Help! Need more ultrasound training.

was wondering if anyone can give me advice on additional training in ultrasound. My clinical experiences were not that great and I interviewed for job and was told I need more practice. I approached my school and they cannot help me. I asked to be placed in another clinical and they told me "no." I was told to call up hospitals and ask if I could volunteer, but I'm sure they will not let me touch patients because of malpractice issues, as I've been told.. I cannot seem to find a job in ultrasound with or without on the job training even though I am ARDMS registered. I appreciate any advice! Thanks!

The best thing for you to do is call the volunteer departments of your local hospitals. Explain the situation to them and then ask them to find out if you could volunteer in the ultrasound lab just to observe. The lab might say all you can do is observe, but if you get friendly with the supervisor and techs after a while you will probably be able to get scan time in.

Iam truely surprised, you should report them to the BBB. The school I attend allows us to go back to open lab and get help for the lab instructor, we are allowed to any time classes are not in. You should look at your contract to see if you have anything to stand on, if not think about finding friends that still attend the school, maybe they would be willing to give you some of their lab time.

shocked in Hesperia, California said: Iam truely surprised, you should report them to the BBB. The school I attend allows us to go back to open lab and get help for the lab instructor, we are allowed to any time classes are not in. You should look at your contract to see if you have anything to stand on, if not think about finding friends that still attend the school, maybe they would be willing to give you some of their lab time.

Yeah, my family and friends wondered how they can let me graduate without not knowing how to scan, but I guess a lot of students have this problem. I am just so disappointed in how cold the faculty was to me. Its as if they don't care anymore and only are interested in getting new students in, getting current students out, and keeping former students out. Thanks for your help.

I am in somewhat the same place.I am RDMS and,for One I'm having no luck with a job and every time I call the school "KU" FL.NO ONE calles back,and I'v asked to use the LAB after hrs.And as soon as you get in there they wont you to leave so that they can go home early.

Again, I recommend calling the local hospitals and going through the volunteer department. Some of the labs say they cannot allow you to scan and you can only observe, but I have known people that volunteered and eventually got scanning time. Plus being in the hospital gives you a heads up on available jobs. The schools really cannot help, as they have current students using their labs and going to clinicals. You also will not see the variety of cases necessary to obtain a job by just practicing at the school. There many graduates that have had to go the route of practicing after they graduate. Not everyone picks up scanning quickly. To the above posters who are RDMS you are at an advantage! Many new grads and techs with experience are not RDMS, and I know in the NYC area some hospitals will let even an experienced tech go if they do not achieve the registry.

Bobbie O in Jersey City, New Jersey said: Yeah, my family and friends wondered how they can let me graduate without not knowing how to scan, but I guess a lot of students have this problem. I am just so disappointed in how cold the faculty was to me. Its as if they don't care anymore and only are interested in getting new students in, getting current students out, and keeping former students out. Thanks for your help.

Hi there,

Just curious, but what school did you go to?