Co-founder of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) and the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS). Recognized as a sonography pioneer by the Smithsonian Institution. Her 1973 testimony to the US Office of Education helped establish sonography as an official profession. The SDMS Joan P. Baker Pioneer Award is named in her honor.
Credentials
MSR, RDMS, RDCS, FSDMS
Roles
Co-founder: SDMS; Co-founder: ARDMS
Awards
Smithsonian Institution — Sonography Pioneer Recognition; SDMS Pioneer Award (award named in her honor)
Key Publications
“The History of Sonographers” (2005, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine); “History of the SDMS” (1988, Journal of DMS)