MUCCU: Advanced Echocardiography

The Monash University Critical Care Ultrasound (MUCCU) short courses are distinct, with its unique combination of flexible online delivery and practical hands-on support sessions at clinical sites.

Online Advanced Echocardiography and Workshop

You have the option of enrolling only for the online component and the workshop. Upon successfully passing the online assessments and completion of the workshop, you will receive a certificate of participation from Monash University.

Workshop and online learning: 4 weeks
Eligibility: all registered medical practitioners
Registration by: 16th May 2025
Online module start date: 26th May 2025
Online module completion including MCQ: 24th June 2025
Workshop dates: 24th – 25th June 2025
Workshop location: Victoria Heart Hospital, Victoria
Course fees: $2750 AUD (inc. GST) for Junior Medical Staff (JMS) and $3850 AUD (inc.GST) for Senior Medical Staff (SMS)

This certificate of participation is valid for 5 years. Should you wish to do so, you are eligible to undertake the clinical placement of the MUCCU Advanced Echocardiography within the five year time frame.

Clinical Placement Advanced Echocardiography

The micro-credential MUCCU Advanced Echocardiography module forms part of the suite of MUCCU short courses. It introduces you to the requisite knowledge required to perform an advanced echocardiography examination in clinical context.

The placement provides you with:

• 20 hours of 1:1 practical scanning session with qualified and highly experienced sonographers
• Weekly 1 hour online education opportunity with lead Cardiologists
• Logbook 150 scans and formative and summative practical assessments with lead clinicians

Clinicians who successfully completed both the online module and the clinical placement, will be awarded the micro-credential MUCCU Advanced Echocardiography certificate.

Clinical placement start date: 25th June 2025
Clinical placement completion date: 25th June 2026
Clinical placement fees: $4400 AUD (inc. GST) for JMS and AUD $8800 (inc. GST) for SMS.
**Additional sonographer time: $165 AUD (inc. GST) per hour

Pre-requisite: 
You must pass the MUCCU Physics module to obtain the micro-credential MUCCU Advanced Echocardiography certification.

Clinical placement eligibility (6-12 months):
Clinicians with practice right at MUCCU affiliated hospitals (Monash Health VIC, Western Health VIC, Epworth, Rockhampton Peel Group WA, and Wollongong Hospital NSW clinicians) subject to clinical site approval. 

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