Curriculum
Our fellowship is a one year program that covers the spectrum of emergency ultrasound. Our curriculum is designed to meet the EUFAC standards for emergency ultrasound fellowships and provide our fellows with a solid foundation in bedside ultrasound. Throughout the year, fellows will be exposed to opportunities to teaching, administrative and quality assurance skills.
| Block | Topic | Content |
| 1 | Orientation |
Review Basics and Credential, Program, machine and administrative orientation, CITI Modules, Select research project |
| 2 | Procedural | Regional Anesthesia – with Anesthesia Residents/Staff, peripheral and central lines, Arthrocentesis, Para/Thora/Pericardiocentesis Intro to ocular and MSK |
| 3 | Basic Resuscitation |
EFAST, Hypotension, Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation protocols |
| 4 | Abdomen I | Aorta, Hepatobiliary |
| 5 | Abdomen II | Bowel, Spleen, Pancreas, Peds |
| 6 | OB/Gyn |
TA/TV First Tri, Second Tri, Normal/abnormal fetal findings, Ovarian pathology |
| 7 | Advanced Cardiac |
LV/RV function, Measurements, Valves, Volume Status, Effusions, TEE |
| 8 | Cardiac (cont.) and Pulmonary |
Consolidations, effusions, alveolar/ interstitial syndrome. scanning protocols |
| 9 | Vascular | DVT (acute and chronic), incidentals, AV Fistula, Pseudoaneurysm |
| 10 | Renal/Testicular |
Hydro, stones, pyonephrosis, anatomical variants, cysts, masses Anatomy, torsion, hydroceles, masses |
| 11 | MSK | Bones, Joints, Tendons, Specific exams |
| 12 | Ocular and ST |
Vitreoretinal Disorders, ONSD, Retrobulbar Pathology Abscess, Masses, Lymph nodes, Cysts, etc. |
| 13 | Wrap up |
