Who Should Attend

• Radiographers practising ultrasound
• Healthcare professionals involved in ultrasound work

Prerequisites

Participants must have relevant ultrasound related experience (preferably at least 1 year of working experience as an independent sonographer).

Candidates must have the required access to a medical ultrasound facility to develop competency in the respective clinical applications. They must be actively engaged in supervised ultrasound clinical practice in the workplace for at least three days (or equivalent) per week. It is the candidate's responsibility to secure a supervised clinical arrangement in the workplace. At the end of the trimester, candidates must satisfy the clinical requirements (i.e., compulsory logging of the required number of ultrasound examinations in the clinical portfolio and pass the clinical skills assessment).

Documents and information you would need to complete this application:

Please upload documents under Online Applications - Supporting Documents section.

• Employment support letter (Includes applicant's area of work)*
• Registration of practice, AHPC
• Transcript of highest relevant qualification*
• Professional certification
• English proficiency test, IELTS 7.0 or equivalent^
• Answers to the following questions:
  • Your reasons for pursuing the module (100 - 150 words)
  • Why did you select SIT over other academic institutions? (100 - 150 words)
  • What do you hope to achieve at the completion of the module? (100 - 150 words)

* Mandatory Documents
^ If applicant's basic professional qualification was not obtained from Singapore, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States of America)

What You Will Learn

• Identify, describe and justify the selection of imaging parameters and equipment settings as well as patient care for ultrasound examinations of the musculo-skeletal system
• Demonstrate confidence in performing ultrasound examination of the shoulder following a systematic protocol
• Recognise and describe the normal and abnormal imaging characteristics of the lower and upper limb musculo-skeletal structures and relevant imaging artifacts
• Recognise when modifications to routine scanning approaches are required and describe the limitations of ultrasound in regards to imaging the selected musculo-skeletal structure
• Demonstrate independent and collaborative clinical decision-making to differentiate the sonographic appearance of normal structures from pathologic conditions and to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities detected on ultrasound

Schedule

Certificate and Assessment

A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who

• Attend at least 75% of the module
• Undertake non-credit bearing assessment during the module

A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to participants who

• Attend at least 75% of the module, and
• Candidates who pass the Assessment criteria of the respective module will earn 6 credits, which are stackable for Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma qualifications
• Candidates who pass 4 modules (totalling 24 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Sonography by Singapore Institute of Technology
• Candidates who pass 8 modules (totalling 48 credits) with a CGPA of 2.5 or more will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Sonography by Singapore Institute of Technology

Fee Structure

The full fee for this course is S$4,251.00.

Note: All fees above include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.

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