Instructions for UGRA Portfolio Participants
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (UGRA) PORTFOLIO PROGRAM PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
If interested in purchasing the Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia (UGRA) Portfolio Program, contact ASA Education Staff at educationcenter@asahq.org
STEP 1: Review Approved UGRA Portfolio Program Courses and Requirements.*
Didactics: 10 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (.docx).
- Physics of Ultrasound—1 hour/1 CME required
- Ultrasound Artifacts, Pitfalls, Complications—1 hour/1 CME required
- Upper Extremity Sonoanatomy—1 hour/1 CME required
- Lower Extremity Sonoanatomy—1 hour/1 CME required
- Clinical Applications—4 hours/4 CME required
- Evidence-Based Medicine in Ultrasound—2 hours/2 CME required
- Clinical Applications
- Human Scanning
- Sonoanatomy
- Image Acquisition
- Phantom Model Needling
- Cadaver/Anatomy Lab
Above approved course lists are categorized in alphabetical order of submitting organization
STEP 2: Complete the Preliminary Application.
- Search for the appropriate attended courses from list of approved Didactic and Technical Skills sessions
- While searching, use name of specific session attended from approved course listings
- After course has been identified, claim appropriate CME credit for content category (Using pencil icon, chose the number of correct corresponding CME in increments of 0.25)
- Upload CME certificate(s) awarded from the approved meeting or course for each selected session. (The certificate DOES NOT have to specify sessions attended, PDF format only)
- Ensure all Didactic and Technical Skills content categories have been satisfied, then submit Application for approval
- Wait a maximum of 14 days for the UGRA support staff preliminary application status email.
STEP 3: Review Preliminary Application Status Email Notification from UGRA Support Staff.
- Approved applications: proceed to the exam.
- Denied applications: update the application to address denial reason(s) (applications may be resubmitted as many times as needed to obtain approval).
STEP 4: Take Exam (50 multiple-choice questions).
- Review exam requirements for successful completion.
- A score of 70% or higher is required to pass.
- One attempt is permitted per question.
- One attempt is permitted per exam.
- There is a maximum of 3 attempts to pass with a seven-day mandatory wait period between each failed attempt.
- Successful exam completion advances to the final application.
- Failure after the third attempt requires a one-year wait period to repurchase and reapply.
STEP 5: Submit Case Logs & Certified Case Letter*
- Enter a minimum of 40 case logs for self‐performed UGRA nerve blocks.
- Submit a certified letter from department chair, practice chair or UGRA practice coordinator.
- Wait a maximum of 14 days for UGRA support staff final application status email.
STEP 6: Review Final Application Email Notification from UGRA Support Staff.
- Approved applications will have immediate access to the certificate of completion and a portfolio containing submitted application documents to include:
- Portfolio Certificate
- Submitted Didactic & Technical Skills Sessions with Certificates
- Passing Exam Score
- Submitted Case Log
- Submitted Case Letter
- Denied with recourse applications will list the reason for denial.
- Update the final application to address denial reason(s) and resubmit for review.
- Wait a maximum of 14 days for a final determination email notice confirming approval or denial status.
- Denied without recourse applications will list the reason for denial.
*Applicants with a temporary medical license and enrolled (or have been enrolled from 2010 until present) in a training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) must submit a letter from their program director attesting to and verifying this information to UGRAReviewStaff@ASAHQ.org. The letter must be on appropriate letterhead and include the ACGME program number.
Approved applicants would be exempt from Didactic & Technical Skills requirements of the Application and submission of Case Logs sections of the Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia (UGRA) Portfolio Program.