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 Center 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 and 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:

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

·         B.S. 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.

Category 1 Credit

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a minimum of 7.5 and maximum of 40 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Sonographers may apply credits toward meeting CME requirements for the ARDMS.

Acknowledgement

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