{"id":1524,"date":"2017-11-29T18:22:06","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T23:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2017-11-29T19:16:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T00:16:50","slug":"ultrasound-student-assessment-usa-program-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/11\/29\/ultrasound-student-assessment-usa-program-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultrasound Student Assessment (USA) Program \u2013 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our last two <a href=\"https:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/27\/back-to-school-personal-inventory\/\">(Part 1)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/13\/test-taking-evaluation-how-do-i-approach-problem-solving\/\">(Part 2)<\/a> blogs focused on career self-assessment for aspiring ultrasound\/sonographer professionals. \u00a0We received an enthusiastic response from many students and entry-level sonographers.\u00a0 Additionally, instructors from multiple sonography training programs asked us to offer some advice on what they could do to more effectively identify candidates likely to thrive and succeed in a diagnostic medical career.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, while this subject-matter may target a more narrow audience, it seems worthwhile to discuss the fruits of Pegasus Lectures\u2019 ongoing study on <a href=\"https:\/\/media.pegasuslectures.com\/_site\/usa\/Pegasus%205120_USAProgramDescription.pdf\">Ultrasound Student Assessment<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\" style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1538\" src=\"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/2008-SDMS-image1.png\" alt=\"2008-sdms-image\" width=\"298\" height=\"221\" \/>On background, this program was conceived following the <strong>2008<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdms.org\/\">SDMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/en\/document\/view\/26161903\/2008-sdms-annual-conference-society-of-diagnostic-medical-\">Annual Conference<\/a> in Mashantucket, Connecticut. \u00a0Pegasus Lectures President, <a href=\"https:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/faculty\/frank_miele.php\">Frank Miele<\/a>, in discussions with many program instructors picked up on a common challenge and frustration \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>Many students, nearing the end of their program seemed inproficient in the skills necessary to adequately perform ultrasound assessments and studies.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1549\" src=\"http:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FMiele.jpg\" alt=\"fmiele\" width=\"200\" height=\"187\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This inproficiency represented a setback for the student and the institution, both being negatively impacted by a loss of time and financial resources.\u00a0 Initially discouraged, they felt there must be a way to improve their selection process to identify a disposition and skillset matched to the challenges of a career in ultrasound technology. As a result of these discussions, Pegasus Lectures commenced a three-phase, longitudinal research project (<a href=\"https:\/\/media.pegasuslectures.com\/_site\/usa\/Pegasus%205120_USAProgramDescription.pdf\">the Ultrasound Student Assessment Program<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The specifics of our study were presented at the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdms.org\/\">SDMS<\/a> Annual Conference. \u00a075 ultrasound study programs responded, representing participation by nearly <strong>25%<\/strong> of the national programs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Based on the respondents\u2019 surveys:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Instructors&#8217; estimates of their acceptance rates averaged out at 27%.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>21% of students selected into their ultrasound programs did not graduate on to perform ultrasound studies professionally.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Entrance requirements were widely varied.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Only 50% of the institutions responding conducted interviews as an entrance requirement.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Less than 16% tested for problem-solving skills, and only 20% asked technical questions in the admissions process.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our research strongly suggested <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">there was collective room for process-improvement in academic selection methodology<\/span>. \u00a0With that in mind, we further analyzed and parsed the data in order to weigh instructor opinion\/beliefs on what qualities of student behavior portended future career success versus actual graduation rates as a metric of \u201csuccess\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The opinions of survey-participating instructors are condensed to these conclusions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Academic success is associated with<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Motivation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Study Habits<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Ability to scan proficiently is associated with<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coordination<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spatial Recognition Skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dedication\/Perseverance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>To operate effectively in a hospital\/lab setting is associated with<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communication <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Skills\/Emotional Intelligence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Integrity\/Compassion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The correlations between surveyed instructors\u2019 presumptions of predictive skillsets to those qualities possessed\u00a0by actual graduates will be discussed in our next blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test.pegasuslectures.com\/faculty\/frank_miele.php\">\u2013<strong>Frank Miele, MSEE\u00a0<\/strong>, President of Pegasus Lectures, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<em>Frank graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a triple major in physics, mathematics, and engineering. While at Dartmouth, he was a Proctor Scholar and received citations for academic excellence in comparative literature, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, and real analysis. Frank was a research and design engineer and project leader, designing ultrasound equipment and electronics for more than ten years at Hewlett Packard Company. As a designer of ultrasound, he has lectured across the country to sonographers, physicians, engineers and students on myriad topics.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last two (Part 1) (Part 2) blogs focused on career self-assessment for aspiring ultrasound\/sonographer professionals. \u00a0We received an enthusiastic response from many students and entry-level sonographers.\u00a0 Additionally, instructors from multiple sonography training programs asked us to offer some advice &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/11\/29\/ultrasound-student-assessment-usa-program-update\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,1],"tags":[15,5,34,3],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1524"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1562,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions\/1562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pegasuslectures.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}