Training Schedule

As a new or experienced sonographer it is important to keep your skills updated and reviewed by a qualified RDMS. The art of scanning requires cultivation and time to be perfected AWHONN and SDMS require that one stays competent in their area of practice through continuing education.  Experienced students may choose between a 1 to 3 Day Refresher Course. This training courses is designed to improve image optimization, interpretation and scanning skills. For new nurses, a choice of a 3 to 5 day course is required. Additional scans may be needed and will be verified by an RDMS until competency is completed. Our staff can provide additional on-line support and review scanning techniques upon request. The NEW 2023 didactic portion of the course consists of 10-15 hours of remote training which includes recorded on-line sessions, digital workbook, PowerPoint presentations, and instructional YouTube videos. Once you have purchased the didactic program, the program belongs to you and will allow for students to learn the material and review recorded sessions at anytime for refreshing skills. Along with this purchase, your students will also receive a one year free membership for Unborn.Com monthly seminars. The hands-on portion will focus on scanning techniques and will allow for more supervised scans. The staff and associates are licensed skilled sonographers, medical professionals and educators trained in the Pregnancy Center setting. The course is compliant with the AWHONN, AGOG, SDMS, AIUM guidelines and recommended by the National Pregnancy Organizations of Care Net and Heartbeat.

Program Overview

• 24 – 40 hours of hands-on training and 10 – 15 hours of online didactic instruction by skilled Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (RDMS’s).
• Training is structured to meet budget, time, and needs.   
• Recorded on-line didactic training and YouTube videos allow medical personal to learn material on their own schedule. 
• Hands-on training available in Michigan for groups of 4-5 nurses with one month notice. 
• Small class sizes ensure students receive plenty of scan time of approximately 5-7 models per student each day.
• Each student is given a review and competency exam at the conclusion of the training, to assess the individual’s knowledge and scanning skills.
• Students will receive a Certificate of Completion of the Course, upon approval of the competency review.
• Additional on-line support and review of scans available.
• RDMS, Medical directors, volunteers and board members can attend any part of the training.
• Monthly Webinars available for members.  More information to follow.

Course Topics

• Review of Anatomy and Landmarks
• Image Optimization & System Instrumentation
• Transducer Orientation and Manipulation
• Review of Trans-vaginal Techniques
• 2nd Trimester Imaging Techniques
• Identification of Known and Unknown Structures
• Defining and Interpretation of the Ultrasound Report and Images
• What Determines the Viability of a Pregnancy?
• Clinical and Sonographic Signs and Appearance of Threatened Pregnancy Loss
• Signs of an Ectopic Pregnancy vs Early Gestation
• Review Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Paper Work
• Review Legal and Ethical Issues
• Communicating as Nurses with Love and Compassion
• >>> AND MORE!

Teaching Methods

• Lectures with PowerPoint presentation that include imbedded ultrasound clips
• You-tube videos of scan sessions and lectures
• Professional edited programs for Didactic Training
• Multiple “one-on-one” scanning sessions
• Digital Teaching Material
• Webinars and streaming videos available
• Monthly webinars available with yearly membership of $250
• To become a member, register HERE