Ultrasound Guidelines & Curriculum Mappings by Specialty and Standard
What Are These Mappings?
Included here are mappings of SonoSim content to published ultrasound standards, guidelines, or curriculum. Each document below pairs the requirements of a specific society's guidelines or standard with the SonoSim courses, SonoSimulator® scanning cases, and assessments that cover them.
These mappings are built for educators who could benefit from this support in building curriculum and mapping appropriate coursework, including sonography program directors preparing for accreditation review, residency and fellowship faculty building point-of-care ultrasound curricula, and medical school course directors integrating ultrasound into the preclinical years.
The collection includes 18 mappings spanning diagnostic medical sonography, undergraduate medical education, and a variety of residency and fellowship programs, such as emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, critical care, obstetrics and gynecology, and more. Standards from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe are represented, and each mapping names the specific accreditation standard it addresses.
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Programs
Mappings aligned to accreditation and credentialing standards for diagnostic medical sonography programs.
| Specialty or Concentration | Standard or Organization | Region | Curriculum Mapping |
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Cardiac Sonography |
CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) |
United States |
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General Sonography |
CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) |
United States |
General Sonography Concentration Curriculum Mapping (CAAHEP) (PDF) |
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Vascular Sonography |
CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) |
United States |
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General Sonography |
Sonography Canada |
Canada |
General Sonography Curriculum Mapping (Sonography Canada) (PDF) |
Residency and Fellowship Programs
Mappings aligned to specialty society and certifying board recommendations for graduate medical education.
| Specialty | Standard or Organization | Region | Curriculum Mapping |
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Family Medicine |
AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) |
United States |
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Family Medicine |
STFM (Society of Teachers of Family Medicine) |
United States |
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Emergency Medicine |
ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians) |
United States |
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (ACEP) (PDF) |
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Emergency Medicine |
EUSEM (European Society for Emergency Medicine) |
Europe |
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (EUSEM) (PDF) |
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Emergency Medicine |
RCEM (Royal College of Emergency Medicine) |
United Kingdom |
Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (RCEM) (PDF) |
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Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography |
ABEM (American Board of Emergency Medicine), AEMUS Focused Practice Designation |
United States |
Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Curriculum Mapping (ABEM AEMUS) (PDF) |
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Critical Care Medicine |
SCCM (Society of Critical Care Medicine) |
United States |
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Internal Medicine |
CIMUS (Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound group) |
Canada |
Internal Medicine Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (CIMUS, Canada) (PDF) |
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Obstetrics and Gynecology |
AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine) |
United States |
Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (AIUM) (PDF) |
Advanced Practice and Cross-Cutting Applications
Mappings that apply across specialties or address a specific practitioner audience.
| Application or Audience | Standard or Organization | Region | Curriculum Mapping |
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Obstetric Ultrasound for Advanced Practice Providers |
AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine) |
United States |
Advanced Practice Provider Obstetric Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (AIUM) (PDF) |
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound |
AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine) |
United States |
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Ultrasound-Guided Procedures |
AIUM (American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine) |
United States |
Ultrasound-Guided Procedures Curriculum Mapping (AIUM) (PDF) |
Medical School and Undergraduate Medical Education
Mappings aligned to national ultrasound curricula for preclinical and clinical medical students.
| Level | Standard or Organization | Region | Curriculum Mapping |
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Undergraduate Medical Education |
SRU (Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound) and AMSER (Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology), National Ultrasound Curriculum |
United States |
United States National Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping for Medical Students (SRU and AMSER) (PDF) |
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Undergraduate Medical Education |
Canadian Ultrasound Consensus for Undergraduate Medical Education Group, Canadian Medical Student Ultrasound Curriculum |
Canada |
Canadian Medical Student Ultrasound Curriculum Mapping (PDF) |
How to Use These Mappings
Each mapping is a standalone document you can download, print, and share with your curriculum committee. Most programs use them in one of three ways.
Documenting alignment. Program directors preparing for accreditation or program review use the mapping to show reviewers which requirements are addressed and where. The document is organized by the standard's own structure, so it can sit alongside your existing self-study materials.
Planning a new curriculum. Faculty building an ultrasound curriculum from scratch use the mapping as a starting outline. It shows what a published standard expects, then identifies the SonoSim content that covers each element.
Evaluating SonoSim. If you are comparing options for your program, the mapping lets you check coverage against the standard you are accountable to before you talk to anyone on our team.
If your program follows a standard that is not represented here, let us know. We add mappings as new curricula and consensus statements are published.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which ultrasound curriculum standards does SonoSim map to?
SonoSim publishes 18 curriculum mappings covering standards from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU), and the Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology (AMSER). International standards from Sonography Canada, the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), the Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound (CIMUS) group, and the Canadian Ultrasound Consensus for Undergraduate Medical Education Group are also included.
What is included in each curriculum mapping?
Each mapping lists the requirements or curricular elements of a specific published standard, then identifies the SonoSim content that addresses each one. That includes Interactive Course modules, SonoSimulator® scanning cases, and assessments. The documents are organized around the structure of the standard itself rather than around the SonoSim catalog, so you can work through them the same way a reviewer would.
Are the SonoSim curriculum mappings free to download?
Yes. Every mapping on this page is a free PDF download with no form to complete and no account required. You do not need a SonoSim subscription to view them.
Do the mappings cover standards outside the United States?
Yes. Five of the 18 mappings address non-US standards, covering Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. These include Sonography Canada for diagnostic medical sonography, EUSEM and RCEM for emergency medicine, the Canadian Internal Medicine Ultrasound group for internal medicine, and the Canadian Ultrasound Consensus for Undergraduate Medical Education Group for medical students.
Can these mappings support accreditation or program review?
They are designed to help programs document how their ultrasound curriculum aligns to a published standard, which is often what reviewers ask to see. Accreditation requirements change over time, so confirm the mapping reflects the current version of the standard your program is accountable to before submitting it as part of a self-study.
Explore Ultrasound Training by Specialty
Each mapping connects to a broader SonoSim curriculum built for that specialty. Learn how programs put these standards into practice.
- Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
- Family Medicine Residency Programs
- Internal Medicine Residency Programs
- Critical Care Residency Programs
- Anesthesiology Residency Programs
- Residency and Fellowship Ultrasound Training Overview
Have a question about a specific standard, or need a mapping that is not listed here? Get in touch with our team.