Today's guest on the show is Mr. Dale Cyr, CEO of the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The ARDMS, now one of two companies under the umbrella of Inteleos, has been a predominant body for multi-speciality certification of sonographers in the U.S. and now is extending to other locations around the globe.

In this episode, we sit down with Nancy Chouinard, a long time Sonographer and program director from British Columbia, Canada. Nancy gives us great insight on the history of sonography in Canada and how the occupation is facilitated in her country. Also, we get to hear Nancy's personal contribution to the field and her thoughts on the future of sonography both in Canada and all over the world.

We sit down with practicing clinical sonographer and creator of the popular Facebook page, Sonographers Do It In the Dark, Mrs. Chelsey Meier Wright. With over 63, 000 members her page is currently the largest online forum for sonographers in the world. We discuss her personal background, what originally inspired the creation of the page, and the work it takes behind the scenes manage this online community.

Continuation of interview with Mr. Terry Dubose where we talk about the linguistics around the title sonographer vs. ultrasound tech. Don’t miss his insight about this topic and the reasoning behind the correct verbiage.

We sit down with Mr. Terry Dubose a sonographer, author, researcher, professor, program director and historian of the occupation. Join us as we discuss both his personal and professional history. We hear Terry describe his various roles throughout his lengthy career in sonography and his thoughts on the future of the occupation. This is part 1 of a 2 part episode.

Listen to our latest interview with Mrs. Carolyn Coffin who has fulfilled many roles over the years within our occupation. A sonographer, educator, program director and Co-CEO of Sound Ergonomics, she talks with us about how sonographer injury is impacting the occupation and what the future of ergonomic education may look like as point-of-care ultrasound expands.

We wrap up our four part interview with the pioneer of sonography here in the United States, Mrs. Joan Baker. Joan shares with us her thoughts on the state of sonography at this time, her greatest accomplishments within the field, and what she hopes for the future of the occupation.

Join ISP host Jaime Fujikawa BS RDMS RDCS and co-host Laurinda Andrist MBA FSDMS for part 3 of our interview Joan Baker MSR RDMS RDCS FSDMS as we talk about the history of sonography and Joan's personal account of the journey through the profession.

We continue with Part 2 of our interview with Joan Baker. Joan shares insight us on topics like the history of the occupation, the origins of ultrasound programs in Washington State, and the formation of ultrasound societies.

If you do not know who Joan Baker is, and the various ways she has impacted the occupation of sonography here in the U.S., you can’t miss this first ISP interview. Joan Baker is a pioneer in our field and has been involved with the occupation since it first began. We sit down in an exclusive 4 part interview in her home to hear the story in her own words. This is Part 1 of our interview with Joan.