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Thank you for your interest in the SDMS Credentialed Sonographer Workplace Program. This program recognizes organizations which employ multiple sonographers and comply with the SDMS position statements on Sonographer Credentialing and Non-Diagnostic Use of Ultrasound. If your organization meets these criteria, please apply for/renew your recognition now by clicking on the Continue button below.
Sonographer Credentialing
Approved by SDMS Board of Directors, 04/2009
Provision of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) procedures, including those performed for screening purposes, requires that the sonographer performing the sonographic examination be credentialed by a nationally recognized sonography credentialing organization.In the view of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS), there is a strong need for requisite sonographer credentialing because medical sonographic services are highly operator dependent. To ensure consistency and patient safety, the sonographer shall demonstrate broad-based knowledge, good judgment, and appropriate real-time discretion to assess and evaluate anatomy, and to acquire and optimize the appropriate images and data for sonographic screening and interpretation by the interpreting physician.
Non-Diagnostic Use of Ultrasound
Approved by the SDMS Board of Directors, 03/2013
The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) believes that the use of sonography without a medical indication is inappropriate. Therefore, the use of sonography (including two-dimensional (2D), three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound) to view the fetus, obtain a picture of the fetus, or determine the fetal gender without a medical indication is contrary to responsible medical practice. |
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