On Demand - Making the Journey Navigating the Sonography Education Pathway-Presentation Slides

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This document discusses the challenges and solutions related to the shortage of cardiac and vascular sonographers in healthcare facilities. It highlights the lack of educational programs and the use of travel staff, leading to inconsistent quality and limited access to timely imaging. The document proposes a new approach to education that involves healthcare facilities taking a more active role in training students and providing tuition reimbursement. This new pathway aims to create a sustainable pipeline of sonographers that will meet staffing needs without over or under saturating the market. The program would be offered online with employer-based clinical sites, giving healthcare facilities more control over their workforce. MedAxiom offers a toolkit and support for member facilities to find and enroll students, as well as resources for clinical sites and students. The program includes prerequisites for students and clinical requirements for facilities, ensuring a high level of education and training. The document concludes with contact information and a Q&A session with the Vice President of Care Transformation.

Keywords

sonographers

shortage

education

training

healthcare facilities

clinical sites

timely imaging

market saturation

online program

tuition reimbursement