LIST
Types of Courses
There are three general types of courses
offered by independent organizations
to improve your POCUS training
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Training | Introductory course | Advanced course | IP certification course |
---|---|---|---|
Duration (average) | 8 hours | 16 hours | 30 hours |
Activity | Lectures, scanning | Lectures, scanning | Lectures, scanning, exams |
Ratio of participant to US machine (optimal) | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 |
Ratio of participant to instructor (optimal) | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 |
Scan requirements | Introductory supervised scans (minimum of 5 scans per module) | Advanced supervised scans (see logbook for numbers per module) | Advanced supervised scans (see logbook for numbers per module) |
Certificate received | Completion certificate from course director | Completion certificate from course director | Independent Practitioner certificate from CPoCUS |