ULTRASOUND Messages for December, 1997: Re: Technician vs Technologist

Re: Technician vs Technologist

From: DuBose, Terry

DuboseTerryJ@exchange.uams.edu

Wed Dec 31 14:29:13 1997

-----Original Message----- From: Joan P or Donald W. Baker [SMTP:jpbaker@sttl.uswest.net]

Correction to this information. The SDMS Board already voted on this issue. There are about 1,000 ultrasound technician members of SDMS. That is the same as saying they are members who have not successfully completed an examination under ARDMS and are considered non-certified The SDMS Board is committed to develop a way to assist these members to become registered/certified. Ways to do this are currently being worked out by the education committee. The Board has also published in the last issues of the Newswave the APS membership category and this will be finalized before the April Board meeting. We are currently in the comment period. The Board also accepted and voted on the "sonographer" membership category. These are members who are ARDMS certified. Members who meet the criteria for APS may choose to become APS or may remain in the sonographer category, it is a member choice not a requirement. Terry is correct that we did not use the term technolgist out of respect for the vascular technologist. We have already put togther a brochure that explains this to the public and is in preparation for the Primetime Live Show. This brochure that has been such a hit will be sent to any member of the public requesting more information after the show airs January 14th. This is also the perfect time to get your colleagues to refer to each other as SONOgraphers and to educate the public ie the patients you see every day that you are a certified SONO grapher and what you are qualified in and that you learnt this profession and passed examinations etc etc. You can do more for yourself and the field by doing this very simple form of educating the public. Start today! Thanks Joan

At 10:29 PM 12/30/97 -0600, you wrote: >You are correct, someone probably should respond. I usually
ignore >*technologist*, *technician*, or just plain *tech*, I realize
that for >many it is just habit. However, words do have meaning, and
people think >in words, and what we think becomes our reality, usually.
>
>So, just to be correct and kosher, and this is not official
yet, but the >SDMS Board of Directors is currently considering it and will
vote before >the spring is out. *Ultrasound Technician* will probably be
voted to mean >anyone using sonography who has not passed the ARDMS

examinations. >Those who have taken and passed the ARDMS examinations are

correctly >referred to as Sonographers (non-physicians) or Sonologist
(physicians >who have qualified to use sonography). The SDMS will not use
the phrase >*Ultrasound Technologist* out of deference to the Registered
Vascular >Technologists (SVT) who prefer that term for some reason (they
used to do >a few things outside of sonography, some may still).
>
>Hope this helps. Peace, Terry J. DuBose
>
>On Tue, 30 Dec 1997 19:07:04 -0600

sanchez-ramos@worldnet.att.net (Luis >Sanchez-Ramos) writes:
>>In a recent posting:
>>I think Dr. Korotkin meant "technologist" instead of

technician. >>RDMS = registered diagnostic medical sonographer
>>I'm surprised he hasn't head from the technologists in this
forum. >>
>>Luis Sanchez-Ramos, M.D.
>>
>

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