SDMS Foundation: Excellence in Sonography Award

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SDMS Educational Foundation

Excellence in Sonography Award

Purpose

This award represents the commitment of both GE Healthcare and the SDMS Educational Foundation to support the promotion of excellence in sonography through an individual or team approach or through an action which increases the understanding of sonography. This award will identify and honor outstanding sonographic achievements which advance the goals of promoting the art and science of diagnostic ultrasound to the sonography and medical communities.

Award Winners

The recipient will receive $1,000 and a personalized plaque at the SDMS Annual Conference, where the award will be presented.

Eligibility

All SDMS members in good standing, including student members, are eligible to apply for consideration of this award.

Submission Criteria

Submissions must include the following elements:

Significance/Quality of Achievement

Does the achievement address or solve an existing sonographic issue?
Will this achievement advance knowledge in the field of diagnostic medical sonography?
Will this achievement have an effect on current concepts?

Innovation

Was the achievement due to the employment of novel concepts or approaches?
Was the applicant's approach original?
Were the existing paradigms challenged and new techniques developed?

Impact on Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Does the manuscript clearly illustrate demonstrable or quantifiable changes as a result of the achievement?

Impact on Enhancing Patient Care

Has health care been changed as a result of the achievement?

Agreement

The following statement, with your signature, will be included at the end of your manuscript. Failure to include this statement will result in the disqualification of your award entry.

I have reviewed this information carefully. By my signature, I certify the information in this document and all supporting documents are accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also understand all submitted manuscripts become the property of the SDMS Educational Foundation and will be submitted to the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JDMS) for publication consideration.

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           Applicant’s Signature                    Date

Transfer of Copyright

Since the manuscript will be considered for publication in the JDMS, a completed Copyright Transfer Agreement must accompany the submission. All authors of an article must sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement. A printable Copyright Transfer Agreement is available on the SDMS website at http://www.sdms.org/jdms/transfer.pdf and must be completed and sent with the manuscript submission.

Judging

A panel of sonographers will evaluate all submissions and select the award winning entry(ies) prior to the SDMS Annual Conference.

Submission Requirements and Deadline

All submissions must:

include an Entry Form (available on the SDMS website at http://www.sdms.org/foundation/entryform.asp),
include the research manuscript - 1 hard copy of the manuscript (double-spaced, size 12 font), 1 copy of the manuscript on computer disk in Microsoft WORD
must be received by the SDMS Educational Foundation office by June 30.

Inquires regarding this award should be directed to:

foundation@sdms.org