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Choose from more than 20 POCUS Certifications

We offer a wide variety of online assessments to test and validate your proficiency in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). Upon successful completion of the applicable assessments, digital badges are awarded for each globally recognized POCUS certificate or certification, providing proof of your professional POCUS skills.

"The POCUS Certification Academy is the leading POCUS certification body with healthcare professionals represented in over 100 countries, paving the way with innovative, psychometrically-validated assessment delivery to give you real-world validation in POCUS."

Steffen Sammet, MD, PhD, DABR, DABMRS, FAMP
Chair, POCUS Certification Academy Council

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POCUS Fundamentals Certificate

The POCUS Fundamentals Certificate is a prerequisite to being able to take assessments for individual and advanced certifications.

Combining learning modules and assessments along the way, the Fundamentals Certificate functions is an introductory course in POCUS with a focus on the basic physics and instrumentation of ultrasound.

For the Fundamentals Certificate to be awarded, a 2-part assessment must be passed. The first consists of 8 modules of interactive review and knowledge checks. The second is a set of 35 questions in multiple-choice format.

The Fundamentals Certificate is a prerequisite for more advanced certifications, although may be waived for clinicians who have passed the Sonography Principles & Instrumentation (SPI) examination with the last 5 years or ARDMS® and APCA™ Certificate holders.

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POCUS Fundamentals Certificate

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$125
  • Once completed, you will be eligible to undertake advanced Clinical Certificates and Specialty Certifications.
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POCUS Clinical Certificates

Individual clinical certificates test your knowledge and expertise within a specific clinical area

Each Clinical Certificate is comprised of two assessments: a clinical case-based assessment and peer evaluation. Case-based assessments present clinical scenarios with ultrasound media and assessment questions embedded throughout. A peer evaluation is a short questionnaire that is completed by a healthcare provider who is familiar with your ability to obtain clinically-relevant, content-specific POCUS images. Clinicals can be purchased individually or you can save money by purchasing one of our bundles, organized by Specialty.

Prerequisites:

  • POCUS Fundamentals Certificate or meeting waiver requirements.
  • Actively practicing and in good standing health care professional.
  • Performance of and participation in interpreting cases in the clinical areas. See Clinical Certificates for details.

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POCUS Clinical Certificates

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$150 ea.

  • Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certificate

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POCUS Specialty Certificates

Specialty certifications test your knowledge and expertise in a set group of clinical areas related to a medical specialty.

Each Specialty Certification is comprised of three assessments: a clinical case-based assessment, peer evaluation and video submissions. Case-based assessments present clinical scenarios with ultrasound media and assessment questions embedded throughout. A peer evaluation is a short questionnaire that is completed by a healthcare provider who is familiar with your ability to obtain clinically-relevant, content-specific POCUS images. Video submissions are used to assess your practical POCUS abilities.

Prerequisites:

  • POCUS Fundamentals Certificate or meeting waiver requirements.
  • Actively practicing and in good standing health care professional.
  • Performance of and participation in interpreting cases in the clinical areas. See Clinical Certificates for details.

POCUS Specialty Certifications

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$350-625
  • Get Certified by Specialty & Save up to 40% 
  • Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
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POCUS Generalist Certification

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  • For healthcare professionals specializing in family medicine and primary care or general practice.

What's Included:
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Cardiac
  • Hepatobiliary/Spleen
  • Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Lung
  • Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
  • Obstetrics First Trimester
  • Renal/Genitourinary
$625 View Certification Details ›

POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification

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  • For first responders, ER physicians and staff, as well as other emergency medicine providers.

What's Included:
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Abdominal Trauma
  • Cardiac
  • Hepatobiliary/Spleen
  • Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Lung
  • Obstetrics First Trimester
$625 View Certification Details ›

POCUS Musculoskeletal Certification

  • For clinicians in family medicine, sports medicine, orthopedics, internal medicine, and physical therapy who perform MSK ultrasound.

What's Included:
  • Musculoskeletal Lower Extremity
  • Musculoskeletal Upper Extremity
  • Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
$500 View Certification Details ›

POCUS Critical Care Certification

  • Designed to provide independent validation of clinical providers proficiency in seven (7) clinical areas.

What's Included:
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
  • Abdominal Trauma
  • Cardiac
  • Hepatobiliary/Spleen
  • Inferior Vena Cava
  • Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Lung
$625 View Certification Details ›

Global POCUS Principles Certification

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  • For clinicians practicing anywhere in the world and who work in a variety of practice settings.

What's Included:
  • Abdominal Trauma
  • Cardiac
  • Lung
  • Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
$625 View Certification Details ›

POCUS Nephrology Certification

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  • For clinicians practicing in renal care and management of conditions that may involve the kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder in a variety of clinical practice settings.

What's Included:
  • Cardiac
  • Inferior Vena Cava
  • Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
  • Lung
  • Renal/Genitourinary
$625 View Certification Details ›

POCUS Maternal Fetal Health Certification

  • For clinicians involved in fetal care and fetal well-being assessment in a variety of clinical practice settings.

What's Included:
  • Obstetrics First Trimester
  • Obstetrics Second/Third Trimester
$350 View Certification Details ›