How it Works:

1. Read, Record, Scan

Each fellow owns their own personal probe.  This way you can scan anywhere you work, whenever an opportunity presents itself. 

Try out a new scan. Record your efforts (and struggles), and archive to one of the educational databases we use. 

2. Review with Faculty

Meet with one of our world renowned expert professors and review your most recent scans.  

(Book a One-to-One virtual meeting  according to your schedule, and receive direct, targeted feedback on how to improve your image acquisition and interpretation. )

3. Rinse and Repeat 

Go back to step one, armed with the tips, tricks and confidence you just acquired.   

Even the most stubborn PoCUS scans are learned with just a few iterations of this system.  From there we add more and more sophistication until you reach mastery.

Additionally: 

Learn by sharing and collaborating with other fellows as everyone grows together.     The Rural Ultrasound Fellowship uses a private communication platform which allows the group to share and discuss interesting clips and cases.    

Challenge yourself and your colleagues by posting unusual, frustrating or confusing clips.  Crowd source your learning by seeing real world Zebra-cases you might not otherwise encounter.  Get a response quickly (often within minutes), from your colleagues and professors.    

Note: Our alumni are encouraged to continue to share and participate in this ever growing virtual community,  and most remaining actively engaged.  (Pretty telling of how enticing and effective the experience is.)

Choose Your Tier:


How far you advance during your fellowship is unsurprisingly linked to the time you invest.   

ALL THREE TIERS are equivalent in terms of equipment, self-learning content, assignments and group activities over the fellowship.   The only difference lies in the number of one-to-one meetings during the year. (i.e. how many iterations of feedback & growth, and how much knowledge you wish to gain from our expert faculty.)     

All three tiers offer fantastic learning and great value.  What you choose depends on your level of interest and your learning objectives.

Advanced PoCUS Training (mini-fellowship)

1 meeting / month

Our introductory tier of participation is proven to produce advanced ultrasound users, with knowledge, experience and confidence many times beyond the scope of what is available by way of the conventional PoCUS courses and bootcamps.   Anticipate being in the top 1% of PoCUS trained physicians after completing this tier of training.

Ultimately, this is a mini-fellowship option with the smallest time requirements. You will receive the same comprehensive didactic exposure as the other tiers, but this level of clinical education and expert-supervision is below the threshold of a true “Ultrasound Fellowship”. 

Nevertheless, it is a great choice for the budget conscious or time-limited provider who is simply wishing to further advance their scope of ultrasound skills and practice.  

Ultrasound Fellowship

2 meetings / month

If you are here because you're looking for a true Fellowship, then this is the tier you should consider first.    This "base" Fellowship tier will allow you to become a very strong point of care ultrasound user, confident with advanced as well as new & emerging ultrasound techniques by the end of your year.      

Our most popular tier, this  is a great choice for a physician or other health care provider who wishes to become a regional expert in ultrasound.   This is especially useful if they have a strong desire to teach or support ultrasound uptake & adoption among colleagues. 

This full-fellowship option meets the criteria of a true ultrasound fellowship.   Although we do not typically recommend this for most of our alumni, you will be qualified to challenge the "RDMS" examination (the test for professional diagnostic sonographers), should you wish to do so.

Ultrasound Fellowship (Exhaustive)

4 meetings / month

Go big, or go home is your motto.  Bedside ultrasound, your passion.   You want to learn as much as you can, and leave no sonographic stone unturned (renal, biliary, salivary or otherwise).    You recognize the value of an internationally recognized expert faculty and you want to soak up every possible iota of information during your fellowship.

This top tier option is for providers desiring an exhaustive knowledge and mastery of ultrasound, well beyond traditional emergency bedside indications, and expanding into enhanced diagnostic understanding and capabilities.   

You will be very qualified to challenge the "RDMS" examination (the test for professional diagnostic sonographers), should you wish to do so, and you will be qualified to join the national or international stage of bedside ultrasound leaders and educators.    

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Rural Ultrasound Fellowship is revenue-neutral CPD program operated by Community Health Network Ltd.
This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 52 Mainpro+ credits.
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