LIST

    Types of Courses

    There are three general types of courses
    offered by independent organizations
    to improve your POCUS training

    For available courses, please see relevant tracks

    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