Making the transition from student to newly qualified vascular sonographer: An exploration of the domains of professionalism
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Introduction: Rapid increases in the utility of vascular ultrasound combined with increasing expectations from reporting physicians have required a shift to a more defined professional role for the vascular sonographer in Australia. This has created increasing pressure on newly qualified sonographers to be more job-ready and better able to navigate the challenges of the clinical workplace early in their career. Topic Description: There is a distinct lack of structured strategies that newly qualified sonographers can utilise to assist their transition from student to employee. In our paper, we aimed to answer the question of ‘What makes a sonographer a Professional?’ with the view to extending understanding of how a structured framework can assist the development of a professional identity and can encourage participating in Continuing Professional Development by the newly qualified sonographer. Discussion: The authors reviewed their own clinical experiences and the current literature to source tangible and practical strategies that can be easily enacted by newly qualified sonographers to motivate their continuing growth. Through this review, the ‘Domains of Professionalism in the role of the sonographer’ framework was developed. In this framework, we describe the various domains of professionalism and their associated dimensions, making it specific to the discipline of sonography and to the point of view of a newly qualified sonographer. Conclusion: Our paper contributes to the discussion on Continuing Professional Development using a purposeful and targeted approach to support newly qualified sonographers across all discipline areas of ultrasound specialisation to navigate the often challenging pathway to becoming a professional.
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Ultrasound
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Hill, S; White, A, Making the transition from student to newly qualified vascular sonographer: An exploration of the domains of professionalism, Ultrasound, 2022. Copyright 2022 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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Biomedical imaging
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Hill, S; White, A, Making the transition from student to newly qualified vascular sonographer: An exploration of the domains of professionalism, Ultrasound, 2022