Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC) offers an OB-GYN ultrasound course for medical professionals who want to learn more about ultrasound techniques.

Whether you're looking to refresh your knowledge of ultrasound training or gain more practical experience, our obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound courses will provide you and your employees with the knowledge you need.

Program Description

All our courses combine lectures with hands-on instruction and case studies. Depending upon your skill level, we offer a variety of OB-GYN courses that cover any areas that you need more expertise in.

This OB ultrasound course will improve any previous training you may have received and help you gain practical experience by performing ultrasounds on live models. Our courses are designed for healthcare professionals looking for additional knowledge on OB-GYN ultrasounds, medical personnel at entry-level ultrasound imaging proficiency, and physicians at a more advanced level.

Additionally, you will earn Continuing Medical Education credits with any of our courses:

Limited OB Ultrasound 16 credits

Three-day OB-GYN Ultrasound 24 credits

Five-day OB-GYN Ultrasound 40 credits

Gynecological Ultrasound 16 credits

Depending upon the course and your level of training, medical professionals such as OB-GYN specialists, midwives, physician's assistants, nurse practitioners, and sonographers are all welcome to enroll in our training.

Course Objectives

All participants in our OB-GYN courses will receive extensive knowledge of fetal and female anatomy through lectures and hands-on training supervised by our highly trained faculty. Our lab is state of the art and increases your ability to recognize abnormal and normal anatomy.

Some other objectives include:

Set up an ultrasound system to take diagnostic images

Get diagnostic images by applying the basic principles of instrumentation

Perform a basic endovaginal ultrasound while evaluating the anatomy

Conduct a fetal ultrasound that adheres to AIUM protocol

Apply satisfactory measuring techniques

Display the proper techniques needed for infection control and transducer cleaning

Topics Covered

Some of the subjects you should expect to learn about in any of our OB-GYN courses include:

AIUM guidelines orientation and protocol

Basic anatomy review

Scan guidelines

Fetal development and growth

Ectopic pregnancy

Pelvic anatomy in first, second, and third trimester pregnancies

Normal and abnormal fetal anatomy

Fetal measurements

Uterine, ovarian, and tubal pathology evaluation

Analysis of case studies

Register for an OB-GYN Ultrasound Course Today

AHEC offers OB-GYN training at our facility in Southwest Houston. It is located near the Texas Medical Center and is close to two major airports.

We are the leading provider of continuing education in the imaging sciences for healthcare professionals since 1988. Our staff strives to provide you with training and education that increases your knowledge and improves patient care.

If you would like additional time to practice your skills and receive more direct training, you may add an extra day of instruction to any of our courses. You can also schedule a private ultrasound tutorial even if you aren't registered for any AHEC course.

Call AHEC at (800) 239-1361 or fill out our contact form to find out more information about our courses or a private ultrasound session. Remember to stay tuned for upcoming courses.