From the June 2018 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Importantly, the benefits students receive exceed only learning how to use and implement the most recent cutting-edge technology. We strive to also train students in the utilization of manual and automated settings, to allow them to develop the necessary expertise in optimizing ultrasound images. Learning both automated and manual techniques allows future sonographers to gain confidence in the application of what is learned in the educational setting to the patient environment. Graduates who are adept and self-assured in automated and manual controls are the cornerstone of innovative and quality medical imaging education, and serve the healthcare landscape more broadly.
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As a polytechnic university in a rural setting, we have a big impact in Oregon’s rural healthcare. The absence of high-quality ultrasound services in rural areas across the United States situates our programs in a unique position to provide for underserved areas. In addition to externship sites across the state, we also utilize a variety of local externship sites to get our students involved in rural health initiatives as leading medical technology experts.
Learning to use manual and automated ultrasound
settings are all part of the OIT curriculum.
This prepares students to serve a variety of patient populations and understand the areas of need and issues of accessibility in healthcare from a hands-on approach. While our graduates end up serving a variety of geographic areas, many do stay to serve the local area, which dramatically affects the rural healthcare environment in which we live.
Innovative education is not restricted to the cutting-edge technology embedded in the curriculum. It also addresses issues of accessibility, availability, and cultural competency. Although not all ultrasound education programs have the geographic proximity to rural healthcare that Oregon Tech does, rural health initiatives in education are vital to changing and enhancing access to healthcare. Providing opportunities for students to participate in a variety of clinical settings is invaluable for the practical experience necessary to address the wide variety of patient care and diverse populations’ needs. Because we want to maximize our students’ application of learning in the classroom to their field of study, we have made it a priority to offer eleven-month clinical externships to each student, as opposed to the traditional six- or nine-month duration required of other programs.
