Meeting & Agendas

Welcome and introductions of staff and attendees.

Economy is impacting Healthcare in revenue, also educational funding, cuts are alarming. Concerns facing education : deficits in the budget- decreased by 3% and more cuts coming How this affects students: increase in student fees How this affects educational facilities and staff: minimal budget for new purchases and possible hiring freeze. Good news, the new Round Rock Campus has already been built, the equipment purchased and staff on board.

We have just admitted the class of 2011-12 students. 16 students in the Cardiac Sonography Program 21 students in the General Sonography Program The Summer Anatomy and Physics Courses will be at theRRC-first time. Although educational funding is very low we continue to request new equipment. The addition of our new Cardiac Simulator-one of only a handful in the nation Pathology Cases Student Challenges Same experience for each student CAAHEP: program accreditation site visits & peer review systems in 2012-13 self study for DMS, DCS and DVT Cardiac Sonography Program: Good registry pass rates-99% Good outcomes for employment- Class 2010 6 out of 8 have jobs Soon Registry will be a requirement of employment

• Students are not prepared for Stress Echo upon hire: (This is not an entry level skill required by ASE standards, but is becoming a preferred skill) As a resolution DCS has added Stress Echo to the curriculum and has purchased a treadmill. In the Students final Fall Semester they are required to perform at least two Stress Echo’s. We will require more from the current and future classes. • Students are unfamiliar with pediatric scanning techniques As a resolution DCS has added a “Pedi day” to their Summer Clinical lab schedule to coincide with their didactic learning of fetal circulation and complications Current DCS statistics and updates: • Class of 2009: 100% pass rate on the SPI & Registry • Class of 2010: 7 out of 8 that have passed both one student has passed the SPI and is scheduled to take the Registry • New Survey’s were sent out in February to 2009 Graduates and Employers Survey’s are slowly returning to campus • Future Survey’s will be e-mailed through Survey Monkey

Changes and updates to the Diagnostic Cardiac Sonography Program: • Offering both on-line and hybrid (both on-line & on campus) courses are offered • Physics 101 is now completely on-line • SPI testing can be taken at any time. The outline has changed and now includes a “FIX” an image format with controls for gains, TGC’s, depth, focus & frequency • National Education Curriculum for Cardiac Sonography has voted in ASE Guidelines • Labs are not shared with other programs so students have more open lab availability • Spring Semester full day labs (previously ½ day) • Due to this change students now log 4-5 live scans a week in lab (including SIM) • Simulator (AKA Bob SIM)-ACC is the only school in the State of TX with one • SIM training: students can evaluate pathologies not seen in lab and rarely seen in clinical • Tutorials- given weekly to students unless hands on scanning is available • Evaluations/ Challenges for students are all done on campus in the Fall I, Spring & Summer Semesters to promote stronger scanning skills. We will only be asking Clinical instructors to grade evaluations in the Fall II semester. • PAC’s digital reading data base can be viewed at both the EVC and RRC • Student’s will be required to evaluate their own images starting in the Summer Semester • Groups from local High Schools are now coming onto Campus for tour’s We inform them of shortages Nationwide in the health care field, pay scales and the on-line information sessions for Sonography • Gina has updated the Sonography Website: General knowledge Curricula Format that Health Sciences follows

The Vascular program is now in its fifth year • Students are selected to enter into the Vascular program during their 3rd semester • Clinical and Didactic curriculum • Online course in the Fall II semester and placed at sites that do vascular exams • Students graduate from the DCS/DMS programs in Fall (December) and then continue through the Spring for the Vascular program • Hand-out given and discussed- concerning the Enhanced Skills Certificate Vascular Technology Program Statistics

Concern: • Can anyone access the online classes? Resolution: • No, these are paid tuition courses Concern: • ARDMS Registry Required online testing Resolution: • Coming in the near future (Testing will probably be every triennium) Concern: • Students HIPPA violations Resolution: • Training in Fall I and Re-training prior to beginning the Spring Semester with new testing from St. David’s and Seton HCS. Concern: • Video recording, picture taking and /or removal of any data of any form Resolution: • Not permitted by students or family members-even if patient says it’s OK Students can face fines and/or legal action from facility and school. Need for signs in labs that state “NO RECORDINGS PERMITTED” Concern: • Loss of Clinical Sites for ACC Resolution: • Merging and Dissolving Affiliations Concern: • We are in need of more clinical sites Resolution: • Two Affiliation Agreements are in the works currently Current sites declining students due to training of new personnel, low volumes and/or burnout Concern: • Challenges to overcome at sites Resolution: • Not enough hands-on scanning time at the facilities (any amount of time helps) Students taking too long to capture or get images (instruct to move on to next view or hold on to view while measuring still image) Concern: • Student communication with Clinical Instructor’s Resolution: • Write-ups and Clinical Instructor notifications are a must. Seeing more and more behavioral issues immaturity levels than ever before Concern: • Needs of the Clinical Instructor’s Resolution: • Requirements of the Semester: -Flyers are being sent out prior -Scanbook-Syllabus & Semester Assignment Sheet -Clinical Binders info updated Student Issues at the Clinical Sites: Concern: Some Students are rejecting scan time Resolution: • Ask why? Are they not feeling well, are they concerned about keeping up with a fast paced schedule/ contact Clinical Coordinator if it is a continued issue Concern: Students standing around at clinical or not helping instructor Resolution: • Assigning the student a written assignment at the beginning of the semester detailing their duties at that particular clinical site and getting the Clinical Instructor to sign it Concern: • Areas of improvement/ Goals Resolution: • Fully functional and professional Sonographers by graduation No socialization with students outside of the Clinical environment