Postgraduate study
     

Health & Social Care

PgCert Medical Ultrasound

Part-time

  • 1 year
  • Enrolment date: September

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The Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE) recommends a postgraduate certificate (PgCert) in medical ultrasound to be the minimum qualification required to practise ultrasound within the UK. This CASE-accredited course is designed to enable healthcare professionals from varying clinical backgrounds to become safe, competent ultrasound practitioners.

The course:

  • develops you academically to postgraduate level
  • enables you to become an autonomous practitioner with the skills to undertake a medical ultrasound examination competently and safely in a defined area of ultrasound practice
  • enables you to become a reflective practitioner with the ability to challenge assumptions and question the beliefs and policies underpinning the application of medical ultrasound
  • promotes the ethos of lifelong learning and continuing professional development
  • enables you to function as a valued member of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team.

What you study

You have the option to study one of three pathways:

  • Clinical
  • Point of Care, Emergency Medicine
  • Point of Care, Obstetric.

The pathway you choose will be dictated by your professional background and your chosen area of ultrasound practice.

Following all three pathways, you have an opportunity to continue your study on to the next stage. You have two years, from completing your PgCert, in which to enrol on the Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound (providing you have not already extended your PgCert).

How you learn

The teaching is delivered at Teesside University, over five two-week academic blocks, and in practice at your clinical placement. It is a fusion which allows you to become an autonomous ultrasound practitioner. Teaching methods used during your academic blocks will include lectures, seminars, group work, and practical and problem-solving exercises. Support will be available from your tutors and clinical mentor. You will be expected to complete 300 hours of self-managed study.

How you are assessed

You will be assessed by a written assignment, examinations and a practical triggered assessment.

Placement

Prior to enrolling on the course, you must negotiate a clinical placement, where you can gain your practical skills. You must find this placement; the University cannot help with this. Subject to previous experience, it is recommended that you will require at least 500 hours of clinical experience per 40 credit clinical module.

Career opportunities

After completing this course you will be able to practise in your chosen area of ultrasound.

Entry requirements

You must normally hold an appropriate health-related undergraduate degree or equivalent professional qualification appropriate to your area of study and have access to an acceptable clinical placement.

For additional information please see the undergraduate and postgraduate entry requirements in our admissions section

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Modules

Health & Social Care

Core modules - Clinical Pathway

and one optional module

  • General Medical Ultrasound
  • Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
  • Obstetric Ultrasound
  • Vascular Ultrasound

Core modules - Point of Care, Emergency Medicine Pathway

and one optional module

  • Deep Venous Thrombus Ultrasound (Point of Care Clinical Module)
  • First Trimester Ultrasound (Point of Care Clinical Module)
  • Focused Echocardiography (Point of Care Clinical Module)
  • Renal and Hepato-biliary Ultrasound (Point of Care Clinical Module)
  • Second and Third Trimester Ultrasound (Point of Care Clinical Module)
  • Shock Ultrasound (Point of Care Clinical Module)

Core modules - Point of Care, Emergency Medicine

Modules offered may vary.