Faculty Advisor(s)
Sheryl Goss
Abstract
Sonographers are healthcare professionals who perform medical diagnostic procedures that use high frequency sound waves to produce visual images of human organs, tissues, or blood flow inside the body. Sonography students must attend either secondary degree programs or postsecondary degree programs, depending on the country in which they receive their education. In this Literature Review, a comparison of the secondary and post-secondary educational process within Australia, Canada, and the United States will be discussed. An overview of the general primary and secondary educational systems are briefly described. The different accrediting and credentialing bodies are discussed in each of the three countries. Australian sonography program accreditation is performed through the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR). The programmatic accrediting body in Canada for sonography programs is known as the EQualTM Accreditation. The sonography programs in the United States receive accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Understanding the various educational systems, as well as the accrediting and credentialing bodies in Australia, Canada, and the United States allows those interested in working in these countries to gain knowledge in the pathway to become a sonographer.
Publication Date
2021
Document Type
Poster
Department
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Keywords
sonography, education, accreditation, credentialing, certification
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Pettit, Sierra and Bechdel, Haley, "Sonography Education in Australia, Canada, and The United States" (2021). Student Research Poster Presentations 2021. 28.
https://digitalcommons.misericordia.edu/research_posters2021/28