About the Program for Medical Ultrasound

Since 1975, the Program for Medical Ultrasound at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has been a pioneer in providing ultrasound education, clinical care and research. The Program coordinates the activities of several Medical Center departments involved in diagnostic ultrasound. Approximately 1,200 physicians, sonographers, and other allied health professionals attend our courses and seminars annually.  The individual courses are conducted at the Medical Center and are enhanced by daily afternoon hands-on scanning and case study sessions to reinforce morning lectures and develop scanning technique. Limits on class size and scanning lab size keep the interactions informal and effective. Advanced seminars in Echocardiography and in OB/GYN sonography are conducted at various locations throughout the southeast region.

The Courses

Any single course or groups of courses may be attended by physicians and non-physicians. (Note the non-physician prerequisites below.)

Each course is conducted in the Program for Medical Ultrasound of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Guest lecturers include national leaders in the field. Scanning laboratories equipped with systems from leading manufacturers are used in instructional scanning sessions with patients and normal volunteers as subjects. Attendance is limited to insure adequate hands-on practicum.

Overall Objectives

At the conclusion of each continuing medical education activity, the participant should be better able to:

• impart in lecture and discussion formats and in scanning and problem sessions, clinical and technical ultrasound knowledge and skills;
• present and practice reading and interpretation of ultrasound images and information;
• compare and relate ultrasound knowledge and skills with peers.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
These short-term courses do not constitute comprehensive ultrasound training leading to proficiency which takes several months to accomplish. They are regarded as continuing medical education; they serve to update the physician on current techniques and clinical applications and act as an introductory complement to the sonographer's supervised clinical on-the-job ultrasound training.

Prerequisites For Non-Physicians

• Completed training and one year of experience in an allied health profession including sonography, radiologic technology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, vascular technology, respiration therapy or nursing or
• BS degree with a major in a biological science and one year of experience in allied health

Accreditation

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a minimum of 7.5 and maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Sonographers may apply credits toward meeting CME requirements for the ARDMS®.

Acknowledgement

The Program for Medical Ultrasound gratefully acknowledges support in the form of educational grants and equipment/product loans from the following:

Aloka Ultrasound	Lantheus Medical Imaging
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine	Lenetix Medical Screening Labs
AS Software	Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
Biosound Esaote	Medical Positioning
CIVCO Medical Solutions	Medison
Diagnostic Health Group	Medtronic
DWL Systems, Inc.	Parker Laboratories
Elsevier	Parks Medical Electronics
GE Healthcare	Philips Medical Systems
Genzyme Genetics	Siemens Medical Solutions
Hokanson	SONODEPOT, Inc.
Imaging Associates, Inc.	SonoSite