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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.
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For healthcare providers new to certification we recommend the POCUS Fundamentals Certificate. Healthcare providers who already hold a POCUS Fundamentals Certificate or equivalent certification are able to pursue any of our Advanced Certifications.
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POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
New to POCUS? We recommend you start here.
The POCUS Fundamentals Certificate is a prerequisite to being able to take assessments for individual and advanced certifications.
POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
Combining learning modules and assessments along the way, the Fundamentals Certificate functions as 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. Learn more.
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.
POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
Subtitle goes HereGet Started with POCUS Fundamentals
- The POCUS Fundamentals Certificate is a two-part assessment that tests your basic POCUS knowledge.
- Once completed, you'll be eligible to undertake advanced Clinical Certificates and Specialty Certifications.
POCUS Clinical Certificates
Individual clinical certificates test your knowledge and expertise within a specific clinical area.
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 certificate page(s) for details.
POCUS Clinical Certificates
More than 12 individual clinical certificates are currently offered.
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.
Current Clinical Certificate Offerings:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Abdominal Trauma
- Cardiac
- Gastrointestinal
- Hepatobiliary/Spleen
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Lung
- Musculoskeletal Lower Extremity
- Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
- Musculoskeletal Upper Extremity
- Obstetrics - First Trimester
- Obstetrics - Second/Third Trimester - Coming Soon!
- Renal/Genitourinary
POCUS Clinical Certificates
Subtitle goes HerePOCUS Clinical Certificates
- POCUS Clinical Certificates test advanced POCUS knowledge in a specific area of clinical focus.
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
POCUS Specialty Certifications
Specialty certifications test your knowledge and expertise in a set group of clinical areas related to a medical 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 certificate page(s) for details.
POCUS Specialty Certifications
Six specialty certifications are currently offered.
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.
POCUS Specialty Certifications
POCUS Specialty Certifications
- POCUS Specialty Certifications test advanced POCUS knowledge in a set group of clinical areas related to a medical specialty.
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certificate
POCUS Generalist Certification
Subtitle goes HerePOCUS Generalist Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- The POCUS Generalist Certification is for healthcare professionals specializing in family medicine and primary care or general practice.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Cardiac
- Hepatobiliary/Spleen
- Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Lung
- Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
- Obstetrics First Trimester
- Renal/Genitourinary
POCUS Emergency Medicine Certification
Subtitle goes HerePOCUS Emergency Medicine Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- The POCUS Emergency Medicine POCUS Certification is for first responders, ER physicians and staff, as well as other emergency medicine providers.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Abdominal Trauma
- Cardiac
- Hepatobiliary/Spleen
- Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Lung
- Obstetrics First Trimester
POCUS Musculoskeletal Certification
POCUS Musculoskeletal Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- The POCUS Musculoskeletal Certification is for clinicians in family medicine, sports medicine, orthopedics, internal medicine, and physical therapy who perform MSK ultrasound.
- Musculoskeletal Lower Extremity
- Musculoskeletal Upper Extremity
- Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
Global POCUS Principles Certification
Subtitle goes HereGlobal POCUS Principles Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- The Global POCUS Principles Certification is for clinicians practicing anywhere in the world and who work in a variety of practice settings.
- Abdominal Trauma
- Cardiac
- Lung
- Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue
POCUS Critical Care Certification
POCUS Critical Care Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- This program is an online certification program designed to provide independent validation of clinical providers proficiency in seven (7) clinical areas.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Abdominal Trauma
- Cardiac
- Hepatobiliary/Spleen
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Lung
POCUS Nephrology Certification
Subtitle goes HerePOCUS Nephrology Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- The POCUS Nephrology Certification is 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.
- Cardiac
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Lower Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Lung
- Renal/Genitourinary
POCUS Maternal Fetal Health Certification - Coming Soon!
POCUS Maternal Fetal Health Certification
- Prerequisite : POCUS Fundamentals Certification
- The POCUS Maternal Fetal Health Certification is for clinicians involved in fetal care and fetal wellbeing assessment in a variety of clinical practice settings.
- Obstetrics First Trimester
- Obstetrics Second/Third Trimester
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