AEMUS | MySonoCert
MySonoCert modules are for physicians with an Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS) Focused Practice Designation (FPD).
Core elements of MySonoCert include:
- Modules that incorporate relevant articles in Ultrasonography
- Open-book modules based on a reading list that can be completed anywhere, anytime
- Immediate feedback pass/fail results, correct answers, and rationales
- Content that keeps you informed
Your AEMUS Requirements
You can view your individual requirements by signing in to your MyABEM portal. In general, maintaining your AEMUS Focused Practice Designation requires the following in each 5-year designation cycle:
- Maintaining primary Emergency Medicine or Internal Medicine certification
- Paying the annual fee
- Passing 3 MySonoCert modules (The first module, “MySonoCert 2025,” launched in September 2025)
- Attesting to compliance with ABEM’s Policy on Medical Licensure
- Attesting to practicing AEMUS on an annual basis
- Agreeing to ABEM’s Code of Professionalism
If Your Module Attempt is Unsuccessful
Do not delay taking modules! It’s in your best interest to take them as soon as possible, just in case you need to wait for a new version to become available.
Before starting your modules, review these reading list articles.
Disclaimer and Citations
The readings are designed as study tools and should be read critically. They are not intended to be all-inclusive and are not meant to define the standard of care for the clinical practice of AEMUS or Emergency Medicine. ABEM does not endorse a specific research finding or treatment modality—including off-label use of medications—by virtue of its being the subject of a selected reading. Likewise, ABEM is mindful of the potential for real or perceived conflicts of interest in professional literature and makes a conscious effort to account for this in its reading selections.
- Weekes AJ, Raper JD, Lupez K, et al. Development and validation of a prognostic tool: Pulmonary embolism short-term clinical outcomes risk estimation (PE-SCORE).PLoS One. 2021;16(11):e0260036. Published 2021 Nov 18. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0260036. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34793539
- Gaspari R, Weekes A, Adhikari S, et al. Emergency department point-of-care ultrasound in out-of-hospital and in-ED cardiac arrest. 2016;109:33-39. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2016.09.018. Epub 2016 Sep 28. PMID: 27693280
- Moore CL, Carpenter CR, Heilbrun ME, et al. Imaging in Suspected Renal Colic: Systematic Review of the Literature and Multispecialty Consensus.J Am Coll Radiol. 2019;16(9 Pt A):1132-1143. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2019.04.004. Epub 2019 Aug 8. PMID: 31402228
- Propst SL, Kirschner JM, Strachan CC, et al. Ocular Point-of-Care Ultrasonography to Diagnose Posterior Chamber Abnormalities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(2):e1921460. Published 2020 Feb 5. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.21460 PMID: 32074291
- Marin JR, Abo AM, Arroyo AC, et al. Pediatric emergency medicine point-of-care ultrasound: summary of the evidence [published correction appears in Crit Ultrasound J. 2017 Dec;9(1):3]. Crit Ultrasound J. 2016;8(1):16. doi:10.1186/s13089-016-0049-5. Epub 2016 Nov 3. PMID: 27812885
- Russ B, Arthur J, Lewis Z, Snead G. A Review of Lawsuits Related to Point-of-Care Emergency Ultrasound Applications.J Emerg Med. 2022;63(5):661-672. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2022.04.020. Epub 2022 Aug 8. PMID: 35953324
- Perera P, Mailhot T, Riley D, Mandavia D. The RUSH exam: Rapid Ultrasound in Shock in the evaluation of the critically lll.Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2010;28(1):29-vii. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2009.09.010. PMID: 19945597
- Wilson SJ, Thavanathan R, Cheng W, et al. Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Ann Emerg Med. 2024;83(3):235-246. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005. Epub 2023 Oct 19. PMID: 37855790
- Damewood SC, Leo M, Bailitz J, et al. Tools for Measuring Clinical Ultrasound Competency: Recommendations From the Ultrasound Competency Work Group.AEM Educ Train. 2019;4(Suppl 1):S106-S112. Published 2019 Jul 30. doi:10.1002/aet2.10368. eCollection 2020 Feb. PMID: 32072114