that you can study efficiently Coverage includes anatomy physiology clinical indications physical principles instrumentation technical performance specific diseases and disorders interpretation safety and quality assurance Written by eight well-known authors including Sandra Hagen-Ansert and Dr David Sahn of UC San Diego Especially effective in combination with Ultrasound Physics Review 160 pp

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Sam Kaddoura BSc BM BCh DIC PhD FRCP FESC FACCItem 7549 CME Credits Not availableThis best-selling and highly-praised book provides a practical and clinically useful introduction to echo The author explains the echo techniques available what an echo can and cannot give and importantly puts echo into a clinical perspective The sections are ordered with the techniques most often used to diagnose a particular clinical problem explained first The final chapter deals with special clinical situations


Joan P Baker Pioneer Award

In 1994 the SDMS established the Joan P Baker Pioneer Award in honor of Joan P Baker MSR RDMS RDCS FSDMS for her significant contributions to the sonography profession

SDMS Distinguished Educator Award

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is dedicated to recognizing and honoring exceptional sonography educators The SDMS

Distinguished Educator Award honors exceptional educators in the field of diagnostic medical sonography

SDMS Fellow Membership

The SDMS Fellow membership category recognizes individual members who have made outstanding contributions to the field of sonography and to the SDMS A SDMS Fellow exhibits professional qualities and attributes by contributing

to the advancement of sonography and sustained contribution to the SDMS

Send completed nomination forms (available at httpwwwsdmsorgmembersawards to the SDMS

Membership Department at awardssdmsorg Nomination forms must be received by

March 15 2012

Nominate a Colleague for a SDMS AwardDue Date March 15 2012SDMS is now accepting nominations for the Joan P Baker Pioneer Award and SDMS Distinguished Educator Award as well as SDMS Fellow Membership

DEADLINE February 10 2012SDMS members may submit their nominations for the following elected positions

httpwwwsdmsorgmembersnominateformasp

SDMS Board of Directors bullAt Large Director (3 open positions)bullAt Large Director ndash International

SDMS Committee Positions bull Finance Committee Member

(1 position open) bullNominating Committee Member

(3 positions open)

Call for Nominations for 2012 Elected Positions

LAST CHANCE


2011 SDMS Foundation Donors The SDMS and the SDMS Foundation would like to thank everyone who made donations in 2011

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Innocent Ndubuisi RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVTJoy Neimiller RT(R) RDMS

David Nelson RDMSTeresa Nelson RDMSCarol Newman RVT

Thuy Nguyen RT(R) RDMS RVTVictoria Nguyen RT(R) RDMSAneta Nichols RN RDMS RVT

Kiran Nishat BS RDMSSusan Novak RDMS

Patricia Odwyer RDMS RDCSOlga Ogareva RDMS RDCS RVT

Nnaoma Oluwara BSKaren Orkusyan RDCS RVT

Guillermo Ortiz MDSofia Ostapenko BS RDMS

Lizette Padilla RT(R)(M) RDMSAnnette Pahl BS

Gerardo Palermo RDMS RDCS RVTGloria Palmer RT(R)(M)(CT) RDMS

Kimberly PalmerAnthony Palmieri RCS

Margaret Park BS RDCS RVT FASEMary Lynn Parkhurst RT(R) RDMS RVT

Barbara Parks RT(R)(N) RDMSAngela Parochelli BS RDMS

Sameer PatelJudith Patterson RT(R)(N)(MR) RDMS

Rosemarie Patterson RDMSLeif Penrose RT(R)(CT) RDMS RDCS RVT

Robert Petite RDMSPamela Phayre RVT

Steven Pinheiro MD RDMSMeryl Pogue RT(R) RDMS RVT

Shirley Polley RDMSGilda Pollock RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVT


Dawn Pool RT(R) RDMSJames Pool LVN

Elena Popova BS RDMSLinda Porter RDMS RVT

April PoseyCathy Postell RDMS

Irina Radionova RDMS RVTCarlos Ramirez RDMS

Raymond Rataj RDMS RVTPhillip Rathbun RT(R) RDMS RVS

Connie Rawlins RT(R) RDMSJohn Rintamaki RDCS RVT

Angel RiosSarah Ritter RDMS LPN

Mitzi Roberts MS RT(R) RDMS RDCSPatricia Rod RDMS RDCS

Tom RodenbergDana Rodriguez BS RDMS

Laurie Rohrman RDMS RVTScarlett Roper RDMS RVT

Harold Rose PhD RVTLisa Royle RDMS RVT

Constance Rucker RDMSTeresa Rulli RT(R) RDMS

Cathy Ryan RDMSDana Salim RDCS

Theresa Sanders RDMSAnne Sandoval BS RDMS RVT

Roxane Sankey RDMSMarlaina Santiago RDMS

Donna Sceusa BA RDMS RVTChristine Schara BS RT(R)(N) RDMS CNMTLynne Schreiber MS RT(R) RDMS FSDMS

Heinz Schwab RDMS RDCS RVTJoyce Schwartz RT(R) RDMS RVT

James Sear RDMSJayashree Shah RDMS

Jessica Sheaffer BS RDMS RVTKitako Shelton RDMS RDCS

Leonard Shoykhet RDMSJanie Shunk RDMS

Wendy Silvio RN RDMSKathleen Singer RDMS

Sukhminder Singh RDMS RDCS RVTRoxanne Sivalop RT(R)(M) RDMS

Lynne Size RDCS RVT

Joelene Slocum RT(R) RDMSAmy Smid BS RDMS RVT

David Smith RDCS RVTElizabeth Snelling RDMS RVT

Ana Snipes RDMSLisabel Socorro RDCS RCS

Cynthia Sodolski RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVTAbeeda Solker RDMS

Elena SolouianovaRobert Soper MD RDMS

JoAnne Sotura BSCynthia Spector

Patricia Spicer RDMSAnthony Spirlark RT(R) RDMS RVT

Donna Sproul RT(R)(M)(QM) RDMS RVTSvetlana Stanchinskaya RDMS RVT

Loretta Stanley BS RDCSJoElla Bullington Steele RDMS

Glenda Steinbacher BA RDMS RDCS RVTDonna Steinitz BS RVTTerri Stewart RDCS RVT

Jeanne Stout RDMS RDCS RVTArlene Strauss RT(R) RDMS RVT

Gail Stuttgen RDMSRegina Kay Swearengin BS RDMS

Pamela Switalski RDMS RDCS RVSJessica Taylor

Tracy Taylor BS RDCSKathryn Tchorz MD RDMS

Beverly Teachworth RDMS RVTSachiko Terribile

Tami Thomas BS RDMS RVTAshley Thornsburg RT(R) RDMS

Kathleen Toledo RT(R)(M) RDMSGregory Towers RT(R) RDMS RVTSheila Trahan MEd RT(R) RDMS

Dara Treadwell BS RT(R)(M) RDMSAmber Trenkamp RT(R) RDMS RVT

Anjalyn TrimmerTricia Turner BS RDMS RVT

Carol Uher RT(R) RDMSTonda Lou Ulmer RDMS RDCS

Richard Ulrich RDMS RDCSCathy Underwood RT(R) RDMS

Stephanie Ursomarso RDMS RVTPeggy Vachon-Marriott

Elizabeth VadasseryMaryann Vanasse RDMS

Cheryl Vance MA RT(R)(M) RDMS RVTLinda Vance RN RDCS

Javier Vasquez MD RVTDanilda Veloz MD RDMS RVT

Neil VillarazaSusan Vincent RDMS

Mark Vinson MS RT(R) RDMSRoda Wais RDMS

Larry Waldroup BS RDMS ROUB FSDMSAlicia Walker RDMS RVT RCS

Sharon Wallrich RT(R)(M)Julia Walmsley BS RDMS

Rebecca Weatherford RDMSPamela Wechter-Scapa BS RDMS

Lorena Weeks RT(R)(M) RDMSJanet Weiler RDMS

Stephanie Welch RT(R)(M) RDMS RDCS RVTMichael Welsh MD RDMS

Charlotte Weltjen RT(R) RDMS RVTBarbara Wenner RT(R) RDMS RVS RCS

Elizabeth Werner BS RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVTRachel Wheeler RDMS

Michael White RDMS RVTEmily Whitley RDMS

Katie Whitman RDMSAna Wiley

Cielito Wills BA RVT RDMSAlison Wilson RDMS

Michelle Wilson MS RDMS RDCSJenna Wittrock RT(R) RDMS

Paula Woletz MPH RDMS RDCSDebra Wood RDMS RVT LPN

Kelly Wright RT(R)(M)(QM) RDMSJanette Wybo BAS RDMS RDCS RVT

Christine Younger RDCSDiane Youngs MEd RDMS RVT

Ziba Yousefzadeh MD RDMS RDCS RVTKathryn Zale BS RDMS RVT

Margarita Zayas RDMSDiane Zeisweiss BS RT(R) RDMS

Cindi Zemple RDMSSusan Zimmer RT(R)(N) RVT NMTCB

Viktor Zvyagin RDMS

SDMS News Wave is archived online athttpwwwsdmsorgmembersNewsWaveasp


Congratulations to Jill Pankau RT(R) RDMS of Shelbyville ILJill is the January winner for our 2012 Membership Renewal Campaign Her name was picked randomly from all January members that renewed their membership online between December 1 and 30

Each month any member that renews their membership within 30 days of receiving their FIRST renewal email notice will be automatically entered into a drawing to win a $100 VISA gift cardbull Drawingswilloccuronthefirstofeachmonthbull PromotionvalidthroughDec312012

Congratulations to Januaryrsquos $100 VISA Gift Card Winner

Exhibitor Fast Facts

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is the largest professional association in the world representing sonographers Our members practice in every specialty area mdash Abdomen MSK Breast Neurosonography ObstetricsGynecology Vascular and Adult Fetal and Pediatric Cardiac Sonographymdash and in every type of practice setting

2012 SDMS Annual Conference Dates and Location

September 20-23 2012Washington State Convention and Trade Center Seattle WA

2011 SDMS Annual Conference Stats

bull Over1100participants

bull MostSDMSAnnualConferenceattendeesvisited the Exhibit Hall four or more times during the Conference

bull PremiereexhibitspaceforlastyearrsquosExhibitHall was sold out well in advance of the conference date

For more information including advertising information and the Exhibitor Prospectus visit

httpwwwsdmsorgmeetingsexhibitorsDefaultaspx

See you in Seattle

Exhibitors Be a part of the 2012 SDMS Annual Conference in Seattle


First Sonography Bachelorrsquos Degree Students on the Continent of Africa

SDMS and the SDMS Foundation recently donated textbooks educational videos scrub tops and totebags for sonography students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi Ghana where Ann Polin MS RDMS RDCS RVT is a faculty lecturer for the Sonography Department Ann recently sent SDMS this picture of the sonography students with their new scrub tops and totebags These students will be the first sonography bachelorrsquos degree students on the continent of Africa ndash quite an accomplishment for all involved

Ann has returned to Ghana approximately three times a year since 2000 conducting ultrasound workshops for physicians residents and medical students at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital and teaching classes to students in the universityrsquos sonography bachelorrsquos degree program

If yoursquod like information on how you can get involved please contact Ann at WestAfricaAnncomcastnet

Correction The December 2011 SDMS News Wave stated that Ann Polin is currently volunteering at the Aninwah Medical Center She is actually a faculty member at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology


Joy Guthrie PhD RDMS RDCS RVT

Current position Ultrasound Supervisor and Program Director and Instructor of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program - General and Cardiac Tracks at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno California

Year named fellow 2010

What inspired you to make a career of sonography A very good mentor Dr Wan Chan introduced me to Lynda Pitts RDMS in the early 1980s She was an absolute pioneer and phenomenal sonographer for her time She offered private ultrasound lessons and inspired me to continue forward The first time I saw an echocardiogram I was hooked for life

Did you have a memorable role modelteacher The list is long of those whom I admire and have served as very memorable role models These people share a common threadrdquodoing the right thing when no one is lookingrdquo I continue to revere them as mentors friends and all around great people Who are they At the top of the list for me is Joan Baker who emulates all of these qualities Others are Dr Michael Myracle Dr William Hastrup the cardiologist team at Childrenrsquos Hospital Central California Dr Krish Rajani and Dr Steve Elliott Marsha Neumeyer Dale Cyr Jean Lea Spitz Dr Diane Kawamura and the entire Board of DirectorsFoundation Board of the SDMS and staff that I have been privileged to serve with As well I continue to learn from a host of colleagues in our profession nationwide

What was the most significant advance in the technology that you directly experienced I believe the move to digital imaging and video clips

This is a continuing series of interviews of our distinguished SDMS Fellow members

SDMS Fellow Spotlight

was the most significant advance Before the digital era (developing our films) there was an enormous amount of pressure to ldquoget it rightrdquo the first time as there was no way to erase a mistake That in itself was not a bad thing But with the advent of digital imaging our exams have improved resolution and diagnostic capability

Were there any memorable developments cases or events that changed the way you practiced sonography There were a few cases that stand out One involved a patient that was misled by a non-sonographer and business woman at a 3D establishment The patient was told by this non-sonographer that her baby ldquolooks greatrdquo when in fact the fetus had a life-threatening congenital heart defect This case prompted me to immediately join the Government Relations Committee for the SDMS to try and keep the transducer in the hands of fully qualified and well educated sonographers

Another case which I am sure we can all share was an instance that my gut told me that I needed to go the extra mile I did and the end result was the patient barely escaped an aortic aneurysm rupture That case taught me to never give up on a case especially when the patient needs you I have had other sonographers that I work with share the same type of stories At the end of the day those cases keep us going because we know we do make a difference in the lives of those who may not be as fortunate as ourselves And finally from a personal side was the first case I got to share with my daughter Allison She was one of my students at the timeit was the best evertime stood still She has now graduated passed her board exams and is employed full time as a sonographer in a Perinatal Center Good stuff

What changes do you predict in the immediate future We are at a pivotal time It is a time for all sonographers across all modalities to unite We need to shore up both sides of our profession including


mandatory certification andor credentialing of sonographers as well as to pave a way for a mid-level practitioner to ensure our place in global health-care market I feel that Point of Care sonography will continue to expand in untraditional venues

What advice would you give to students future sonographers You make your own destiny Get involved and let your voice be heard I am the first to admit that all of you kids are WAY smarter than I was when I first started You have the opportunity to mold our future You have a lot to offer Try and find a mentor to help you along the way Tap into their vast knowledge and use

your innate skills to refine that into a newer and fresh version that only your generation can do And finally remember that there is no room for mediocrity in medicine Try your bestit will always serve you well We are proud of you

Whatrsquos your favorite part of your job I love clinical research and the time in the NICU scanning our premature infants I love listening to our staff and graduates teach each other To see them ldquopass it forwardrdquo not only with each other but also with the students makes me very proud of all of them

Maria Johnson is a first year student in the General Sonography program at El Centro College in Dallas Texas She is a mother of three children of which all are in college and developing their own professional careers Maria was employed with ATampT for ten years where she

worked as an account representative and manager After her third child was born she was fortunate to be able to stay at home with her children During that time she took the opportunity to become active in the community by volunteering in her childrenrsquos schools PTA and Boosters Clubs

We asked Maria why she decided to re-enter the workforce and why she chose diagnostic medical sonography she replied ldquoWhen my kids started

looking into colleges I began to think about what my next steps would be in life I knew I wanted to go back to work but I also felt that I wanted a career where I could make a difference I had always regretted not getting into healthcare because Irsquove been around nurses all my life my mother and aunt were both nursesrdquo So she researched many different areas in healthcare and found that she was drawn to sonography due to the rapidly advancing technology as well as its importance in the diagnostic process

Maria said when she joined the SDMS she was mostly excited about the free subscription to the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS) She said the JDMS is an important teaching tool both for her current classes and continuing education as a future sonographer Maria said ldquoOverall my favorite benefits of SDMS is the vast information available to me on the website and in the JDMS Between the two sources I have a plethora of valuable information from exam scheduling information to new technological advances and interesting pathology cases This information has been invaluable to me as a new sonography student and makes me very excited to be getting started in this amazing fieldrdquo

Maria welcome to the SDMS

New Member SCAN


Upcoming SDMS WebinarsParticipate in live presentations or watch the recordings at your convenience Then take the test for instant CME credit absolutely free for SDMS members

Live webinars take place at 8 PM EST7PM CST6 PM MST 5 PM PST unless otherwise noted

Feb 9 Joe Kreeger RCCS RDCS FASE The Basic Pediatric Echocardiogram (PE)

Mar 8 Aubrey Rybyinski BS RDMS RVT Neonatal Spine (NE)

April 12 Ted Whitten BA RDMS RVT Sonography of the Appendix (AB)

May 16 Ellen Jullian- ARDMS How to Build and Analyze Your Test Psychometrics for Teachers (OT) 330 PM EST 230 PM CST 130 PM MST 1230 PM PST

May 17 Cheryl Vance MA RT(R)(M) RDMS RVT Advance Technologies to Evaluate the Fetal Heart (FE)

June 14 Charlotte Henningsen MS RT(R) RDMS RVT FSDMS Vicki Noble MD AAA Screening (VT)

The SDMS Webinar Series is a series of live and recorded CME presentations delivered via the Internet to SDMS members conveniently through their home or work computer Using your computer and a phone you have access to exciting sonography technologies and services presented by world-class sonographers

The SDMS Webinar Series is available FREE to current SDMS members

If you are unable to participate in these live webinars visit httpwwwsdmsorgmemberswebinarsasp for information on viewing a recording of the webinar

Registration The SDMS Webinar Series is FREE to current SDMS members and is not available to non-members (For information on joining SDMS visit httpwwwsdmsorgmembership )

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Dora Abramova RDMSMark Abrams BS RDMSChristina AcordJeremy AdamsLindsey AdamsShehla Aijaz RDMSRehan Akhter BS RDCSPatricia Albaracin RDMSSharon Alberts BA RDMSJessica AlbrightCarolyn Alexander BS RDCSGlenda Alexander RDCSStacey AlexanderAshley Allen BS RDMSRodney Allen RDMS RVTCheryl Allsup RT(R)(M) RDMSHaydemary Almanza RDMSSarah Alspaugh BS RDMS RVTTammy Althoff RDMSEileen Altman RT(R) RDMSLiana Amarillas BS RDMS RVTMalyssa AndersSally Anderson RDMSPatricia Antonini RDMSSharon Aranda RDMS RVTRusto Arapi RDMSHolly Arave BS RDCSJohn Arenburg BS RDCS RVTStephanie ArgentiMindy Armandi MS RDMSMegan Ashley RDMS RVTWilliam Auton RVTElizabeth Ayers RT(R)(M) RDMSChelsie Ayre BS RT(R)Anwar Badar RDMS RDCS RVTDavid Bahner MD RDMSSandra Bailes RT(R)(M) RDMS RDCS RVTSusan Bainter RDCS RVTJacqueline BakerLaura Ball RDMS RVTMelissa Ball RDMSTiffany Ballard RDCSSuzanne Bally RN RDCS RVTLacie Banton BA RT(R) RDMSSheila Barham RT(VS)(CT) RDMS RVTIsandra Barnes RDMS RVTSyuzanna BarryMarzena Barszcz RT(R) RDMSPatricia Barszewski RDMSAndrea Basehoar RDMSBeverly Baxter RCSDale Bayless RDMS RDCS RVT

Sonya Beck RT(R) RDMS RVTMisti Becker RDMSJennifer Beebe RVTJulie Bell RDMS RVTBlake Benefiel RVTKristi Bennett LPNLedia Bennett RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVTLaura Berke RDMSAndrea BerkeySherri Bethea RDMSMayank Bhatnagar BS RDMSVarsha Bhatt MD RDMSSharon Bibb BS RDMS RDCS RVTHeather BickleTracy Biegel RT(R) RDMSMichele Bienvenu RDMS RVTTigist BirhaneMonica BittingerHeather BlankChastity BlankenshipElizabeth Blossey CNM RDMSNancy Boettger RDMSKellie Bolanz RDMS RVTNancy Bolt RT(R) RDMSJo Bond RDMSStephanie Bond RDMSShelly Bourque RVS RCSLaurance Craig Bowdoin RDMS RVTPatricia Bowens RDMSKimberly Bowlin RDMSAngela Boyd RDMS RDCS RVTKari Boylin BS RDMSSusan Branch BS RDMS RDCSMarlene Braun RDMSKimberly Breckenridge RDCSKelly Bretz RDMSJulie Britain RDCSTina Brooks RT(R) RDMSDeborah Brown RCSOwen Brown RDCSPaul Brunetto RDMSBruce Brunner RDMS RVTConstance Bryan RDCS RVTKaryn Buckley RDMSSarah Bulloch BS RDMS RVTKelli Burmeister RDMSEmma BurnLindsey BurnsAmanda Burt RDMSJudy Bushee RDMSLeah Buteyn BS RDMSMeghan Butler RDMS

Pamela Butler MPH RT(R) RDMSWilliam Buttner RDMSAndrea Byers RT(R)Karen Byrne RDMSMichele Camacho RDMSClaire Camera RDMSRebecca CampbellCarol Carlisle RN RDMSMary Lou Carlson RT(R)(N) RDMS CNMTNicole CarlsonAmanda CarpenterVeronica Carrasco RDMSAllie Carte RT(R) RDCSSarah Carter RDMSThomas Carter RDMSGinamarie Casale RDCS RCSLachelle Castille RDMS RDCSElizabeth Cavan RDMSSandra Chase RDMSAudrey Cherwin RDMSLesa Cheshire RDMSSabrina CheungYoung-Bang Cho RDMSHwa Yeon Choi RVTMeena Choudry RDMSCary Christian MS RDMSSusan Christopherson RDCSAndrei Chugunov MD RDMS RVTBarbara Cipiti RDMSJamie Clark RVS RCSRuby Clark RDMSCarla Clayton RDMS RVTCynthia Cleland BS RDMS RVTGlenn Cockerham RT(R) RDMSJill Coleman RDMSAmy Cook RDMSJulie Cooper RDMSLaura Cooper BS RDCSSandy Corbitt RDMSLisa Costello RDMSJose Cotto RDMSCynthia Couto RT(R)(M) RDMSCaitlin CoxTerri Cox BSLynda Craddock RDMSBrenna Crain RDMSErin Crandell RDMSDaniel Crawford BBA RVTJamie Crawford RDMSJodi Crisman RCSMichelle Cron RDMSKimberly Crowell

Ada Cunningham RDCSShari Curry RDMSStacey Curry RDMSBrylee DaharshJulia Daniltchenko BA RDMSTheresa Danko RVSMaria Danzuso RDMS RVTCheryl Daubenmire RDMS RVTLavonda DavisLouise Davis RCSMelissa Davis RVTMichele Davis RT(S) RDMSShantel Davis RDMSNazira Davlenova BS RDMSJennifer Dawson RT(R) RDMSTrish Dayton BSRosanne De Luca RDMS RDCSKathleen Deiling RDMSCassandra DeLeonKelly DesmondMarc Despatis MD RVT FRCSRachel Diaz Negron RDMSLeslie Dickey BS RDCSClarence Dierenfeldt RDMS RDCSCynthia Dietz RCS RCIS FASELayne DietzRosangela Djuric BS RDMSLauren Doleschal BSLorraine Donaldson BSOrsquoSheila Donaldson-Weisner RDMSEileen Donnelly BSAshley DotyDenise Draeger BS RDMS RDCS RVTEmma Dudziak RDCSErin DuffyDorothy Dunn RDMS RVTMargaret Dunn BS RT(R) RDMSDonald Dyer RDMS RDCS RVTDuane DyerLuanne Early RDMSSharon Easley-Brown RDCSCarmin Eckhart BSChristina Edwards RT(R)(S) RDMSHeather Edwards BS RT(R) RDMSLynette Edwin RDMSMesha Ehrhardt BS RDMS RVTLillian Elder RDCSRemi Elie BS RDMSAnn Elliott RDCSBrian Elliott RVTStephanie EndicottNicole Ernst

SDMS Welcomes New MembersDecember 2011


Rita Ernst RDMSStaci Eufemia RDMSDarryl Evans JDConnie EyreMarie Fabiano RVTStephanie Fahnestock RDMSTiska Farnham BS RDCSBirjees FatimaLisa Fedor RDMSRhonda Feeney RT(R) RDMSRachel FernandezPahola Ferreira RDMSCathy Fey RT(R) RDMS RVTDawn Finney RN RDMS RVTPatricia Fischetti RDMSJessica FisherMichele FlanneryAllison FleckRichard Fleming RCSCaitlin FloraBrenda Fondaw RDMS RVTKathleen Forstell RT(R)(M) RDMSJanell Foster RT(R)Jean Foti RDMSKathleen Fountain-Sineno RDMSCarol Fowler RDMS RVTAnn Francis RDMSLacey FranciscoDiana Franklin RN BS RDMSKristine Frazier BS RDMSBecky FrerotteJudith Friedman RT(S) RDMSJanet FriesJose Fuentes RDCSAnnette Fuller RDMSJoey Fullilove RDMS RVTOsmel Fundora RDCS RVTRebecca Funk RT(R) RVSMelanie Furlong RDMS RVTBarbara Gagnon RDMSKimberly Gaisser BS RN RDMSVahe Galstyan RDMS RDCS RVT RPVIKimberly Garcia RT(R) RDMSCindy Garriott RDMSRose Garza RDCSChloe Gaspard BS RDMSHeather Gauthier RVTRadmila GavrilaaWendy Geno RT(R) RDMSWashington George RDMSPeggy Gernady RDMSGregory Gerst RDMSHumera Ghafoor BS RDMSJennifer Ghersi-Woods RDMSCarolyn Gibson RDMSPaula Gilbert RDMS

Satinder Gill RDMS RDCSCaroline Gioeli RDMSCynthia Glick RDMSHermione Gluck BS RDMS RVTAmber GoldenSamantha Gonzalez BSKathryn Gorak RDMSJosie Gordon RDMSAnn-Marie Gosselin RDMSPriscilla Gouker RDMSRebecca Graebert RDMS RVTMysti Grant BS RDMSChristine Greene RDMSNichole GreeneAntoni Gregory RT(R) RDMSRichard Griffin BS RDMS RDCS RVTYolanda Griffin RDMS RDCSBarbara Grillo RVT RCSHeather Grimm BS RDMSRyanne Grissom RDMSPeter Gropp BSKelly Grote RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVTGina Gumieny BS RDMSMeredith Gunn RDMSB Dwight Gunter BS RDMSTeresa Gutierrez RDMSLuz Guzman Restrepo BHS RVTLeeann Haberman RT(R)(M)(QM) RDMS RDCS RVTNabil Habib MD RVT RPVINeuman HabibSamuel HabteselassieLois Haines RN RDCSLauren HaleKristina Hall RDMSTravis Hall BS RDMS RVTJude Hamilton RDMS RVTKellie Hamilton RDMSNancy Hamilton RDMSTravis Hampton MHA RDCSDanielle Hankins RDMSMaria Carolina Hanrahan RDMS RDCSMary Ann Hansen RDMS RVTDebby Ann Hanson RDMS RVTHeather Hanson RDMSJudith Harbin RDMSElizabeth Harcourt BSKathleen Hardie BS RDMS RDCS RVTJodi Harkness RDMSChristy HarlessKelly Harrison BSMaryanne Hartigan BS RDMSMuhammad Hasan MD RDMS RDCS RVT RPVIErika HasenkopfMaryam Hashemi RDMS

Lynnette Hassell RDMSDolores Hastings RDCSHeather Havens RT(R) RDMSBarbara Hays RCSKatherine Heath RDMS RVTSandra Heim BSJillian Helling BS RT(R)Stephen Helmke RDMS RDCSMona Helms RDMSLori Henige RDCS RVTTeresa Henley RT(S) RDMSKelsey HennebergStacey Henneberg RDMSHeather Herchik RDMSLiliya Hernandez RDMSStacy HerrenAlyssa HersheyApril Hewlett RDMSGeorge Higgins RT(R) RDMSTim Hightower RT(R) RDCS RVT RVS RCSMisti Hildebrand RDMSLaura Hill BS RDCS RVTPaula Hill RT(R) RDMSMaria HiltonCourtney Hininger RDMS RVTKeila Hinson RDMSKrystalea Hoag RT(R) RDMS RVTFarriah HogarthRenee Holder RCSLaura Holguin RDMS RVSLucy Holland RDMSLaurie Holman BS RDMSMicki Holton RDMS RVTAshley HoltzappleEllen Homenick RDMSKateryna HoncharovaRachel HoutsApril Hughes RT(R) RDMSMichelle Hunt RDMS RVTJung Mi Hur RDMSTaher Husain RT(R)(CT) RDMSHuong Huynh RDMS RVTIsmail ImamKelly Jack RVTTyler JacksonMeghan Jacques BSCindy Jarvis RDMSTatiana Jeliazkova MS RDCSSonya Jenkins RDMSRodney Jennings RDCS RVTJihua JiaFrances JohnsonGloria Johnson RDMSJulia Johnson RDMSKrystell JohnsonStacy Johnston RDMS

Gail Jones BS RT(R) RDMS RVTLenvil Jones RT(R) RDMSMaria JonesTerry JonesNikita Jordan RDMSRaymond Jordan RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVT CRGSConnie Jorkos RVTGuk Hwan Ju RDMSCedric Juanico RT(R) RDMSJoshy Kannampuzha RDMSLinda Kardos RVTJoan Kasprik BS RDMSHarsimranpreet Kaur MS RDMS RVTAlexander KayePaula Keefe RDMSMallory Keel BSCarolyn Kefalas RDMSMichael Keleman RT(R) RDMS RVTAllison KellyBryan KemnitzerAmi Kennedy BS RDMSSaadia Khan RDMSSuzanne Khatibi BSDaphne Kidd RDMSMin Kim RDMS RDCS RVTJoseph Kimball RDCSSerita KingDavid Klaft RDCSLori Klowski RDMSKylie KneppAudra Knowles RDMS RVTAmy Knox BS RDMS RVTStacy Koch RT(R)(M) RDMS RVTKelsey KoehlerAmanda Koenig BS RT(R) RDMSErika Kondraski RDMSDan Koons BS RDMS RVTKaitlin Koreen RDMSNarges Korehi RDMSJackie Kornegay RDMSGiannis Kourounis RDMSKristin KozykowskiStephani Kramer BSCynthia Kucharski BS RDMS RVTSheila Kumar RDMSSvitlana Kupchynska BS RDMSJohn Kutera RT(R) RVTChelsea LafolletteMichael Lajewski BSChelsea Lake BS RT(R) RDMSMelissa Lakers BSIsabella LanesJoseph LangerTzipporah Lasry RCSKara Latham RDMSNadine LeBeau BS RDCS


Sharon Leighton RDMSAshley LemonKrista Lewellen RDMS RDCS RVTYanjie Li RDMS RDCS RVTDana Licata BSCynthia Lilly RDMSSu Sane Lin BS RDMS RVTPatti Lindamood RT(R)(CT) RDMSKaren Lindauer RT(M) RDMS RVTCorinne Lindie RDMSBarbara Llewelyn RDMSAndrea Lockhart BS RVTMark Lockwood RVTJane Logue RVTMary Lohmann RDMSDodi Loll RDMSAmy Longshore RT(R) RDMSHelen Longtin BS RDCSCaroline Lopez RT(S)Melody Lopez RDMSNancy Lord-Fisher RDMSJoanna Lowley RDMS RDCSJanice Lubee RDMSSherry LuciaBarbara Luck-Ball RDCSKelli Lutze BS RDCSZenobia Lyerly RDCSMelody Lysgaard RDCS RVT FASESybil Lyssy RT(R)(T) RDMS RVTAnthony Macasaet MD RDMSJamie MaccaroneLeslie MacMaster RCSBetty Mader RT(R) RDMSBarabra Magilton BA RDMSNajma Mahmood RDMSDon Majerus RT(R) RDMSIrfan Majid BS RDMSBotros Malek RDMSMichael Malone BS RDMSTiffany Maloney BS RDMSKhodabakhsh Mandegarian RDMSPatricia Manoni RDMSLaurie Marez RDMS RDCS RVTCynthia Markiewicz RDMS LPNCorey Marrow BS RDMSAngel Marshall BS RVTNicole Marsocci RDMSJennifer Martindale BS RT(R) RDMSCamelia Martinez RDMSJoy Marvin RDMSAmanda Matteson RDMSAriana Mattoon RDMS RVTErin MatuschekDianna Maynard RDCS RVTMaureen Maynard RDMS RVTBrianna MazzaJessica McClellan RVT RVS

Alyssa McConahyShannon McCormick RVTCatherine McCready RDMSDeanna McGrath RDCSMichele McIntyre RDMSKathryn McLain RDMS RVTMelissa McMartin RDMSCameran McMillanMaureen McNeill-Murray RDMSMeleah Meadows RDMS RVTRobin Meadows-Boggs RT(R) RDMSCrystal Meakings RVTLyudmila Medvedev RDMSDanielle Mee BS RDCSSharmin Mehdyzadeh RDMSJennifer Melton BS RDMS RDCS RVTJennifer Metyk RVTDanielle Mezzanotte RT(R)Gina Miers RT(R) RDMSDeiadra MillerBobbie Milne BS RT(R) RDMS RVTDina Miranda BS RDMSBreanna Mitola BS RDMS RVTMarie Mixon RDMSJennifer Monteferrante RDMS RVTSheila Monzon RN RDMS RVTAnna Moore RT(R) RDMSKaren Moore MS RDCSKristen Moore BS RDMS RVTMojdeh MoradianMildred Morales RDMSAmanda Morris RDCSJessica MorrisLona Morrison BS RDMSSalma Mostamandy BA RDMSNancy Mudd RDCSKirk MulcaityDonna Mullen BS RDMSIraida Muniz RT(R) RDMSAugmay MunyambuLinda Murphy RT(R)(M) RDMS RVTConstance Murray RDMSIlona Musayeva RDMS RVTShubby MuyanjaErin Myers RDMS RVTElyse Nabors RDMS RVTElizabeth Nagy RDMSFarzana Najam BS RDMSAmber Napralla BA RT(R) RDMS RVTLeah NardoneRaheela Nasir MBBS RDMSMelida NazarianJamie Nelson BSKarissa NelsonKelsey NeumeiserKelly Newton RT(S) RDMSSuong Nguyen RDCS RCS

Kim Nicholson RDMSPenni NicolBruce Nisbet MD RDMSMarisa Noel BA RDMS RVTAndrea Norris RDMSSheri Norris RDMS RDCS RVTBrenda Northcutt RT(R) RDMSRyan Novotny RVSAmy Nuhfer BS RDMSYolanda Nuzum RN RDMS RVTKathy Nwranski RT(R) RDMSEllen Ochenski RDMS RVTMaria OrsquoLeary RDMSKris Olson RDCSMackenzie OrsquoNeilPaul Oravitz RDCS RVTGrace Ortiz BS RDMSJennifer OsborneRuby Osby BSDenise OTool RDMSJenna OverfeltJeanie OwensAndres Ozual RDMSRebecca PacAlina PaceEricka Padilla BSLori Padilla RT(R) RDMSElaine Page RDMSTalar PamboukianCathy Panetta RDMSDeborah Paradise RN RDMS CNPSherry Parker RDMSRenu Parmar Hoffmann BS RDMSAmanda Pasion RDMSAvni Patel RDMSRajshree Patel RDMSTierra Patrick RT(R) RDMSNancy Patterson BS RDCS RVTMorganne PauckeKelvin Paulsen RDMS RDCS RVTStephen Peck RDMSGinger Penn BS RDMSMindi Penner RDMSAdam Peterson MSMai PhamMichelle PhillipsKarla Phinney RDCSTeresa Phipps RDCSTrinh Phuc RDMSLynn Pinzer RT(R) RDMSJane Pisoni BS RDMSApril Poole RDMSKimberly Pope RVTSarah Porter RT(R)(M) RDMSAshley Powell RDMSBrandy Powell RT(R) RDMSSandra Poynter RT(R) RDMS

Lita Preston RDMSLeah PriceVickilee Price RT(R) RDMSLisa Pupkiewicz RDMSAdina Pupko RDMS RDCSMarguerite Purcell RVTApril PurificacionYolana Quam RT(R) RDCSJennifer Rachel RT(R) RDMSSandra Radford RDMSSheryl Radowick RDMSStephanie Radwan BSAmy Raggio RDCSJennifer RaimanGloria Raines MABarbara Rakowski RDCS RVTDebra Ram BS RT(R) RDMSZane Ramos RDMSBrittney Randall RT(R)Amanda RascoRachel RaynesAmber ReardonKathleen Redgate RT(R)(N) RDCSLori Rehl RDMSSobia Rehman RDMS CRGSPaula Rex RDMS RVTHyehyun Reynolds BS RDCSMichael Reynolds BS RDMSConnie Rezanka RDMS RCSMelissa Rice RDMSDonna Richards BS RDMSPatricia Ricotta RDCSChristina Ridge BS RDCS RVTSusan Rimmer RT(R) RDMS RDCS RVSDebra Ritter RDMSSamantha RizziYvonne Roach RN RVTBenjamin Robalino MD RDCS RVT RVSAshlie RobertsonDavid Robinson BS RT(N) RDMS RDCS RVT CNMTValerie Robinson RT(R) RDMSDawn RodriguezMarietta Rodriguez RDMSJessica Rogers RCSShaghayegh RohaniCatherine Rohrer RDMSVanessa Rokjer BS RDMSTiffany Romero RDMSCaroline Rooney BS RDMS RDCSJason Rooney BS RDMSInes Rosario RDMS RVTBaila RosenblumMigdalia Rosillo RT(R)Amanda RossAritza RuizRodney Runnels RDMS RVT


Latisha Russell RT(R) RDMSStaci Rylander RT(R)(M) RDMS RVTSusan Saju RDMSBasra Salaad MS RDMSJennifer Salac RDMS RVTHolli Salahshour RDMS RVTShaun SalariSalman Salman BS RDMS RVTHuken Samuels RVTSheryl Samuels RDMSPatricia Sanchez BS RDMS RVTRichard Sanders BS RDMS RVTJenna SanfordCharu Sangani RDMS RDCSAlishia Sanks RDMS RVTCatherine Santos RVTKenneth Sawyer RT RDMS RVTTanya ScheerAmy Scherr RDMSBinah Schiff RDMS RDCS RVTHeather SchirmacherJennifer Schoessow BS RDMSStephen Schomaker RT(R) RDMS RVTCarrie Schreffler RDMSVictoria SchrenkelDenise Schumacher RT(R) RDMSKristine Schuster RDMSBarbara Schwab RDMSCathy Seals RDMSMohamad Sedigh RT(R) RDMSCathy Selca RDMSJill Sellers RVTMarkathia SellsInessa Serebryakov RDMSLisa Sferrazza BS RDMSLadan Shariat MD RDMSDiana Sheets BS RDCSArchana Shekhar BS RDMSShawn Shellshear RT(R) RDMSLacey Shepherd RDMSTracy Sheppard BS RDMS RVTCindy Shike BS RDMSAmanda Shinpaugh RT(R) RDCS RVTChristina Short RN RDCSAnn Shugart RDMSAmanda Siddoway RT(R)Stephanie Siekis RT(R)Michael Silas RDMSTmima Simha RDMS

Phani Simhadri RDMSKiera SimpsonRosy Singh RDMSJeanne Skartsiaris RDMSJamie Sluis RVTDaniel SmithEileen Smith RT(R) RDMSGary Smith RDCSNikki Smith RDCSAllyson Snyder RDMS RVTJohn Sogluizzo BS RDMSLaura Sorton RDMS PARosanne Sotor BS RT(R) RDMSRachel SouthwellLauren SpahnJennifer Sparks RT(R) RDMSJanis Spoutz RDMS RDCSTara Spragg RDMSSusan Sprague BSDanyelle Spurlock RDMSDixie St Germain RDMS RVTAngela Stash RDMSCharissa StatzAngela Stephens RDMSKimberly Stephens RDMSMelissa Stephens RDMSLori Stevenson RCSEddie Stewart RT(S) RDMSJennifer Stewart RDCSStacie Stewart BS RDMS RVTAnne Stone RDMSDenys Stoner RDMSGary Stoykovich BA RT(R) RDMSTonya Strange RDMSJaime Strohl RT(S) RDMSEdgar Suarez RDMSElena Sumler MSAnn Sutliff RDMSKathy Sutton RT(R) RDMSJillian SwambackAmanda Sweet-Breeden BS RDMSJacek Szkaradzinski RCSStanley Tabencki RVTAllen Tabor RVTBrandi Tackett RDMSJeri Tagtmeyer RT(R) RVTJunilyn Talusan RDMSMary Tang RDCSJamel Tate RDMS

Steven Teeple RDMS RVS RCSMaritza Temes RDMSKaren Tennant RDCSDarren Thiboutot RDMSNatalie Thieret RDMSCamille Thomas BS RDMSJosephine Thomas RDMSMelody Thomas RDMS RDCS RVTNerissa ThomasVeronica Thomsen RDMSLisa Thomson RDMSRyan Thomson RDCS RCS RVSTheresa Thonakara BS RDMSPietro Ticci MDChristie Tice RT(R)(M) RDMSCori Timm BS RT(R)Karen Torredes MD RDMSDonnita TorrenceJill Torres RT(R)(M) RDMSSoundar Toure RDMS RVTKaren Tower BS RDCSTammy Troutman RDCS RVTAllison TuckerLarry Turner RT(R) RDMS CRTLinda Turner RDMS RVTAutumn TyerCasey Umberger-RadfordLucia Vaida RDCSDijana Vajushi RDMSRoberto ValdesRussell ValdezVictoria Valentine RDMSMary Vande Berg RT(R)(M) RDMS RDCSRose Vanheuveln RDMS RDCSVineetha Varghese RDMSSandra Varona BSCharlotte Vasey RDMS RVTGitanjali Verma RDMSJennifer Veron RT(R) RDMSCatherine Vicci BS RDMSHenrique Vicente RDCS RVTAnju Vohra RT(R) RDCSJoseph Von Blohn RCSSarah Waldram BS RT(R)Carl Walinski RT(R) RDMSCourtney Walker BSShuxia Wang RDMSRebecca Warden RDMSAmalia Warren

Tiffany WeatherlyRobert Weaver MS RDMSTiffany Weaver RDMSJohn Webb BS RDMS RVTMichelle Weems RT(R) RDMSJoi Weller RT(R) RDMSGina Westfall-Peehler RDMSJulia Whatley BS RDCSAshley WheelerHeidi Wheelock RDMSNikki White RVTStacey White RDMSCasey WhitekillerJanelle Wightman RDMSJeanette Wilde RDMSLeah WildeLauren WilkinsBrenda Wilkinson RDMSAmy Williams RDMSHeather WilliamsJacqueline Williams RDMSJill Williams RT(R)Ashley Williamson RDMSVictoria WilliamsonAdrienne Willis RDMSMary Wilson RDMSMelissa Wilson RT(R) RDMS RVTLinda Winters RDMSHannah WisecupKrista Wittwer RT(R)(M) RDMSDenise Wixon RDMS RVTNicole WojciechowskiJohanna Wolford RDMSKellee Wood RDMSMichelle WoodSteven Wood BS RDCS RVTKaren Woodard RT(R) RDMSLori Woodroof RDCSDavid Woosley BS RDMS RVTJill Wright RDMSLing YangLisa Yates RT(R) RDMSHeather Yeowell BSDeidre YoderJeffery Youd RT(R)Cheryl Young RT(R)(M) RDMSLaura Zern RDCS RVTSuifu Zhou RDMSAfshan Zuberi MD RDMS

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domestic musculoskeletal sonography practices and build a community of health-care professionals working toward the same goal of patient safety through standardized practicerdquo

At first ARDMS is expecting to see a greater demand for the new exam overseas where MSK is the number one or number two most commonly performed sonographic study ldquoOutside of North America it fluctuates between OBGYN and MSK rdquo says Kevin D Evans PhD RT(R)(M)(BD) RDMS RVS FSDMS Chair of the ARDMS Board of Directors However he says ldquoas MSK sonography becomes more common in the United States ARDMS expects to see the US demand for this new credential to increase dramaticallyrdquo

RMSK answers a growing need

ARDMS has been working on developing the RMSK credential for several years because of the growing interest it has seen ldquoOne of the reasons we started looking into developing the RMSK credential was the growing use of MSK sonography in the US and because we were getting so many inquiries from our Registrants and the medical community at largerdquo Evans says ldquoItrsquos an exciting time for ARDMS and practice of sonographyrdquo

Before deciding to go ahead with developing the MSK exam ARDMS surveyed the marketplace and found interest to be at a high level ldquoThe ARDMS mission is to promote quality care and patient safety through the certification and continuing competency of ultrasound professionals rdquo says Evans ldquoMSK sonography is quickly becoming a worldwide imaging standard It was clear that a professional credential in that specialty is both timely and needed rdquo

The MSK credentialing exam will be open to medical professionals who practice musculoskeletal ultrasound That includes not only sonographers but also physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists sports medicine practitioners osteopathic surgeons radiologists chiropractors rheumatologists podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons The same exam will be given to physicians and non-physicians

The MSK exam will be a single exam with the sonography principles and instrumentation content all rolled into it Because the exam is open to anyone who practices MSK ultrasound itrsquos modeled more after ARDMSrsquos RPVI (Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation) exam than other sonographer exams Evans says There will be one prerequisite applicants

will need to meet Evans says but it has yet to be announced

Itrsquos likely those who register for the exam will hold an existing medical degree or certification and will have performed a certain number of MSK studies he says ldquoThe prerequisite was designed so that a vast majority of medical professionals will be eligible to take the MSK exam and that anyone using MSK sonography should be able to take it rdquo Evans says

Exam content being developed

The content outline for the RMSK credential is available at wwwARDMSorgRMSK According to the outline the tasks to be covered include anatomy and physiology (28 ) pathology (28 ) patient care (2) integration of data (8) protocols (15) physics and instrumentation (7) treatment (10) and ldquootherrdquo (2) The anatomic areas to be covered will include shoulder elbow wrist and hand hip knee ankle and foot soft tissue and general

Itrsquos still undecided whether the RMSK credential exam will be all multiple choice questions or include advanced item types ndash where the questions involve simulated ultrasound consoles Such questions might list a problem statement and display the controls of an ultrasound machine The test-taker would be asked to adjust the controls that translate to a correct solution to the problem Or it could be that the test-takers are asked to use their mouse to indicate a particular detail of the image on the screen

Item writers are working on the questions and ldquotheyrsquore being vetted and reviewed rdquo Evans says ldquoMultiple versions of the examination are being developedrdquo

Because the vast majority of MSK sonography studies are done outside of the US ARDMS has sought input from experts from around the world in developing the credential Cyr notes

ARDMS is developing a practice version of the MSK examination and hopes to have it ready prior to the formal exam launch in mid-September ldquoMedical professionals will be able to visit the ARDMS website (wwwARDMSorg) and take a practice version of the MSK examination for a nominal fee rdquo Evans says

Opportunity to take exam limited

Because it is the first time itrsquos being given the exam will have a window of about a month when it can be taken Evans says ldquoOur other exams are administered all the time rdquo Evans says ldquobut our MSK is going to be in a




























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Mark Caviston RDMS










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Connie Johnson RDMS




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March 15 2012







(3 positions open)


LAST CHANCE









Paul Genender



Don Haydon CAE



Don Kerns CAE

Silver Level


John Bensmon


Susan Boal RDMS


Steven Britt



Mark Caviston RDMS










Jaime Iatesta RCS

Connie Johnson RDMS




Ilie Lavu RDMS


Luleta Maslak RDMS


Mary Rodriguez CAE


Compass Knowledge

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Trajecsys



































































































General Donors

















































































































Lynne Size RDCS RVT













































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See you in Seattle
































New Member SCAN



















































Paul Genender



Don Haydon CAE



Don Kerns CAE

Silver Level


John Bensmon


Susan Boal RDMS


Steven Britt



Mark Caviston RDMS










Jaime Iatesta RCS

Connie Johnson RDMS




Ilie Lavu RDMS


Luleta Maslak RDMS


Mary Rodriguez CAE


Compass Knowledge

SEAC Inc

Trajecsys



































































































General Donors

















































































































Lynne Size RDCS RVT













































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General Donors

















































































































Lynne Size RDCS RVT













































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