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Course overview
Overview
Clinical ultrasound has made a dramatic impact on patient management in perioperative, critical care, emergency medicine, surgery and internal medicine environments. An expanding range of clinicians are now using clinical ultrasound, including those in primary care, remote and rural medicine, sports medicine, prehospital/paramedicine, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and other branches of allied health.
The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound (Online) is part of a suite of courses developed by the renowned Ultrasound Education Group (UEG). This program is tailored to the needs of health professionals looking to gain expertise in Point-of-Care Ultrasound offering the flexibility to select subjects that best align with their clinical interest.
Delivered 100% online, the Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound (Online) will develop your skills in acquiring and interpreting ultrasound images, incorporating the ultrasound findings into your clinical assessment and performing ultrasound-guided procedures.
Students are given access to a logbook platform to record their scans, but completing a specific number of scans is NOT a hurdle requirement for this course. Furthermore, the e-learning material provides extensive guidance on organising self-conducted hands-on sessions for those interested in facilitating their own practical training.
This course may be reimbursed as Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Our clinical ultrasound courses are the only fully online Australian university courses that may enable you to gain Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points while building towards an award qualification.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for all health professionals interested in clinical ultrasound, regardless of their previous experience or knowledge level.
It is particularly valuable for emergency physicians, internal medicine physicians, anaesthetists, intensive care specialists, surgeons, cardiologists, GPs, rural doctors, and other health professionals looking to implement these skills in their workplace, via a structured training program.
International students are welcome to study this course. However, please note that this course is not available to international students who require a student visa to study in Australia as it does not meet the onshore study requirements and it is not registered with CRICOS.
Course aims
This course provides health professional with the knowledge base to become competent in point-of-care ultrasound. The distance-based education model we have adopted is flexible and removes the barriers of geographical disparity. You can study whenever and wherever you wish.
Pathways
The specialist certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete the initial compulsory subject "Clinical Ultrasound - Core Concepts", and three elective subjects, each worth 6.25 credits.
The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound Online is part of a nested suite of courses, designed for versatility. Graduates holding this certificate have the option to progress to the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound and subsequently, they can further advance to achieve the Diploma and Master of Clinical Ultrasound.
