The Oregon Institute of Technology is one of the few schools in the US that offer bachelor degrees for ultrasound tech training compared to the certificate and associate degree programs often found in most colleges. Founded on the principles of teaching quality technology education to students, Oregon Tech is known for merging traditional and modern education. Four campuses cater to students from all over the country – Klamath Falls, Wilsonville, La Grande, and Salem.
For the upcoming spring term in 2014, Oregon Tech and Esaote North America have partnered together to provide state-of-the-art training for students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. Esaote has updated the laboratory equipment in Oregon Tech with five MyLab® Seven systems. According to LeAnn Maupin, a professor in the DMS program specializing in vascular technology and chair of medical imaging technology, the new equipment allows students to train intensively in the latest ultrasound techniques and procedures used in the clinical set up.
One of the assistant professors at the institute and director of the echocardiography program, Barry Canaday, describes the new equipment as ergonomic and intuitive, fashioned with automated imaging functions as well as manual controls. Students get the best and comprehensive training from MyLab® Seven. The partnership between Oregon Tech and Esaote North America does not end with the equipments’ installation; it is an ongoing process of service and application support for sustainability of the updated DMS curriculum.
Sonography is also one of the fastest rising allied health professions in the country, with over 57,700 sonographers employed in the US by May 2012. The annual salary was at $66,360, well above the average nationwide for all jobs. However, there are still different factors that contribute to good sonographer salary, including geographical location and industry.
Esaote’s general manager, Gordon Parhar, said that aside from the great reputation of Oregon Tech as a well-rounded institution, they chose to partner with the DMS program because they see sonography as one of the most cost-effective diagnostic procedures used in health care today, and that its expansion will greatly help people throughout the country.
For the upcoming spring term in 2014, Oregon Tech and Esaote North America have partnered together to provide state-of-the-art training for students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program. Esaote has updated the laboratory equipment in Oregon Tech with five MyLab® Seven systems. According to LeAnn Maupin, a professor in the DMS program specializing in vascular technology and chair of medical imaging technology, the new equipment allows students to train intensively in the latest ultrasound techniques and procedures used in the clinical set up.
One of the assistant professors at the institute and director of the echocardiography program, Barry Canaday, describes the new equipment as ergonomic and intuitive, fashioned with automated imaging functions as well as manual controls. Students get the best and comprehensive training from MyLab® Seven. The partnership between Oregon Tech and Esaote North America does not end with the equipments’ installation; it is an ongoing process of service and application support for sustainability of the updated DMS curriculum.
Sonography is also one of the fastest rising allied health professions in the country, with over 57,700 sonographers employed in the US by May 2012. The annual salary was at $66,360, well above the average nationwide for all jobs. However, there are still different factors that contribute to good sonographer salary, including geographical location and industry.
Esaote’s general manager, Gordon Parhar, said that aside from the great reputation of Oregon Tech as a well-rounded institution, they chose to partner with the DMS program because they see sonography as one of the most cost-effective diagnostic procedures used in health care today, and that its expansion will greatly help people throughout the country.