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The (Updated) History of Sonography: Education and Credentialing

As the above quote implies, knowledge of history can lead to continued future successful strategies for resolving issues, significant to sonographers and the overall sonography community, which are steadily looming on the horizon. In 2005, Joan Baker, MSR, FSDMS, provided an insightful commentary and historical overview of the evolution of sonography in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). Since the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is now approaching its 50th anniversary, it is appropriate to provide an update on how the world of sonography has advanced over the past 15 years. It is important to recognize a new generation has entered this fascinating field. Therefore, acknowledging the early entry conduits to diagnostic medical sonography (DMS) was a reflection of the role of those performing the examinations and relative to the surrounding circumstances at the time of beginning the occupation of sonography. This article will reprise the progression of education for sonography and the continued forward movement of credentialing standards in this issue.