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Ultrasound Education Simplified for Academic Programs

Overcoming the Barriers to Ultrasound Training for Residency Programs & APP Programs

Graduate medical education (GME) and advanced practice provider (APP) program ultrasound educators launching or expanding ultrasound training programs are faced with significant challenges. The SonoSim ecosystem provides educators with all the necessary tools to overcome these challenges and provides each learner with a personalized ultrasound education pathway toward competency. With our wide array of content, covering the needs of all specialties, academic & residency programs can quickly and easily implement point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) programs and support bedside clinical scanning with self-paced, remote training on the learners' laptops. And for group learning, there's SonoSim LiveScan® to help you teach the integration of ultrasound into medical decision-making, by converting live volunteers or existing manikins into simulated patients with real pathology.

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A POCUS Education Ecosystem for Every Program

Supporting APP Programs & GME Programs Across Specialties

SonoSim was developed to uniquely support the POCUS education needs of residency programs.  Our fully customizable ecosystem allows residency and fellowship directors to easily implement an ultrasound program, facilitate resident learning during non-clinical hours, and track learning progress on the go. As we have grown, our content has been expanded and mapped to a variety of guidelines and requirements for a variety of specialties and allied health programs, including physician assistant (PA) and advanced nursing programs. The proven SonoSim Ultrasound Learning & Teaching Ecosystem combines online didactics, hands-on scanning, various study tools, and assessment capabilities to provide a turn-key solution for residency programs. Residency directors and ultrasound program directors can use SonoSim to standardize an ultrasound program and be confident that all residents have reached competency metrics. The dynamic and flexible SonoSim ecosystem supports programming needs as they evolve, training standards are defined, and higher levels of ultrasound competency are needed.

Proven & Validated SonoSim Ultrasound Education Ecosystem

Used by 120K+ Learners & 1,650 Institutions. Reviewed in 50+ Peer-Reviewed Publications.

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Equally effective as live instruction in ultrasound image acquisition training

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More effective than live instruction in ultrasound image interpretation training

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Able to uniformly train & assess any number of learners

Virtual Ultrasound Training

All Levels & Specialties Created by Leading Ultrasound Educators 

Ideally suited for the busy schedules of residents and advanced practice provider candidates, SonoSim's 80+ ultrasound courses cover a wide array of POCUS topics for all learner levels. 

  • Anatomy & Physiology

  • Core Clinical

  • Advanced Clinical

  • U/S-Guided Procedures

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Anatomy & Physiology

SonoSim Anatomy & Physiology topics provide a strong foundation of ultrasound knowledge, specific to anatomical regions, organs, and structures.  Developed by ultrasound experts, SonoSim training covers regional anatomy & physiology, sonographic anatomy, scanning techniques, and imaging tips & pitfalls. Each topic comes with several scanning cases that are accessed in the SonoSimulator to reinforce learning from the courses with hands-on scanning on real patient ultrasound imagery.

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Core Clinical Ultrasound Courses

Our Core Clinical Ultrasound Courses provide an in-depth understanding of the components required to accurately assess and diagnose using ultrasound. Exam indications, regional anatomy, sonographic anatomy, and sonographic technique are covered. There is a focus on pathologic case studies and imaging tips & pitfalls. These courses are ideally suited to prepare your point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) learners for simulation scenarios.

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Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Courses

SonoSim Advanced Clinical Ultrasound Courses cover complex diagnoses and sonographic applications. With a focus on specific pathologic conditions, these advanced clinical and diagnostic ultrasound topics provide learners with a deep understanding of ultrasound techniques for evaluating various complex medical conditions.

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Ultrasound-Guided Procedure Courses

SonoSim ultrasound-guided procedure courses cover patient positioning, procedural steps, imaging adjuncts, potential complications, and more. Using real patient data sets that vary in body morphology, right versus left-sided approaches, and pathophysiologic states, SonoSim helps prepare learners for in-person Sim Center sessions using phantoms and ultrasound machines.

SonoSim LiveScan®

Bring Ultrasound Simulation to Life

SonoSim LiveScan bring ultrasound education simulation to life for medical decision-making
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  • Conduct realistic, live simulations that teach the application of ultrasound in medical decision-making & assess how well it is applied.
  • Instantly transform any manikin or live volunteer into a “patient” with real pathology.
  • Create additional realism by dynamically changing vital signs on-the-fly in response to learner decision-making based on ultrasound findings.

Unlock the Power of Ultrasound for your Residents

Learn how the SonoSim Ecosystem can help.

Study
Tools
Study tools boost ultrasound education from any device

Case-based learning & reference tools advance training on-the-go

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SonoSim LiveScan
SonoSim LiveScan being performed on a live model

Apply U/S knowledge in medical decision-making

Integrate
Resources
Ultrasound education admin using SonoSim integration tools for seamless integration into her program

Integrate ultrasound into curricula

Track
Performance Tracker
Ultrasound education admin tracking learner progress on a desktop computer

Streamline performance tracking & image review

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Practice
Procedures
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U/S-guided procedure training with real-time feedback

Learn
Courses
Learning with SonoSim courses is like studying from an ultrasound book for residents

On-demand access to world-class ultrasound educators

Bedside Clinical Practice

SonoSim complements bedside learning & accelerates the path to ultrasound competency

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Provide unlimited scanning of real patient pathology

Aligned to Guidelines in Many Specialties

SonoSim Content is Mapped to Current Guidelines & Updated Regularly

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Emergency Medicine

Mapped to Recommended ACEP Ultrasound Curricular Guidance

Relevant SonoSim Content Categories 

  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Aorta/IVC
  • Cardiac
  • DVT Vascular
  • eFAST/FAST & RUSH 
  • Abdomen
  • MSK & Soft Tissue
  • Ocular
  • OB/GYN
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • And more...
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Internal Medicine

Mapped to Recommended Internal Medicine POCUS Curriculum Consensus Recommendations

Relevant SonoSim Content Categories 

  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Aorta/IVC
  • Cardiac
  •  DVT Vascular
  • eFAST/FAST & RUSH 
  • Abdomen
  • MSK & Soft Tissue
  • Ocular
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • And more...
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Family Medicine

Mapped to AAFP Recommended Curriculum Guidelines

Relevant SonoSim Content Categories 

  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Aorta/IVC
  • Cardiac
  •  DVT Vascular
  • eFAST/FAST & RUSH 
  • Abdomen
  • MSK & Soft Tissue
  • Ocular
  • OB/GYN
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • And more...
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care

Mapped to SCCM Ultrasound Competency Guidance

Relevant SonoSim Content Categories 

  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Aorta/IVC
  • Cardiac
  • eFAST/FAST & RUSH 
  • Abdomen
  • MSK & Soft Tissue
  • DVT Vascular 
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • And more...
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General Surgery

Mapped to Recommended AIUM Ultrasound Curricular Guidance

Relevant SonoSim Content Categories 

  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Abdomen
  • Cardiac
  • DVT Vascular 
  • eFAST/FAST & RUSH 
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • And more...
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OB/GYN

Mapped to Recommended AIUM OB/GYN Ultrasound Guidance

Relevant SonoSim Content

  • First-Trimester Pregnancy
  • Second & Third Trimester Pregnancy
  • Abmormal Uterus
  • Nonmalignant & Malignant Adnexal Conditions
  • And more...
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Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

Mapped to Recommended AIUM Ultrasound-Guided Procedures Curricular Guidance

Relevant SonoSim Content

  • MSK & Soft Tissue Evaluation
  • MSK Procedures, including Joint Effusions
  • Ankle Anatomy & Physiology
  • Foot Anatomy & Physiology
  • Hip Anatomy & Physiology
  • Elbow Anatomy & Physiology
  • Hand Anatomy & Physiology
  • Finger Anatomy & Physiology
  • & more
 
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Urology & Nephrology

Mapped to Recommended AIUM POCUS Exam Performance

Relevant SonoSim Content

  • Bladder Assessment
  • Renal & Intrarenal Stones
  • Prostate Assessment
  • Scrotum Assessment
  • Female Pelvis Assessment
  • Mild & Moderate Hydronephrosis
  • And more...
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Pediatrics

60+ Pathologic Pediatric Cases Across Multiple U/S Applications

Relevant Content

  • Neonatal & Infant Neurosonography
  • Abdomen
  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Cardiac
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • eFAST/FAST & RUSH
  • Soft Tissue
  • Vascular
  • And more...
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PAs & Advanced Nursing

Mapped to AIUM Practice Parameters

Relevant SonoSim Content

  • Airway & Pulmonary
  • Aorta/IVC
  • Cardiac
  • OB/GYN
  • Abdomen
  • MSK & Soft Tissue
  • DVT Vascular 
  • U/S-Guided Procedures
  • And more...
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Radiology

Image Acquisition & Interpretation of Hundreds of Pathologies 
Co-registered with Cross-Sectional Imagery (X-ray, CT) on Select Cases

Relevant Content 

  • 80+ SonoSim Ultrasound Training Topics
  • Unlimited Scanning of Anatomy - Normal & Pathologic Conditions
  • 1000s of Virtual Scanning Opportunities

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