Climbing the ladder: evolution of a clinical advancement program.

Clinical advancement programs have been popular in nursing for years and have only recently permeated allied health disciplines, including radiography. In this article, the author explores the evolution of a clinical advancement program at his institution, involving radiographers of all disciplines and sonographers. The evolution of the program at Riverside Methodist Hospitals over the last three-and-a-half years is explored as a follow-up to the article "Approaching Clinical Advancement in Radiology," published in Radiology Management 13.4, fall 1991.