The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) is the largest professional association for sonographers in the world, and hosts the largest annual conference for sonographers. SDMS publishes a bi-monthly journal, the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, as well as a bi-monthly print newsletter, News Wave, and a monthly electronic newsletter, SDMS Sound News. The association also supports a broad advocacy program supporting legislative and regulatory initiatives designed to support sonographers and quality control standards for sonography services provided to patients by the SDMS membership.
The SDMS is a nonprofit, professional association representing over 20,000 sonographer and sonography student members. SDMS members can be found in all fifty states and thirty-seven other countries. The Society provides its membership with a comprehensive array of educational activities, information, and products reflecting all of the sonography specialty areas including: Abdominal; echocardiography; neurology OB/GYN; vascular and others.
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