The RUF is designed to be affordable for practicing rural physicians, and qualifies for most rural education grants. There are two components to the total program cost:
(1) Personal Ultrasound
You are required to have your own personal device for the duration of the fellowship. The RUF does not sell hardware, however we offer unbiased suggestions and advice during the process. Please see our hardware section for more details.
(2) Tuition
Exact tuition depends on which Tier of the program you select. (A rough estimate would be between 2 to 4 times the cost of an intermediate 4-day course in Canada e.g. EDE2) In terms of cost per hour, we believe the Rural Ultrasound Fellowship is by a wide margin, the most cost-effective accredited PoCUS education program in North America.
Contact us below with the details of your existing PoCUS experience, your practice environment, and your learning objectives in order to obtain a quote.
Yes. The RUF has trained a number of city-based full time emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, hospitalists and other non-rural family physicians and specialists.
If you feel your practice would benefit from a sub-section of our comprehensive ultrasound curriculum don't hesitate to contact us using the form below.
No educational rate is available. More importantly, we strongly encourage [ North American† ] physicians wait until after residency is complete.
Specifically, we recommend at least 6-12 months of independent practice experience prior to commencing the RUF.
Why? Family medicine residency (± extra residency training) years are already very intense and crammed full of important learning. To get maximal benefit from an RUF fellowship, residents should wait until they are in practice, and able to focus undivided attention on bedside ultrasound. (And not distracted by pesky licensing exams.)
That said, we have made exceptions for Canadian residents in special circumstances in the past (e.g. residents aligned with the Canadian Forces, anticipating overseas deployment upon residency completion.)
Feel free to, contact us if you wish to discuss further.
† Are you a non-North American trainee? (e.g. Australian / British registrars.) This advice may not apply to you. Contact us to discuss.
Yes! While originally designed to meet the needs of Canadian rural physicians, the RUF's program and curriculum has expanded to work with rural physicians and other health care providers from all around the world. Our international expert faculty is willing and able to support you at whatever clinical level and context best suits your learning goals.
That said, you will need access to your own personal ultrasound device, and a fast, reliable internet connection. Tuition costs remain the same for all fellows regardless of professional background or nationality.
Unfortunately we do not offer in-house discounts or scholarships at this time. We encourage you to look for scholarships and bursaries from other organizations available to you based on where you live and practice.
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