"I first enrolled in this course because we wanted to improve our service offering for our patients and clients, and ultrasound is an extremely valuable modality for general practice. It’s easily accessible, it’s non invasive and can give you a lot of information. What I was really looking for was a sound and formalised instruction, which would be methodical and systematic.

I’ve really appreciated the methodical way that the course covers things, from the fundamentals right through to new ideas about just how much you can do with ultrasound.

It’s been great to be able to work through the course at my own pace. I have a young family, I’m a practice owner, and I’m pretty busy at work, so I have a fair bit on my plate. The flexibility has been a real benefit. I can study before work in the morning, and I don’t have to commit time away from work or my family. It’s just a matter of working through the content online.

I’ve been a practicing vet for nine years, and I’ve done more study every year of my working career. From a senior clinician point of view, there’s tremendous benefit in furthering my knowledge, because I can then pass it on to staff on my team. There’s a return on that financially as well, because we can improve our service offering.

That aside, the real benefit is the stimulation and continuing professional fulfilment. The moment you go idle the job becomes less interesting.

Throughout the course I’ve used what I’ve learned immediately. I might read something one morning, which might come into play that day, that week or month. The minute you’ve gone through that content, you’ve got that at your disposal. My skills are improving continuously as I work through the course. All the way through, it’s been a very worthwhile and valuable investment."

- Alistair Grant