Archives for September 2014

The American Society of Echocardiography Education and Research Foundation (ASEF) is pleased to announce the availability of scholarship awards and travel support grants for students enrolled in CAAHEP accredited cardiovascular ultrasound programs.

The Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award

The Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award program is named after Alan Waggoner, MHS, RDCS and honors his passion for echocardiography and service to ASE. The Foundation funds a limited number of awards per year for students who possess these same qualities.

The $1,000 awards are aimed to assist students with their educational expenses. Also included with the award is a travel stipend of up to $500 for the award recipient to attend the 2015 ASE Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA, June 12-16. To apply, students must be nominated by their program director. The nomination deadline for this scholarship award is Saturday, November 1, 2014.

UltraEcho, Ltd. & Feigenbaum Cardiovascular Sonographer Student Travel Grants

The Foundation’s travel grant program will provide two $1,000 scholarships to support a sonography student’s attendance at the 2015 ASE Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA, June 12-16.

While any sonography student actively enrolled in a CAAHEP cardiovascular program may apply for these travel grants, the selection process will give preference to students without sufficient travel funding who would not otherwise be able to join ASE in Boston. The application deadline is Sunday, November 30, 2014.

Students nominated for an Alan D. Waggoner Student Scholarship Award may also apply for a travel grant; however, they will only be considered for one award. To view the eligibility criteria for the Foundation’s 2015 scholarships and awards, please click here.

Questions? Please contact Scholarships at the ASE Foundation at 919-297-7188 or by email at scholarship@asecho.org. 

The ASE Foundation supported two recent humanitarian missions that showcase the true impact our volunteers make on patient care worldwide. The ASEF VALUES Program, held August 11-14, was a teaching and research event that took 18 volunteers to Bangalore, India to image and assess patients with rheumatic heart disease while also teaching local professionals to improve their techniques and skills.

The Foundation’s first U.S.-based humanitarian mission and educational outreach was held September 11-14 at the Care Harbor/LA healthcare clinic in Los Angeles, California. Seventeen volunteers provided free quality diagnostic cardiac care to uninsured and underinsured patients in LA County and connected patients to local medical providers for follow-up care as needed.

Together these two events impacted hundreds of patients in need and underscores the Foundation’s mission to expand quality diagnostic cardiac care to the underserved, wherever they are in the world. Thank you to our volunteers and the partners who supported both of these efforts – you truly make a world of difference.