Answers to the most frequent questions about our program

Below we have compiled answers to the most common queries we hear from those interested in our program. If you have a question not addressed below, please feel free to contact our customer service representatives and we will do our best to answer.

Q. How much does the training cost?

LifeScan was created to provide pregnancy medical help clinics with an affordable option for training nurses to provide limited obstetrical ultrasound. It is not uncommon to find programs that cost thousands of dollars for each nurse that needs to be trained.   Obviously, these high costs place constraints on the tight budgets of most non-profit pregnancy centers and restrict  their ability to provide medical services.  LifeScan has worked  to significantly lower these training costs while still providing a superior training package. Our rates are 75% less than other programs, and the breadth of our training is unmatched. Still, we remain committed to our mission of encouraging and equipping women to make informed decisions regarding unplanned pregnancies, which means we will work to help any center regardless their financial means and negotiate a plan that will work. Initially, we plan to offer this training at a cost of $1,000 per nurse.

Q. How does my center sign up to receive the training?

The first step is just to contact our customer service department. You can go to the Contact page and fill out the quick contact form or, call us at 954-568-2616, or email us at train@lifescan.com. Once your center is approved, we will schedule your training.

Q. How long does the training take? 

Generally the didactic portion of the training requires five  days which includes 50-75 patient scans. During this time you will be instructed on transducer techniques, an overview of knobology and interacting with the equipment, patient relations and much more. Afterwards our online training and competency quizzes will keep your skills sharp and increase your knowledge of the latest technology and trends.

Q. What does Limited Ultrasound Training cover?

As opposed to RDMS training, which is the full training required to become a registered sonographer, Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound Training specifically targets the procedures required to properly scan a baby in the womb and gauge the child's approximate level of development. In accordance with the strict AIUM guidelines for limited obstetrical ultrasound study LifeScan will teach you to confirm a viable intrauterine pregnancy, confirm gestational age, and provide tips on how to deal with unexpected findings.

Trainings are conducted by licensed RDMS sonographers. Our sonographers have years of experience in hospital and OB/GYN office settings and in the pregnancy medical clinic setting under the Operation Ultrasound Project®, a Focus on the Family® initiative.

Tamika Warren, RDMS: her background includes years of experience in OB/GYN, perinatal, abdominal, vascular, small parts and cranial sonography plus training medical professionals in limited obstetrical ultrasound studies. Tamika is also trained as a crisis counselor in the pregnancy clinic setting. 

Suzanne Noble, RDMS: her background includes training medical professionals to perform limited obstetrical ultrasounds in the pregnancy medical clinic setting as well as, OB/GYN, perinatology, abdominal, vascular, cranial, small parts and cardiac sonography. Suzanne also has many years of experience as a crisis counselor in the pregnancy clinic setting. 

Rachel Kittle, RN: before coming to work as the Nurse Manager for a group of pregnancy medical clinics, Rachel served on the surgical trauma floor of a major medical facility in South Florida. She has supervised the conversion of Hope Women's Centers to medical clinics, as well as becoming competent in providing limited obstetrical ultrasounds herself. She has established a relationship with the Broward County Health Department and has enabled Hope Women's Centers to offer free STD testing. Her exemplary attention to detail, vision and expertise have attributed to each center's smooth transition in "going medical".