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Earn & Learn
Complete one of our certificate programs
ACOFP's certificate programs are offered in partnership with other organizations to bring members new opportunities for learning and development, enhancing their credentials and demonstrating their commitment to continuous professional growth.
Explore our three certificate programs:
- POCUS Essentials Certificate
- Obesity Medicine Certificate, in partnership with the Obesity Medicine Association
- Digital Health Certificate, in partnership with Rocky Vista University
- Diabetes Certificate (re-launching with updates soon)
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Essentials
POCUS Essentials is designed to educate healthcare providers in the essential principles of ultrasound exams commonly performed in Emergency, Family, and Internal Medicine. Point-of-care ultrasound is a powerful tool that can enhance patient care by visualizing anatomy associated with a clinical question, identifying the need for other imaging, and effectively triaging patients.
The POCUS Essentials course is comprised of several comprehensive training modules that guide learners through the hands-on scanning techniques and protocols required to accurately visualize and identify normal from pathological anatomy on ultrasound. These modules will be released periodically and should all be released by August, 2026.
Training modules within the POCUS Essentials bundle include:
- Ultrasound Basics (Available Now)
- Liver
- Abdominal Great Vessels
- Abdominal Trauma/FAST
- Spleen (Available Now)
- Biliary (Available Now)
- Renal
- Lung
- Male Pelvis
- DVT
- Cardiac (Available Now)
Learning Objectives
This course is designed to educate you on the use of various components of point-of-care ultrasound imaging. Point-of-care ultrasound is a powerful tool that you can utilize in your practice to enhance patient care by:
- Visualizing anatomy associated with a clinical question
- Identifying the need for other imaging
- Effectively triaging your patients
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The Osteopathic Perspective: Comprehensive Obesity Medicine Treatment
Estimate time for completion: 9 hours
This nine-module certificate program offers a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to managing obesity as a chronic, complex disease. You’ll explore a full spectrum of care strategies—including lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy, metabolic surgery, behavioral health, nutrition, and pediatric care—while gaining tools to deliver individualized, patient-centered treatment.
Whether you’re in primary care, a multidisciplinary setting, or supporting roles in obesity management, this program equips you with practical skills to improve outcomes, and will earn you the obesity micro-credential.
The nine modules consist of:- Foundations of Obesity Medicine
- Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
- Lifestyle Assessments
- Communication, Patient Engagement, and Ethics
- Treatment Planning and Guidelines
- Treatment Modalities in Obesity Management: Lifestyle
- Treatment Modalities in Obesity Management: Medical
- Systems Approach and Professional Development
- Pediatric Obesity
- Relate the foundations and pathophysiology of obesity.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments to inform individualized care.
- Apply evidence-based, multimodal treatment strategies.
- Communicate effectively and ethically in obesity care.
- Integrate systems-based practice and professional development.
Digital Health For Practicing Clinicians
Estimate time for completion: 5 hours
This certification is a must for physicians who want to provide exceptional care in the digital era of healthcare.
Content was jointly guided by Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine - Digital Health Track
(RVU-DHT) faculty, and researched by students at RVU-DHT as some of the first physicians trained
specifically in digital health. The course is presented in partnership with ACOFP.
Learning Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this eight-part course, learners will:
- Obtain an overview of digital health and understand the differences between digital health, digital medicine, and digital therapeutics.
- See how new, patient-centered approaches to evaluating digital health products can lead to safe, effective, equitable, and ethical patient care.
- Understand the changing roles of clinicians with technology and how digital medicine tools can support the evolving future of healthcare.
- Realize new opportunities for efficiently acquiring new skills and incorporating “digital” into patient care.
- Learn best practices for how to integrate digital medicine and digital therapeutic products into real-life clinical settings.
Comprehensive Care for Persons with Diabetes
Estimate time for completion: 15 hours
Updates coming soon.