Re: History is made in West Africa!
From: ACF (evsono@pipeline.com)
Mon Jan 31 08:03:26 2005
Terry
wonder if this could all be done in conjunction with ISUOG?
Art
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From: "DuBose, Terry" <DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND-HISTORY"
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Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: History is made in West Africa!
> Ann congratulations to you and your students in Ghana! For those not
> familiar with the story, Ann Polin went to Ghana in 2000-2001 to teach
> sonography. Her 14 year old daughter went with her, and they posted
> their journals with photos on OBGYN.net over the course of the trip.
> You can see these journals here.
>
> http://www.obgyn.net/displayarticle.asp?page=/yw/articles/africa/project
> _africa
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> http://www.obgyn.net/us/project_africa.htm
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> http://www.obgyn.net/displayarticle.asp?page=/us/polin_interview
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> The announcement that Ann's students have passed the ARDMS exams is
> doubly significant, in that it is the first time a sonographic
> certifying examination has been administered internationally (outside
> the USA & Canada). This is an important even for the profession.
> Thanks to Ann and the ARDMS for this effort in international education.
> It bodes well for the future of sonography.
>
> Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
>
> Associate Professor & Director
> Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
> University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
> 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563
> Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA
> 501-686-6510
> DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu
> http://www.io.com/~dubose/
> http://www.uams.edu/chrp/dms/default.asp
> http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
> Ann Polin
> Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 11:52 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
> Subject: History is made in West Africa!
>
> I am delighted to announce that three of my West African sonography
> students (from my sonography program in Ghana in 2000/2001) have
> successfully passed the ARDMS physics exam! They are the first on the
> continent of Africa to sit for and pass an ARDMS exam in Africa. As I
> told them in my email to them when I heard the news, "You must now be
> the teachers and role models for those sonographers to come. You will
> help to shape the future of sonography in Ghana, and maybe all of
> Africa. And, you and those who follow in your footsteps will be helping
> to provide a higher standard of medical care for hundreds, thousands,
> and maybe millions of people in Africa." I am so proud of them!
>
> --
> Ann Polin, BS, RDMS
> Program Chair
> Diagnostic Ultrasound, R130D
> Bellevue Community College
> 3000 Landerholm Circle SE
> Bellevue, WA 98007-6484
> USA
> Telephone: +1 (425) 564-4181
> Fax: +1 (425) 564-4193
> Email: apolin@bcc.ctc.edu
