SonoSite and University of California, Irvine, Sign Landmark Agreement to Transform Medical School Training and Education
12 August 2010 - 5:30AM
Business Wire
SonoSite, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO), the world leader and
specialist in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound, and the
University of California, Irvine, announced today that the company
and institution have signed an agreement to integrate ultrasound
visualization into UC Irvine’s four-year medical school
curriculum.
Under the terms of this agreement, SonoSite will act as an
exclusive ultrasound partner. The collaborative efforts of both UC
Irvine and SonoSite will provide medical students with an active
and dynamic learning experience that will transform traditional
teaching methods used during medical school training. SonoSite’s
ultrasound systems will enable students to view anatomical
structures in real-time and better understand physiological
processes. This innovative ultrasound curriculum is setting the
standard for other leading medical institutions and providing UC
Irvine’s students with the skill set and tools to improve
medicine.
“Ultrasound visualization tools are transforming medicine and we
are excited to partner with SonoSite and pursue the mission of
transforming physical diagnosis,” said Ralph V. Clayman, MD, Dean
of the UC Irvine School of Medicine. “It is imperative that we
embrace the evolving digital age and provide students with the
ability to become well versed in the latest visualization
technology, which will ultimately enable them to better diagnose
patients. With full institutional support across core faculty and
administration, our relationship with SonoSite clearly demonstrates
our commitment to providing our students with the tools they need
to enhance their learning experience and better prepare them for
21st century medicine.”
“With the power of ultrasound-based visual medicine, students
will have a learning experience that was unimaginable until now,”
said Kevin M. Goodwin, SonoSite President and CEO. “UC Irvine is a
very progressive institution and we are excited to participate in
this innovative curriculum for their medical school students. UC
Irvine and SonoSite have a shared vision to improve medical
education and ultimately make an impact on healthcare
delivery.”
“By integrating ultrasound into our curriculum, we are giving
students the tools they need to practice modern medicine,” said J.
Christian Fox, MD, UC Irvine, Director of Instructional Ultrasound.
“This curriculum is teaching for the future. Sitting in a classroom
is passive learning. Reading from a textbook is passive. When you
provide students with the opportunity to actually see the anatomy,
that’s how they will really learn. Students will be able to
directly visualize almost any organ, blood vessel, bone, muscle, or
tissue in the body. By the end of their four-year medical training,
these students’ ability to diagnose disease will be unsurpassed by
any conventional means of practicing medicine.”
“In advance of their residency, this visual learning experience
will provide medical students with the knowledge and training to
diagnose a myriad of pathologies, increase their proficiency and be
armed with the confidence of ultrasound visualization,” said Diku
Mandavia, MD, SonoSite’s Senior Vice President and Chief Medical
Officer. “Medical students will be able to understand the human
body on a whole new level and appreciate the anatomy and
physiology, which will be an important framework for their future
clinical decisions.”
About SonoSite
SonoSite, Inc. (www.sonosite.com) is the innovator and world
leader in bedside and point-of-care ultrasound and an industry
leader in ultra high-frequency micro-ultrasound technology and
impedance cardiography equipment. Headquartered near Seattle, the
company is represented by ten subsidiaries and a global
distribution network in over 100 countries. SonoSite’s small,
lightweight systems are expanding the use of ultrasound across the
clinical spectrum by cost-effectively bringing high-performance
ultrasound to the point of patient care.
About the UC Irvine School of Medicine
Ranked as one of the top 50 U.S. medical schools for research by
U.S. News & World Report, UC Irvine's School of Medicine
(www.som.uci.edu) is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and
clinical practice through scholarly research, physician education
and high-quality care. The medical school nurtures the development
of medical students, resident physicians and scholars in the
clinical and basic sciences and supports the dissemination of
research advances for the benefit of society.
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