Harbor Ultrasound Masterclass
Harbor Ultrasound Masterclass
Ultrasound competence isn’t built in a weekend. It’s built through repetition, feedback, and follow-through. This program is a hybrid, cohort-based pathway that combines self-paced foundational lessons, live faculty-led sessions, and a hands-on wet lab led by board-certified radiologist Dr. Ken Waller. It’s built to continue past the last lecture: what you learn here moves with you into the lab and stays with you through continued peer-based learning via this Harbor community afterward.
Who it’s for: Veterinarians who want to build a consistent, repeatable abdominal scanning routine for general practice or urgent care.
Pre-work gets you ready.The wet lab gives you hands-on reps.Post-workshop mentorship helps the skills stick.
How the program is structured:
- PHASE 1: Prepare with pre-recorded and live course content
- Pre-recorded lessons:
- Foundational on-demand lessons content including machine fundamentals and the “Big 5” organs (liver/gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder/prostate)
- Live Virtual Prep Session – Get Ready for Action!
- August 18th, 2026 – Live instructor-led sessions on the GI tract and adrenal glands, delivered ahead of the in-person lab
- Meet your instructors and fellow learners. Logistics and additional wet lab details will be provided.
- Pre-recorded lessons:
- PHASE 2: Hone Your Craft – Intensive Clinical Skills Wet Lab
- Join Harbor on August 22–23 for an Ultrasound Skills Wet Lab at Creekside Pet Care Center in Keller, Texas. Participants will actively strengthen their abdominal scanning techniques, practice with expert coaching in a low instructor-to-student setting, and leave with a repeatable approach for scanning the organs and structures you encounter in everyday practice.
- Additional lessons on the pancreas, abdominal lymph nodes, and FNA decision-making, will be delivered in the live wet lab experience.
- Join Harbor on August 22–23 for an Ultrasound Skills Wet Lab at Creekside Pet Care Center in Keller, Texas. Participants will actively strengthen their abdominal scanning techniques, practice with expert coaching in a low instructor-to-student setting, and leave with a repeatable approach for scanning the organs and structures you encounter in everyday practice.
- PHASE 3: Ongoing
- Ongoing instructor feedback and a cohort of fellow learners here on Harbor help keep you accountable, keep you scanning, asking questions, and building consistency after the program wraps.
- For an additional fee, participants will also have an opportunity for more custom, 1:1 personal mentorship!
By the end of this Masterclass, you’ll be able to:
- Perform a systematic, repeatable abdominal ultrasound exam
- Optimize machine settings and transducer positioning for diagnostic-quality images
- Identify normal anatomy and recognize common pathology across the Big 5 organs, GI tract, adrenal glands, pancreas, and abdominal lymph nodes
- Apply sound clinical judgment for ultrasound-guided FNA — including knowing when not to sample
- Apply instructor feedback to continuously improve image quality, anatomical accuracy, and interpretation