Global Ultrasound Outreach and Education Program
RAD-AID volunteer teaching ultrasound-guided procedures
Ultrasound is a valuable tool in low-resource settings and a powerful component of global health. Ultrasound imaging is widely used within radiology departments as well as other health care contexts, such as primary care, midwifery/obstetrics, cardiovascular, infectious disease, oncology procedures, and trauma management. The high impact of ultrasound includes full diagnostic exams and point-of-care ultrasound services. Ultrasound equipment technologies have advanced to become more affordable and increasingly portable, including cart-based, laptop, and hand-held units on phones and tablets.
RAD-AID’s tele-ultrasound model
RAD-AID has an innovative program for empowering safe and effective use of ultrasound in low-resource contexts for medically underserved patients. RAD-AID has an impactful model for delivering on-site teaching, remote didactics hands-on ultrasound instruction, and tele-ultrasound (remote real-time image-sharing with case-based instruction). Whether you are a physician, technologist, nurse, midwife, physicist, IT specialist, or any radiology/medical imaging professional, we welcome you to join the RAD-AID Ultrasound Program.
RAD-AID is seeking ultrasound educators and experienced sonographers to support curriculum development, oversee educational activities, provide mentorship, and give on-site clinical assistance. For some highly qualified applicants, RAD-AID offers limited travel and project grants for applicants who are also members of CAMRT, Sonography Canada, ASRT, and SOR, based on our global health partnerships with these professional societies.
Ultrasound training, Vanuatu 2024
Based on your professional background and interests, we welcome you to volunteer by clicking the application the link below that best applies to you:
- Sonographers (Technologists), echocardiographers, or practitioners with high-level skills in diagnostic and point-of-care ultrasound.
- Midwives, nurse-midwives, and women’s health practitioners with women’s health point-of-care ultrasound expertise.
- General Volunteers (includes all modalities)
- Medical Students (graduates of the RAD-AID Global Health Radiology Medical Student Tutorial. Learn more about the RAD-AID Medical Student program here).