Assessing Cultural Awareness of Practicing Cardiac Sonographers

Cultural awareness is an emerging issue in the field of sonography. A cross-sectional study of cultural awareness was conducted in the northeastern United States through a professional echocardiography society. Of the 101 sonographer members, 67 (66%) participated in the survey, which addressed the following questions: What is the level of cultural awareness of the cardiac sonography membership of a suburban northeastern United States professional echocardiography society, and how does this relate to the number of years that the respective sonographers have been practicing in the field of echocardiography? Results of the study showed no significant relationship between cultural awareness and the total number of years of scanning experience, suggesting that cardiac sonographers did not gain cultural awareness because of the transcultural experiences they encountered.

Source: Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography - November 10, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Anitori, E. Tags: Focusing on the Issues Source Type: research