The health and safety of patients, students, faculty, and other participants associated with the educational activities of the students must be adequately safeguarded. Safeguards include, but are not limited to:
- Competent supervising faculty
- Properly functioning equipment
- Appropriate equipment for the procedure being performed
All activities in the program must be educational, and students must not be substituted for staff.
The program must ensure the voluntary and prudent use of students or other human subjects for skills exams. Students’ grades and evaluations must not be affected by participation or non-participation. Students participating in skills exams on one another, whether simulated or not, must complete a
Student Consent to Practice form at the beginning of each program start. Deans and/or program directors must keep Student Consent to Treat forms throughout the student’s tenure in their current program. If a student transitions from one program to another, the student must fill out a new Student Consent to Treat form for the new program.
Reference: Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). (2020). Standards and guidelines for the accreditation of educational programs in diagnostic medical sonography. https://www.jrcdms.org/pdf/DMSStandards9-2021.pdf
Approved:______________________________________________________________________
Monika Bissell, DBA
President