A range of qualifications are available. They fall into 3 basic categories:
Basic qualifications
generally 50 scans or less
FCU (Focused Cardiac Ultrasound)
CCPU (Certificate in Clinician Performed Ultrasound)
Advanced qualifications
Theory and scanning
DDU (Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound) in Critical Care
UQ Graduate Certificate of Echocardiography
Theory only