TY - JOUR
T1 - Student Participation in Professional Organizations
T2 - A Synopsis of Data Collected from CAAHEPAccredited Sonography Programs
AU - Evans, Kevin D.
AU - Michael, Kimberly
AU - Keller, Shelby
AU - Tran, Xuan
AU - Sayles, Harlan
AU - Custer, Tanya
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - A professional society, organization, or association offers members the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills and to maintain their certification through organizational activities. By definition, professional societies are formed when a group of individuals with shared interests collaborate to achieve professional goals. Cited benefits of membership in a professional society include being a key resource for maintaining professional values and standards; providing opportunities for continuing education, professional development, networking, and collaboration; providing support for challenging issues; and promotion of the profession. A PubMed search found that some health care education programs report the benefits of student membership in their professional societies, although there are little published data on student membership in professional societies for medical imaging programs.
AB - A professional society, organization, or association offers members the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills and to maintain their certification through organizational activities. By definition, professional societies are formed when a group of individuals with shared interests collaborate to achieve professional goals. Cited benefits of membership in a professional society include being a key resource for maintaining professional values and standards; providing opportunities for continuing education, professional development, networking, and collaboration; providing support for challenging issues; and promotion of the profession. A PubMed search found that some health care education programs report the benefits of student membership in their professional societies, although there are little published data on student membership in professional societies for medical imaging programs.
KW - imaging students
KW - professional organizations
KW - professional society
KW - sonography students
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U2 - 10.1177/8756479316667079
DO - 10.1177/8756479316667079
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84994803185
VL - 32
SP - 336
EP - 342
JO - Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
JF - Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
SN - 8756-4793
IS - 6
ER -