Graduate Diploma
Developed by the renowned Ultrasound Education Group (UEG) The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Ultrasound is part of a suite of courses. Tailored to the needs of medical professionals, this course provides students with the expertise and confidence to perform and interpret complex medical ultrasound cases within their clinical practice.
Clinical ultrasound has made a dramatic impact on patient management in perioperative, critical care, emergency medicine, surgery and internal medicine environments. An expanding range of clinicians are now using clinical ultrasound, including those in primary care, remote and rural medicine, sports medicine, prehospital/paramedicine, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, and other branches of allied health.
Delivered 100% online, the Graduate Diploma provides a diagnostic-level knowledge base in valve assessment, complex cardiovascular pathology, comprehensive reporting, and a focus on transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE).
Our clinical ultrasound courses are the only fully online Australian university courses that allow you to gain Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points while building towards an award qualification.
The Graduate Diploma will provide you with the knowledge base necessary for diagnostic-level performance of echocardiography and interpretation.
Surface ultrasound techniques such as ultrasound-guided procedures and nerve blocks, and specialist specific applications such as vascular ultrasound examination.
As a student, you will:
As clinical ultrasound technology becomes more widely accessible, medical professionals with relevant knowledge are increasingly sought after. This program can help you develop the skills to confidently undertake clinical ultrasound within your existing practice.
This course will also enhance your professional development, provides accredited Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points and may be eligible for the Continuing Medical Education reimbursement program*.
This course does not qualify you to be a sonographer. It is for those medical health practitioners who wish to incorporate ultrasound into their practice.
The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Ultrasound at the University of Melbourne is the first in our suite of postgraduate clinical ultrasound courses. Upon completion, you can choose to proceed to the Master of Clinical Ultrasound
*Please check with the governing body in your state.