Instructor POCUS Course
Train-the-Trainer Ultrasound Education Program for POCUS Instructors
An instructor-level POCUS course designed to develop ultrasound teaching skills, workshop facilitation, learner assessment, feedback delivery, and structured hands-on training methods.
Course Overview
The Instructor POCUS Course is designed for clinicians who want to develop the knowledge, teaching structure, and practical facilitation skills needed to teach Point-of-Care Ultrasound effectively.
The course focuses on ultrasound education methodology, hands-on workshop facilitation, learner assessment, image acquisition feedback, clinical case-based teaching, and safe supervision during practical scanning sessions.
Participants learn how to structure POCUS teaching sessions, guide learners through scanning practice, identify common image acquisition errors, provide actionable feedback, and support competency development in ultrasound education.
Who Should Attend?
Physicians, ultrasound educators, emergency medicine specialists, critical care specialists, senior residents, fellows, consultants, and clinicians who want to develop structured teaching skills for Point-of-Care Ultrasound education and hands-on ultrasound training.
Course Topics
Course Topics:
1. Principles of POCUS Education
Core principles of adult learning, competency-based medical education, and practical ultrasound teaching.
2. Structuring an Ultrasound Teaching Session
How to design short teaching blocks, hands-on stations, learning objectives, and session flow.
3. Hands-On Workshop Facilitation
Managing small-group scanning sessions, learner rotation, equipment setup, patient/volunteer workflow, and time control.
4. Image Acquisition Coaching
Recognizing common scanning errors, correcting probe position, improving image optimization, and guiding learners toward diagnostic-quality images.
5. Feedback & Assessment
Delivering structured feedback, assessing scanning performance, documenting learner progress, and supporting skill development.
6. Case-Based Ultrasound Teaching
Using clinical scenarios, ultrasound clips, abnormal findings, and bedside decision-making cases to teach POCUS interpretation.
7. Safety, Ethics & Supervision
Safe scanning practice, volunteer/patient respect, infection control, consent, and supervision during hands-on ultrasound education.
8. Building a POCUS Training Program
Planning curriculum structure, course logistics, faculty roles, station design, and quality assurance for ultrasound education.
Hands-On Ultrasound Training
This course is designed around supervised practical scanning, expert guidance, and clinically relevant ultrasound application to help participants build confidence in real bedside practice.
Ready to advance your ultrasound practice?
Book your course inquiry and the Sono School team will contact you with the details.