Sonographer Dundie Awards: Celebrating Your Ultrasound Department During Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Have a laugh during Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month while showing support for your ultrasound department by throwing your very own Sonographer Dundie Awards.
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month (MUAM) is celebrated every October to create awareness of the role diagnostic medical sonographers play in the healthcare industry while educating the public about the uses of diagnostic ultrasound.
But MUAM is about more than educating the public about the importance of ultrasound. It also provides sonographers with a chance to celebrate their daily contributions to patient care, helping them feel valued and increasing their sense of meaning.
What's a Dundie Award?
If you are familiar with the popular TV show, The Office, you’ve probably heard about The Dundies, an annual recognition awards ceremony that Michael Scott, the manager of Dunder-Mifflin, held for his employees. These superlative-style joke awards poke fun at your sonography team and will be the talk of the department for the entire month of October.
Sonographer Dundie Award Ideas
When hosting your Sonographer Dundie Awards, be sure to present everyone on your team with an award so no one gets left out of the festivities.
- The Call Back King or Queen - The Sonographer who seems to get called back the most.
- The ARDMS Encyclopedia - The Sonographer who can answer any question regarding registry, credentials, required CMEs, and more.
- The Picasso - This award goes to the Sonographer who captures the most amazing images that everyone in the department is jealous of.
- The Pen Stealer - The Sonographer who is always walking away with other sonographer’s pens.
- The STAT Order - The Sonographer who always seems to get STAT orders from the ER at 2 am only to find out the patient left AMA.
- The Lucky Star - The Sonographer who is most likely to get unnecessary orders cancelled.
- Mr. or Mrs. Virtuous - The Sonographer who is most likely to volunteer for procedures.
- The Cold Gel Master - The Sonographer who always gets away with using cold gel without the patient complaining.
- The Best Storyteller - The Sonographer who has seen it all, including an atrial septal aneurysm.
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- The Weirdest Request - The Sonographer who is most likely to get unusual ultrasound orders, like a soft tissue scan of the buttocks.
- The PRN Prince or Princess - This award goes to the Sonographer who has the best schedule of anyone in the department.
- The Hot Mess - The Sonographer who is most likely to have tangled cords on their machine.
- The Caffeine Addict - The Sonographer who can’t seem to work without caffeine.
- The Mega Hertz - The Sonographer who seems to have the most aches and pains from scanning too many patients with large body habitus.
- The Weekend Warrior - The Sonographer who picks up overnight/weekend call shifts.
- The New Grad - This award goes to the newly registered sonographer who just joined the team.
- The Office Bestie - The Sonographer who is friends with everyone in the department.
- The Golden Transducer - Save this award for the Sonographer who has made the biggest impact on your department through their excellence and passion.
Have other Sonographer Dundie Award ideas to add to the list?
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