Perceptorship in Carotid Ultrasound Interpretation (Jun, 2015)

This intensive 4½ day program will train the participant to interpret carotid duplex ultrasound examinations through a series of activities, including: didactic lectures, preceptored interpretation sessions with staff physicians of the Cleveland Clinic Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory, hands-on scanning sessions, and review of an extensive library of programmed learning cases with angiographic correlations. By the end of the week, the participant will have interpreted approximately 125 carotid duplex ultrasound examinations. Enrollment will be limited to 5 participants per session to allow for ample opportunity for interaction and direct mentorship from course faculty.

At the end of the course, participants will receive documentation of their experience, including the number of examinations interpreted during the week. This documentation may be used toward application for vascular laboratory accreditation and/or physician certification in vascular testing (e.g. RPVI examination).

Participants are encouraged to prepare for their intensive week in the Cleveland Clinic Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory with a series of focused reading assignments which will be sent to participants prior to arrival in Cleveland.